Philip Graff
  • Philip Graff, Partner
  • Copenhagen
  • Advokat (H) / Partner, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors Denmark
  • Banking & Finance, China Business Group, Corporate, Dispute resolution, Mergers & acquisitions, Transportation & Maritime
Born

1965

Areas of Expertise

Banking & Finance
Capital markets
China Business Group
Corporate
Mergers & acquisitions
Transportation & Maritime

Experience

MAQS Law Firm, 2004-
Consultant, 2002-2003
President Asia/Americas Region & Executive Vice President, Roulunds Group 2000-2002
Business Development Manager, Roulunds Group (A.P. Moller-Maersk Group), 1998-2000
Contract Director, Maersk Contractors, 1995-1998
Manager, Contract & Sales, Maersk Drilling, 1994-1995
Senior Associate, Dragsted Law Firm, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1992-1994
Associate, Stephenson Harwood Law Firm, London, 1992
Associate, Ince & co., Law firm, London, 1991-1992
Associate, Dragsted Law Firm, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1988-1991

Education

Admitted to the Supreme Court of Denmark
Penn State University, US, Senior Management Development Course, 1997
Copenhagen Business School, Bachelor in Finance, 1989
Copenhagen University (LLM.), 1988

Member / Further information

Residing in China in 2000-2003

Member of the Board of Directors in a number of Danish companies
Member of International Bar Association, Danish Bar Association, Danish Society for Insurance law, Danish Society for Energy law, CMI, and AIDA

Memberships and credits

Extract from Legal 500:
Mergers and Acquisitions: ”… Philip Graff, who is ‘extremely dedicated and has superb English’..
Telecoms: “…A team of six lawyers at MAQS Law Firm headed by the ‘dedicated and responsive’ Philip Graff ‘always provides a high-quality, customer-focused service’.

Mentioned in European Legal Experts in Danish Corporate as well as M&A section.
Philip Graff is a leading speaker at several national and international seminars.

Languages

Danish, Scandinavian, English and German