Marcus Elskær Mollerup
Attorney-at-Law, Manager
Attorney-at-Law, Manager
Marcus Elskær Mollerup is a manager in our Energy and Infrastructure team.
Marcus advises on public law issues and is responsible for Plesner's practice area environmental and planning law.
Marcus provides advice to and represents public authorities as well as Danish and international businesses in matters involving complex environmental and planning issues, including legal proceedings, complaint proceedings and matters concerning compulsory acquisition.
Marcus advises clients within a broad range of regulatory issues, including licensing requirements and supervision, supply rights, rules on connection etc of distribution and demand facilities to the electric grid, requirements for approval and support etc for renewable energy plants and heating supply projects etc.
Marcus previously worked as a legal consultant in the management secretariat of the municipality of Herlev. Accordingly, Marcus has thorough knowledge of the Local Government Mandate (kommunalfuldmagten) and the Local Government Act (den kommunale styrelseslov) as well as the procedure and the considerations involved in the enforcement of environmental and planning legislation.
In addition, Marcus has experience in planning and conducting legal investigations - in particular investigations requiring a review of large data collections and files.
Marcus places great emphasis on good collaboration and focuses on providing advice that is useful in the client’s commercial and/or political reality. Marcus has extensive experience advising and communicating to the commercial or political management level in various types of organisations.
Marcus has been involved in some of Plesner’s most complex projects and disputes, including:
Marcus is a member of the special committee on climate action under the auspices of Danske Advokater (the Association of Danish Law Firms), contributing to the association's work aimed at ensuring the quality of new legislation in the area of environmental law and planning law.
Marcus Elskær Mollerup is recommended as regards Environment.
"I can especially recommend Marcus Elskjær Mollerup" (2022)