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Peter Hedegaard Madsen

Partner, Attorney · Poul Schmith

DenmarkCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceDanish, English

About

Partner and attorney at Poul Schmith with expertise in company law, foundations law and financial regulation. He has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and extensive experience advising businesses, foundations and public authorities on compliance, transactions and governance; he led the firm's digitalisation and regulation team (2017–2023).

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceFinancial RegulationComplianceFoundations

Office

Expertise

Company lawFoundationsFinancial regulationDigitalisation & regulationComplianceBoards and governance

Education

  • LL.M., International Financial Law, King's College London (distinction) (2022–now)
  • Executive education, CBS (2022–now)
  • The arbitrator programme (2022–now)
  • Executive education, INSEAD (2021–now)
  • PRINCE2® certified (2015)
  • High Potential Programme, The Legal Adviser to the Danish Government / Poul Schmith (2012–2013)
  • Master of Law, University of Copenhagen (2005)

Admissions

  • Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court

Languages

DanishEnglish