About us
We aim to be our clients' complete legal advisers – the people you call first when a challenge arises that you are not quite sure how to tackle.
Our history
- 1990
At the age of 32, Michael Knop starts his own practice – the firm that is today Knop & Co Advokater.
- 2009
Nikolaj Linneballe becomes a partner in the firm.
- 2014
The firm moves into its offices at Pilestræde 45.
- 2025
On 1 August the firm celebrates its 35th anniversary.
Who we help
We are happy to help anyone, but our clients are primarily businesses – preferably owner-managed companies.
How we work
Experienced attorneys admitted to the Supreme Court, short lines of decision-making and a focus on solutions that last – at a price that makes sense.
Good to know
- All attorneys at Knop & Co Advokater are licensed by the Danish Ministry of Justice and members of the Danish Bar and Law Society.
- Knop & Co Advokater holds professional liability insurance with HDI Forsikring.
- Knop & Co Advokater has been a member of the Association of Danish Law Firms (Danske Advokater) since the association was founded.
- Knop & Co Advokater shares offices with Nordic Law Group ApS and attorney Nicholas Symes.
The house at Pilestræde 45
Built 1784–86.
Home of August Bournonville 1858–59.
Pilestræde takes its name from Pilegården, a farm that stood here in the 15th century – probably because the marshy area was overgrown with willow trees (Danish: pil). In the 16th and 17th centuries the street was home to many noble mansions, and in the 18th century it was known for its fine French restaurants in the even-numbered houses.
Where no. 45 stands today was once the garden of Count Reventlow's mansion, Storkanslerens Gård. In 1783 the master carpenter Boye Junge bought the property, divided it into plots and laid out Kronprinsensgade. His nephew, Johan Peter Boye Junge junior – master carpenter, guild alderman, fire chief and infantry colonel – built Pilestræde 39–47 in 1784–86 as grand apartments with rear wings, modelled on Frederiksstaden. He himself lived at no. 45 from 1797.
The houses in the street have never burned down completely. Both the great fire of 1728 and the fire of 1795 hit the neighbourhood hard, but no. 45 appears to have been spared from fire since it was built. Among the building's notable residents was the ballet dancer and choreographer August Bournonville, who lived here in 1858–59.
Source: København før og nu – og aldrig, vol. 4, Forlaget Palle Fogtdal A/S, 1988.