Martin Dahlgaard is a founder and owner of USA DENMARK LAW and is an experienced and multi-disciplined attorney. He provides legal advice on all aspects of U.S. and Danish commercial law and cross-border transactions. He has assisted a wide range of Danish businesses doing business in the United States and on all aspects of U.S. and Danish commercial law. Martin has a significant experience in assisting Danish businesses establishing a presence in the United States and entering the U.S. market.
Martin’s work focuses on both U.S. and Danish commercial contracts, corporate setup and structures, venture capital and financing, M&A, tax preparation and filing, IT and software agreements, employment law, trademarks and business visas.
Before founding USA DENMARK LAW, Martin worked with a Danish law firm in Copenhagen, Denmark, and later as an attorney with a law firm in the United States. Through his positions in the United States and Denmark, Martin has achieved a solid experience in cross-border and cross-cultural U.S. and Danish legal matters.
Martin has a law degree from New York University School of Law and from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Martin is admitted as an attorney in Denmark, New York and Washington, D.C.
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Denmark (Advokat)
- New York (Attorney at Law)
- Washington, DC (Attorney at Law)
- United States Supreme Court
EDUCATION:
- New York University School of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.) - University of Copenhagen
Master of Laws (cand.jur.) - University of Copenhagen
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
PUBLICATIONS:
- Om børsnotering af et Special-Purpose Acquisition Company på NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S, Justitia, No. 4/2012 / Listing a Special-Purpose Acquisition Company on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S, Justitia, No. 4/2012
- Kapitalmarkedsretlige problemstillinger vedrørende hedgefonde, Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift (2009), pp. 347-358
- Nyt forbud mod short selling af danske finansaktier, Finans/Invest (2008), No. 8
- Danish Prospectus Regulations: Application to a Subsequent Resale of Shares, Securities Law Newsletter, International Bar Association (2008), October
- Om tilbudsgivers pligter ved offentliggørelse af købstilbud og tilbudsannonce, Finans/Invest (2008), No. 7