Profile
Niels Søe Christiansen is an attorney at HaugaardBraad and is part of the firm’s Public Law and Environmental Law practice.
Throughout his career, Niels has developed extensive experience in environmental law, advising on matters relating to environmental protection, contaminated land, expropriation, municipal law, and the regulation of utility and energy companies.
In addition, Niels is a member of the editorial team behind the Environmental Law Research Portal at the University of Copenhagen. The portal maintains a database of selected decisions from the Danish courts, the Danish Environmental and Food Appeals Board, the Danish Planning Appeals Board, and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Expertise
Work experience
Attorney, HaugaardBraad, 2026–
Editorial Board Member, Environmental Law Research Portal, University of Copenhagen, 2022–
Attorney, HOFOR, 2015–2026
Editorial Board Member, Environmental Law Decisions and Judgments, Karnov, 2015–2019
Attorney, LETT Lawyers (DLA Piper Denmark), 2007–2015
Educational background
Master of Laws (LLM), Aarhus University, 2008
