Louise Wichmann Madsen joined Hafnia Law Firm in 2020.

Louise obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of Copenhagen in 2015 and a Master of International Trade and Business Law from James E. Rogers College of Law in 2014. In 2018, Louise became a licensed attorney in the State of New York, USA.

Before joining Hafnia Law Firm, Louise spent four years as a dispute settlement lawyer at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, working on a number of disputes between member states regarding international trade law issues.

Louise works with all matters within the firm’s practice areas, incl. maritime, transport and insurance law.

• Domestic litigation and international arbitration
• Bunker contracts and disputes
• Carriage of goods and passengers by sea, air, road and rail, freight forwarding and logistics
• Cargo claims
• Charterparties
• Insurance
• Negotiation of contracts
• Offshore business

• New York State Bar

• Danish and the Scandinavian languages
• English

2020-: Assistant Attorney, Hafnia Law Firm
• 2015-2019: Dispute Settlement Lawyer, World Trade Organization
• 2015-2015: Legal Intern, World Trade Organization
• 2012-2013: Intern, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 2009-2012: Student worker, Danish Ministry of Justice

• 2015: Cand. Jur. (Master of Laws), University of Copenhagen
• 2014: Master of Laws (International Trade and Business Law), James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
• 2011: Studies in mathematics, macroeconomics, and microeconomics, University of Copenhagen