The largest law firm in Scandinavia, Schjødt, is merging with the Danish law firm Norrbom Vinding, significantly strengthening Schjødt’s Danish activities and expanding its position as a leading full-service commercial law firm in Denmark and Scandinavia.

For more than 25 years, Norrbom Vinding has held a tier 1 position within labour and employment law and conflict resolution. The firm has also expanded significantly in the M&A area, having attracted one of the market’s leading, most experienced and close-knit M&A teams in the autumn of 2025, with several selected partners and employees within M&A and a number of legal support functions following suit. All these areas directly complement Schjødt’s existing Danish business.

”It is an excellent match both commercially and in terms of capabilities – for our Danish as well as our international business – and we very much look forward to getting started together,” says Magnus Lütken, managing partner at Schjødt.

A larger Danish platform
Particularly within M&A, Norrbom Vinding has recently strengthened its position through recruitment, contributing to a growing client portfolio and a solid position in the Danish market. It is precisely this experience that has given us the courage to do more in a market where consolidation is a key element going forward, elaborates managing partner Christian K. Clasen of Norrbom Vinding:

”We are incredibly pleased to be part of Schjødt now. It is an ambitious law firm with skilled and dedicated lawyers. By combining our resources, Schjødt will be able to offer an even wider range of top-level legal services,” says managing partner at Norrbom Vinding, Christian K. Clasen.

Following the merger, up to 50 lawyers and other employees from Norrbom Vinding, including 15 partners, will become part of Schjødt’s existing business in Denmark, which already has 70 employees, 16 of whom are partners. This will consolidate Schjødt’s position as one of the market’s strongest players in the areas of M&A and dispute resolution, as well as making it Denmark’s leading firm in labour and employment law.

A Scandinavian response to an international need
The expansion in Denmark is one of several steps planned in the effort to strengthen Schjødt’s position as a leading pan-Scandinavian law firm with a strong presence in the United Kingdom.

”Schjødt’s vision is to be the first choice when the stakes are high and important values are in play. This requires us to constantly adapt to the market. We are seeing that an increasing number of clients need complex legal advice across countries and national markets. Our combined core competencies in Oslo and other Norwegian cities, Copenhagen, Stockholm and London create a unique legal environment that meets these needs. With the merger in Denmark, we are sending a clear signal to the market about our ambitions, which also include growth and recruitment in Sweden and Norway,” says Magnus Lütken, managing partner at Schjødt.

Schjødt is working to further strengthen the organisation with additional experienced employees in Denmark.

The merger is expected to be completed as soon as possible, once all formalities are in place.

About Norrbom Vinding
Norrbom Vinding is a specialist law firm based in Copenhagen. For more than 25 years, the firm has advised private and public clients, with particular expertise in labour and employment law and dispute resolution. In 2025, Norrbom Vinding expanded its business with the arrival of one of the country’s leading, most experienced and close-knit M&A teams, as well as leading partners and employees in areas such as real estate, competition law, IPR and banking & finance, and now also offers advice across transactions, disputes and ongoing commercial legal support.

About Schjødt
Schjødt is Scandinavia’s largest law firm with around 400 lawyers and other employees. The firm is a full-service commercial law firm with offices in Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, Ålesund, Copenhagen, Stockholm and London. The head office is located in Oslo.

In Denmark, following the merger with Norrbom Vinding, Schjødt will consist of approximately 120 lawyers and other employees and will advise private and public clients across all key commercial legal disciplines.

Contact
Christian K. Clasen, managing partner at Norrbom Vinding
Email: ckc@norrbomvinding.com
Telephone: +45 40 10 79 55

Jens Mathiasen, partner at Schjødt and head of the Copenhagen office
Email: jens.mathiasen@schjodt.com
Telephone: +45 24 28 68 19

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