Morten Ruben Brage, partner/attorney

Morten Ruben Brage

Partner, attorney

Phone:

+45 3345 5201

Mobile:

+45 4110 0345

E-mail:

mrb@viltoft.dk

Secretary:

Sanne Nielsen +

Mobile:

E-mail:

Profile

Over the past fifteen years, Morten Ruben Brage has focused primarily on construction law and has represented clients in numerous cases before the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board and the ordinary courts.

Throughout his career, Morten has advised some of Denmark’s largest and most prominent developers and project owners on complex infrastructure projects, claims management, and dispute resolution. For a number of years, he has also acted as a trusted advisor to several major consultant consortia involved in the construction of some of Denmark’s largest public projects, including any subsequent arbitration proceedings arising from those projects.

Morten has extensive experience advising all parties involved in construction projects on professional liability matters, as well as disputes concerning the financial consequences of project delays.

In addition, Morten has considerable experience advising on complex environmental law matters, including environmental impact assessments (EIAs), compulsory acquisition proceedings, and other restrictions affecting the use of real estate.

Since 2017, Morten has been a regular lecturer on the accredited +2 Programme for architects. He also regularly delivers courses and lectures on construction law and related topics.

References

From 2015 to 2023, Morten served as lead legal adviser in connection with the construction of the BIO4 plant.

For many years, Morten has acted as principal counsel to leading consultants and project insurance companies on several large-scale and complex public construction projects involving extensive expert appraisals, claims and counterclaims, and complex arbitration proceedings.

Morten has also served for many years as legal adviser and trusted sparring partner to one of Denmark’s largest developers in connection with the construction of a major biofuel plant with a project value exceeding DKK 1 billion.

Morten speaks the Scandinavian languages and English.

Career and education

Admitted to the Supreme Court, 2022
Partner, VILTOFT, 2021-
Junior partner, VILTOFT, 2018-2020
Attorney, VILTOFT, 2015-2018
Acting High Court judge, Eastern High Court of Denmark, 2015
Attorney, Bruun & Hjejle, 2012-2014
Admitted to the High Court, 2012
Admitted to the bar, 2012
Junior attorney and attorney, Poul Schmith / Kammeradvokaten (Legal Adviser to the Danish Government), 2009-2012
Master of Laws (LLM), University of Copenhagen, 2009

Publications

Co-author (with Michael Gjedde-Nielsen et al.) of ABR18, Almindelige Betingelser for Rådgivning og bistand i bygge- og anlægsvirksomhed (ABR18, General Conditions for Consultancy Services for Building and Construction Works), Karnov Group, 1st ed., 2021

“Objektivt ansvar for forurening i miljøskadeerstatningsloven – kommentarer til Højesterets dom af 17. maj 2017 for så vidt angår tålegrænsen” (Strict Liability for Pollution under the Environmental Damage Compensation Act – Comments on the Supreme Court Judgment of 17 May 2017 Concerning the Threshold of Tolerance), Environmental Law Decisions and Judgments, 2017

Co-author of Chapter 1 in Aktuel Udbudsret (Current Public Procurement Law), DJØF Publishing, 2016

“Erstatning for Vejstøj” (Compensation for Road Traffic Noise), Danish Weekly Law Reports, U2013B.216

Danish contributor to The Energy Law and Market Review, 2013 and 2014 editions

Danish contributor to The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Oil & Gas Regulation, 2014, 4th ed.

“Forurening til salg – CO2–kvotedirektivets implementering i dansk ret”, (Pollution for Sale – Implementation of the ETS Directive in Danish Law), Journal of Environmental Law (2/2009)

Teaching

Lecturer on public procurement, project follow-up and technical supervision on the Danish Association of Architects’ Plus Two programme, 2017-

External lecturer in Environmental Law, University of Copenhagen, 2011-2015

Tutor in Constitutional Law, University of Copenhagen, 2010-2011

Memberships

Morten is a member of the Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law and the Danish Society for Environmental Law.

Expertise

Testimonials

I work with Morten, who is always ready to give clear recommendations, but who also accepts my wishes as a client.
Legal 500, 2026

Morten Ruben Brage offers significant expertise in litigation, focusing on construction, procurement, and environmental cases, frequently appearing before the high courts and the Maritime and Commercial High Court.
Legal 500, 2025

Morten Ruben Brage always gives an extraordinary service. He is always thinking of all possibilities and potential problems.
Legal 500, 2024

Morten Ruben Brage always delivers an excellent service.
Legal 500, 2024

Morten Ruben Brage is strongly engaged and is very good at explaining complicated matters in a simple language.
Legal 500, 2023

Morten Ruben Brage is a very competent and agile partner. He always aim|s] for the best possible solution for his client.
Legal 500, 2022