{"id":6120,"date":"2019-12-20T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T13:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usadenmarklaw.com\/?post_type=team&#038;p=6120"},"modified":"2025-11-11T21:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:20:15","slug":"martin","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/usadenmarklaw.com\/en\/team\/martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Dahlgaard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Dahlgaard is a founder and owner of USA DENMARK LAW and is an <strong>experienced and multi-disciplined attorney<\/strong>. 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\u00a0doing business in the United States and on all aspects of U.S. and Danish commercial law.\u00a0Martin has a significant experience in assisting Danish businesses\u00a0establishing a presence in the United States and entering the U.S. market.<\/p>\n<p>Martin\u2019s work focuses on both U.S. and Danish commercial contracts, corporate setup and structures, venture capital and financing, M&amp;A, tax preparation and filing, IT and software agreements, employment law, trademarks and business visas.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to attending law school, Martin served for 4 years with the Danish Royal Life Guards (Army Infantry) as a private, sergeant and officer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>BAR ADMISSIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Denmark (Advokat)<\/li>\n<li>New York (Attorney at Law)<\/li>\n<li>Washington, DC (Attorney at Law)<\/li>\n<li>United States Supreme Court<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EDUCATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New York University School of Law<br \/>\n<em>Master of Laws (LL.M.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>University of Copenhagen<br \/>\n<em>Master of Laws (cand.jur.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>University of Copenhagen<br \/>\n<em>Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BOARD MEMBERSHIPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York<br \/>\n<em>Board Member<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>IN THE NEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DR (Danish Public Broadcasting Corp):<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr.dk\/nyheder\/penge\/eksperter-trumps-krav-til-danske-virksomheder-kommer-som-et-chok-men-vi-goer-det-samme\">Eksperter: Trumps krav til danske virksomheder kommer som \u201det chok\u201d \u2013 men vi g\u00f8r det samme selv\u00a0<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DR Radio Live (Danish Public Broadcasting Corp):<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr.dk\/lyd\/p1\/p1-morgen\/p1-morgen-2025\/tirsdag-17-jun-2025-11802533252\">Advokat: Det kan v\u00e6re i strid med dansk lovgivning at underskrive amerikansk erkl\u00e6ring<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00f8rsen:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/borsen.dk\/nyheder\/virksomheder\/toldkrise-kan-fore-til-staerkere-virksomheder\"><strong>Toldkrise kan f\u00f8re til st\u00e6rkere virksomheder<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00f8rsen:<\/strong> <em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borsen.dk\/nyheder\/virksomheder\/bang-olufsen-vil-give-forhandler-mundkurv-pa-i-dramatisk-slagsmal\"><strong>Bang &amp; Olufsen vil give forhandler mundkurv p\u00e5 i dramatisk slagsm\u00e5l<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Berlingske:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlingske.dk\/business\/novo-boejer-nakken-maersk-holder-fast-danske-kaemper-laeser-trumps\">Novo b\u00f8jer nakken, M\u00e6rsk holder fast. Danske k\u00e6mper l\u00e6ser Trumps diversitetsopg\u00f8r forskelligt, men det er n\u00e6ppe ulovligt, vurderer eksperter\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Berlingske:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlingske.dk\/virksomheder\/trump-svinger-kniven-mod-diversitet-og-ligestilling-men-danske\">Trump svinger kniven mod diversitet og ligestilling. Men danske virksomheder kan bryde dansk lov, hvis de retter ind<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>VG (Verdens Gang), Norway:<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/sport\/i\/alrLrO\/vm-aktuelle-andreas-schjelderup-risikerer-innreisetroebbel-til-usa\"><em>Visum-ekspert om Schjelderup: \u2013\u2060\u00a0Ville v\u00e6rt veldig nerv\u00f8s<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>PUBLICATIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Om b\u00f8rsnotering af et Special-Purpose Acquisition Company p\u00e5 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<\/li>\n<li>Kapitalmarkedsretlige problemstillinger vedr\u00f8rende hedgefonde, Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift (2009), pp. 347-358<\/li>\n<li>Nyt forbud mod short selling af danske finansaktier, Finans\/Invest (2008), No. 8<\/li>\n<li>Danish Prospectus Regulations: Application to a Subsequent Resale of Shares, Securities Law Newsletter, International Bar Association (2008), October<\/li>\n<li>Om tilbudsgivers pligter ved offentligg\u00f8relse af k\u00f8bstilbud og tilbudsannonce, Finans\/Invest (2008), No. 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8049,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Martin Dahlgaard - USA DENMARK LAW - U.S. Denmark Business Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Leading Danish and US attorney assisting Danish businesses for more than a decade with their activities in the US. 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