Background
FEDERSPIEL, Thomas was born on October 25, 1935 in Hellerup. Son of Per Torben and Elin (nee Zahle) Federspiel.
FEDERSPIEL, Thomas was born on October 25, 1935 in Hellerup. Son of Per Torben and Elin (nee Zahle) Federspiel.
Rungsted Statsskole and University of Copenhagen (law), graduated 1960 (Candidatus Juris). With Slaughter & May, London and Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York, 1966 1967.
Spoken languages: Danish, English, French and German.
Joined Jonas Bruun 1961-1966, Slaughter and May, Davis Polk & Warded 1966-1967. Partner Per Federspiel 1968, Gorrissen & Federspiel since 1989. Admitted to Court of Appeal 1964, Supreme Court 1969.
F. Gorrissen and Federspiel 1989. Chairman Danish Bar Council Committee on private international law 1971-1981. President Institute Bar Association 1980-1982.
Member of the Board of Queen Margrethe’s and Prince Henrik’s Foundation, since 1970.
Honorary Legal Adviser to the British Embassy in Copenhagen, since 1977.
Danish Bar Association (Chairman, Standing Committee on Private International Law, 1971-1981). Danish Law Society; Association of Advocates of Copenhagen (Member, Board, 1971-1976). Bar Council of Copenhagen (Member, 1974-1980).
American Bar Association (Honorary Member 1981). International Bar Association (Member, Council, 1971-1984. President, 1980-1982.
Honorary Member, 1982).
Married Benedicte Buhl, 1965 (divorced 1984). Children: Martin, Jacob.