Partner
Elise Ross-Hansen
Employment
ESG
Legal Investigations
Elise Ross-Hansen has extensive experience in labour and employment law and is a sought-after advisor in this field across a wide range of areas.
Elise Ross-Hansen's advisory services cover a wide range of areas, including business transfers, private equity, rationalization, restructuring, compensation and incentive schemes, as well as legislation in the financial sector relating to employees.
Elise Ross-Hansen's experience also includes employment aspects in connection with investigations, equal rights, and discrimination cases. In addition, she is a skilled negotiator and litigator as well as a trained mediator.
Featured cases
- Employment and labour aspects related to a number of corporate investigations on behalf of Denmark’s largest bank, Danske Bank, including investigations related to Estonia/AML and investment products
- Amgen, Inc., a multinational listed biopharmaceutical company, on employment and labour aspects related to its USD 157 million public-to-private acquisition of Nuevolution AB
- Evolva, a Swiss listed company, on employment and labour matters in connection with a major site consolidation, centralizing research and development activities at its headquarters in Switzerland
- HMN Naturgas I/S, Denmark’s largest natural gas distributor, on the employment and labour aspects associated with the sale of HMN GasNet P/S to Energinet
- Employment related matters associated with global asset management business First State Investments and investment management firm Hermes Investment Management’s acquisition of a 65% share in Scandlines
- Complex employment matters in relation to Danish holding company A.P. Moller Holding A/S’s acquisition of Maersk Tankers A/S and securing of a strategic relationship with Mitsui and Co. Ltd.
- Employment advice, including advice on collective bargaining matters and litigation, to Copenhagen Metro Team in relation to the ongoing EUR 3 billion Copenhagen Cityringen Metro Project
- International private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and GRO Capital on employment and labour matters in connection with the acquisition of Omada
- Employment issues associated with large Danish pension fund Danica Pension’s DKK 6.9 billion sale of 50% of Danica’s real estate portfolio consisting of 16 shopping centres
- William Demant, world leader of hearing healthcare, on employment and labour matters in connection with the division of Sennheiser Communications A/S
Elise Ross-Hansen is topranked in Chambers and Partners and recognised as a 'Leading Partner' in the Legal 500.
Publication by The Danish Bar and Law Society on employment policies, 2007.
Member of
- Danish and European Employment Lawyers’ Associations.
Rankings
Chambers Europe
She is one of the best in her field in Denmark.
Client testimonial, Chambers and Partners
Chambers Europe
She is fast, super competent and pragmatic in her proposed solutions. Good at explaining potentially complex legal matters in a manner that makes sense to laypeople.
Client testimonial, Chambers and Partners
The Legal 500
Elise Ross-Hansen has a great capacity within employment law. She combines legal insight with practical implications.
Client testimonial, The Legal 500
Chambers Europe
Her commercial vision is very strong. I always trusted Elise to have the business, and its needs, in mind. We feel very well represented.
Client testimonial, Chambers and Partners
Chambers Europe
She's always insightful and creative. She protects compliance against legislation while balancing the commercial needs.
Client testimonial, Chambers and Partners
