Martin Dahlgaard is a co-founder and partner of THOMAS MARTIN 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.
A native of Denmark, Martin is based in New York where he heads our New York office.
Before co-founding THOMAS MARTIN, 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 and in New York.
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- New York (Attorney at Law)
- Denmark (Advokat)
- 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.)
IN THE NEWS:
- Dansk-amerikansk advokatfirma går generalistvejen, AdvokatWatch, September 27, 2018
- Profile in the Danish Law Journal, Karnov, K-News, November 19, 2018
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