Melanie Legarth Lund
Lawyer

Melanie Legarth Lund has ten years of experience from both traditional law firms and in-house roles, where she has solved legal challenges in close collaboration with the business. Her primary area of expertise is employment and labour law, and she advises on matters including dismissals, summary dismissals, executive contracts, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, and business transfers. With a background as an HR manager and leader for several years, she has a sharp understanding of what drives value for a company and moves naturally at the intersection of law, strategy, business, and people.

Melanie is highly skilled in stakeholder management and is accustomed to advising top management and executive boards on complex legal and organisational issues. This experience gives her a unique ability to translate law into decisions that make sense in a business and organisational context.

Melanie provides advice based on the client's specific situation, translating it into solutions with real commercial, organisational, and strategic impact. With a commercial mindset, she acts as a sparring partner who understands the business and actively contributes to helping the client reach their goals – not just as a lawyer, but as a central part of the company's strategic decision-making.

Specialties:

  • Employment and labour law
  • Litigation and dispute resolution
  • ESG
CV

Work experience

  • Attorney at MAY Law (2026 – present)
  • Head of People & Culture (Attorney) at GF Forsikring (2022 – 2026)
  • Attorney and Assistant Attorney at Ase (2018 – 2021)

Education

  • Master of Laws from Aarhus University (2017)

MAY Law is a law firm established in Spring 2026 with a focus on providing value-added and highly specialized legal advice to the business community.

Christian Geertsen
Partner, Lawyer
Christian Witt
Partner, Lawyer (L)
Mads Thejl Hansen
Partner, Lawyer (L)
Melanie Legarth Lund
Lawyer
Michael Kristensen
Partner, Lawyer
Stefan Simmelsgaard
Partner, Lawyer (L)
BUSINESS LAWYERS
Value-creating,
specialized legal advice
for businesses