Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen has recently been involved in the following cases:

• Adviser on all construction and procurement aspects of the Cityringen (Copenhagen Metro) project including the Northern Extension (opened in 2020) and the Southern Extension (opened in 2024)
• Adviser on all construction and procurement aspects of light rail projects in Odense (Odense Letbane, opened in 2022) and in the Greater Copenhagen Area (Ring 3, under construction)
• Counsel acting for public-sector clients in several large arbitration cases against Danish and international infrastructure contractors, involving claims and counterclaims concerning additional works, delay and disruption, liquidated damages and defects.
• Adviser in connection with public-private urban development projects including NærHeden, Høje-Taastrup C and Kildedal
• Counsel acting for technical consultants in several arbitration cases against public-sector property developers concerning consultant liability, liquidated damages and additional fees, for example in relation to super-hospital projects
• Adviser to private- and public-sector clients on the development of partnership models and contracts concerning early involvement of contractors (ECI) in building and construction projects
• Counsel acting for copyright holders in a case before the Danish Supreme Court in a dispute with the Danish State over wrongful transposition of the EU Copyright Directive into Danish law

Peter has been appointed arbitrator in more than thirty ad hoc and institutional arbitration cases (DIA, SCC and ICC) concerning many different aspects of commercial law, such as building, construction, infrastructure, contracts, international purchase rights, issues relating to shareholders and stakeholders, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, insurance, IT and energy. He has experience in acting as presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator, interim arbitrator and arbitrator in expedited arbitration procedures.

Peter speaks the Scandinavian languages, English and French.

Admitted to the Supreme Court, 2022
Certified mediator, Association of Danish Law Firms, 2020
Partner, VILTOFT, 2014-
Acting judge, Eastern High Court, Denmark, 2013
Certified arbitrator, Association of Danish Law Firms, 2013
Attorney, VILTOFT, 2010-2013
Foreign intern, Essex Court Chambers (Toby Landau KC), London, 2008
Stagiaire, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, 2008
LLM, University of Cambridge, England, 2008
Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2007
Assistant attorney and attorney, Bruun & Hjejle, 2004-2010
Master of Laws (LLM), University of Copenhagen, 2004
Exchange studies at New York University School of Law, USA, 2002

Co-author (with Michael Gjedde-Nielsen and others) of a commentary on ABR 18: General conditions for consulting services for building and construction works, Karnov Group, First edition, 2021

Co-author (with Jakob Juul) of Voldgiftsret (Arbitration Law), Karnov Group, Third edition 2017.

Co-author (with Michael Gjedde-Nielsen) of an article on construction arbitration in Denmark, Tidsskrift for Bolig- og Byggeret (T:BB) 2016, page 883.

In addition, he has written articles on various topics in the fields of commercial arbitration (Advokaten 2011, No 10, page 20) and corporate law (Justitia 2005, No 2; with Simon Krogh).

External lecturer in International Commercial Law (private international law and commercial arbitration), Copenhagen Business School, 2012-2017

External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen in European & International Commercial Law (2008-2013) and in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition (2010-2012), 2008-2013

Tutor in Law of Contracts and Tort at the University of Copenhagen, 2004-2007

Peter also teaches on courses offered by private course providers and gives presentations at conferences on subjects related to construction, arbitration, public procurement and contracts, most recently on AB / ABT / ABR 18, early contractor involvement (ECI), use of BIM in construction, technical consultants’ budget responsibility, EU public procurement rules, tender legislation and dispute resolution in construction with inspiration from international arbitration.

Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (since 2017)

Board member and co-founder of Young Arbitrators Copenhagen (YAC) (2013-2020, chair 2017-2019).

Member of the working group of the Danish Institute of Arbitration concerning dispute resolution boards in construction (2013-14).

Member of the working group of the Association of Danish Law Firms about remuneration types (2013-2014).

Volunteer adviser, Copenhagen Legal Aid (2002-2012)

Member of the Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law, the Danish Association for Procurement Law, the Danish Arbitration Association and the Swedish Arbitration Association.