PEOPLE
MICHAEL CARSTED ROSENBERG
ADVOKAT (DENMARK)
SOLICITOR (ENGLAND & WALES)
PARTNER
BIOGRAPHY
Michael Rosenberg practises in the field of banking & finance law, with a primary focus on cross-border finance transactions. He advises international and domestic banks, financial institutions, private equity funds and corporates on all aspects of financing, including syndicated and bilateral bank lending, leveraged and acquisition finance and capital markets transactions. In addition, he acts for Danish and foreign private equity funds and companies on Danish corporate law matters, mergers & acquisitions and private equity investments in a variety of sectors.
He has a particular expertise in acting as local counsel for Denmark on large-scale cross-border transactions and has consistently been recommended by the Legal 500 for banking & finance law and by Chambers Global 2023 as the sole Danish banking & finance expert located outside Denmark.
Prior to founding Carsted Rosenberg, he gained considerable international experience from previous positions with Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Watson, Farley & Williams and the investment banking division of Danske Bank.
CAREER
2011: Carsted Rosenberg, Copenhagen & Frankfurt
Advokat, Solicitor, Partner
2010: Johan Schlüter, Copenhagen
Advokat, Solicitor, Partner
Head of Banking & Finance
2008: DLA Piper (formerly Lett), Copenhagen
Advokat, Solicitor, Associate
2006: Danske Bank, Copenhagen
Senior Legal Adviser
2006: Allen & Overy, Singapore
Solicitor, Senior Associate
2005: Clifford Chance, Frankfurt
Solicitor, Associate
2003: Corren Troen, London
Solicitor, Associate
2001: Watson, Farley & Williams, London & Paris
Trainee Solicitor
EDUCATION
2001: LPC, Corporate Finance
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
University of Oxford & Oxford Brookes University
2000: LL.B, Queen Mary & Westfield College
University of London
1998: LL.B, Faculty of Law
University of Copenhagen
QUALIFICATIONS
2009: Advokat (Denmark)
2006: Registered Foreign Lawyer (Singapore)
2005: Europäischer Rechtsanwalt (Rechsanwaltkammer Frankfurt)
2003: Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales
"Michael Carsted Rosenberg is 'extremely responsive and gives in-depth advice’."
The Legal 500, 2013 Edition (Denmark, Banking & Finance)
"Practice head Michael Carsted Rosenberg 'works quickly and efficiently' and provides 'clear and concise' advice."
The Legal 500, 2019 Edition (Denmark, Banking & Finance)
"Michael Carsted Rosenberg is very knowledgeable and experienced – and very responsive to ensure focus and final results."
The Legal 500, 2021 Edition (Denmark, Banking & Finance)
"His analysis is precise, he is experienced in maneuvering his (Danish) part of the international transaction smoothly through the complexity of clients', banks' and affiliated law-firm's demands, the transaction documentation is quickly agreeable to all parties involved and of high quality, he forms part of the team and invests time (and good ideas) in further developing the relationship to his client. Of course, all of his work was accurate and in time."
General Counsel, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
"We have worked with both Michael Carsted Rosenberg and Andreas Tamasauskas and they have both impressed us."
The Legal 500, 2021 Edition (Denmark, Banking & Finance)
"Michael Carsted Rosenberg of Carsted Rosenberg Advokatfirma is based in Germany and dual-qualified to practise in the UK and Denmark. He is particularly active in cross-border finance mandates."
Chambers & Partners, Global 2023 (Banking & Finance - Denmark)
"Michael Carsted Rosenberg was named as a Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer"
Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers, 2024