Bio

Mathias Steino is a co-founder of and partner in Hafnia Law Firm. Mathias has successfully led a number of claims through the Danish Courts. He has many years’ experience in complex international high-value disputes both in litigation and arbitration. Cases involve commercial contracts, professional liability, product liability, insurance claims litigation and cases related to international trading. Mathias was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2012 and is among the youngest members of the Danish Supreme Court Bar Association. Mathias’ clients are primarily insurance carriers, banks and trading houses. Mathias also acts for a variety of stakeholders in oil trading and shipping. He is an active advisor on financing and recovery issues to banks and borrowers. Mathias lectured at Copenhagen University over a period of 8 years and was elected ‘lecturer of the year’ in 2009 and he has also been a lecturer at Copenhagen Business School. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and has received a number of appointments as arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations including, post M&A, general commercial disputes and international sale of goods.