Jakob Lentz
Denmark
Bech-Bruun
Gdanskgade 18
2150 Nordhavn, Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel: +45 25 26 35 34
Email:
jal@bechbruun.com
Web:
bechbruun.com
Jakob Lentz is a Partner at Bech-Bruun and an experienced litigation and arbitration lawyer who handles complex commercial disputes for major Danish and international businesses. His practice spans court proceedings and arbitration, with particular experience representing financial institutions, auditors, lawyers, insurers, and other professional advisers in high-value and sensitive disputes.
Jakob regularly acts in arbitral proceedings and major commercial cases involving contractual interpretation, professional liability, insurance, and other complex business issues. His disputes practice frequently requires detailed analysis of financial and commercial matters, and he advises clients throughout the development of a dispute, from early strategic assessment through formal proceedings and resolution.
A significant part of Jakob’s practice involves professional liability and disputes affecting the financial sector. He represents accounting firms, lawyers, banks, insurers, and other advisers in liability claims and related proceedings. He also handles insurance disputes and substantial commercial cases arising from contested contractual rights and obligations.
Alongside his litigation and arbitration work, Jakob has considerable experience advising businesses faced with regulatory investigations, allegations of misconduct, and financial crime issues. He assists boards of directors, audit committees, and senior management teams in managing the legal, commercial, and reputational consequences of significant investigations and has conducted complex internal investigations for major financial institutions.
His investigations experience includes playing a leading role in the investigation concerning Danske Bank’s Estonian branch. This work complements his broader disputes practice, particularly where litigation, regulatory exposure, professional responsibility, and potential reputational consequences intersect.
Jakob has rights of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and has represented clients in significant contentious matters throughout his career. He was admitted to the Danish Bar in 2006 after earning his Master of Laws from the University of Copenhagen in 2003.
His work has received recognition from Chambers and Partners, which ranks him for Dispute Resolution. Client feedback highlighted by the directory has particularly noted his litigation skills, understanding of financial matters, attention to detail, dedication, and experience in professional liability disputes involving auditors.
Bech-Bruun advises clients on domestic and international arbitration as part of a broader dispute resolution practice encompassing litigation, mediation, settlement negotiations, and proceedings before specialised courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The firm represents businesses, organisations, and public sector bodies in complex commercial and public law disputes, with a strong focus on aligning legal strategy with commercial objectives from the outset.
The team handles disputes arising from contractual interpretation, liability, transactions, performance obligations, administrative decisions, and wider business relationships. Its lawyers assess potential outcomes, procedural options, cost, timing, and commercial impact before determining whether arbitration, litigation, mediation, or negotiated resolution offers the most effective route forward.
In arbitration matters, Bech-Bruun advises on both Danish and international proceedings and places particular emphasis on structuring cases efficiently around the broader dispute strategy. The team works closely with clients throughout the process, combining legal analysis with risk assessment and commercial judgment to pursue either a final determination or a negotiated resolution where appropriate.
Bech-Bruun is a leading Danish business law firm with roots dating back to 1872 and more than 550 employees across offices in Copenhagen and Aarhus. The firm advises Danish and international businesses, organisations, and institutions across the full spectrum of business law, from major transactions and complex disputes to ongoing strategic and regulatory matters.
The firm’s approach is built around deep specialist expertise and close collaboration across practice areas. Teams are assembled according to the needs of each matter, bringing together legal, commercial, and industry knowledge to provide advice that is practical, precise, and aligned with clients’ broader objectives. Bech-Bruun also continues to invest in legal technology and AI to strengthen analysis, efficiency, and the delivery of legal services.
Bech-Bruun combines a strong Danish platform with substantial international reach. The firm advises Danish clients on domestic, Nordic, and cross-border matters and supports international companies operating in Denmark. Through relationships with leading law firms in more than 100 countries, including networks such as World Law Group, Taxand, and TerraLex, Bech-Bruun is able to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across jurisdictions while maintaining a single, integrated approach to client service.
“Jakob has built a strong reputation in Danish dispute resolution through significant arbitration, litigation, and investigations work. His Chambers recognition and rights of audience before Denmark’s higher courts reflect the confidence placed in his judgment, preparation, and handling of complex contentious matters.”