Flexible legal in-house resource
BallingSchmidt offers legal consultancy services to businesses in need of a flexible legal in-house resource for a limited time period, a specific project, or as part of a long-term solution.
The need can range from assistance on one-off assignments of a few hours’ duration to fulfilment of a temporary legal role or ongoing support.
The services can support businesses that only need an in-house lawyer a few days a week (or even less) or have a fluctuating demand for legal assistance and do not want to commit to a fixed time consumption. It could be in connection with a scale-up case, implementation of organisational changes, application for licenses to regulated activities, integration of a new business area, etc.
With BallingSchmidt as your legal partner, I will be an internal legal resource and part of your team (see about my profile further below). You avoid employing a lawyer on a permanent basis and will be able to limit the use of external advisors in matters that are better suited to being handled internally.
Banking & finance law specialist
My name is Christina Balling Schmidt, and I am the person behind BallingSchmidt. I hold a master’s degree in law (cand.jur.) from the University of Copenhagen and obtained my attorney’s license at the law firm Plesner (my license is deposited).
I have almost 20 years’ experience within banking and finance law, and I have been engaged in the financial sector and PE funds from various perspectives throughout my career.
My experience is built upon eight years of practice as a lawyer in the banking and finance departments at large law firms (Plesner, Hannes Snellman, and Accura) and nearly ten years as an in-house lawyer for financial institutions (Danske Bank, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken). During my employment at Plesner, I was seconded to a law firm in New York for a period.
My entry into the consultancy business was through Resolva, where I was employed for two years before establishing my own firm in January 2025. At Resolva, I worked (inter alia) as a legal consultant within the legal areas asset management and fund investments.
You can read more about my background on my LinkedIn-profil
Competencies
My key area of expertise is legal advice in connection with finance transactions, loan and investment agreements, as well as many other complex commercial contracts. I also specialise in advising on regulatory matters and compliance for financial institutions and other entities under the supervision of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority.
I am experienced in delivering in high-performance environments where the expectations are high in terms of the professional standards of the legal advice, the service level, and the considerations for the commercial context.
My work style is characterised by thoroughness, high efficiency, and a practical, hands-on approach to solutions.
As a person, I am open-minded, easy to work with, and good at establishing strong working relationships at all levels within an organisation.
Cooperation with law firm
Since the establishment of BallingSchmidt, I have been consistently engaged as a legal consultant with the law firm Poul Schmith and assist on a project basis in banking and finance matters in cooperation with the Banking and Finance department.