Maryla Rytter Wróblewski

Profile

Maryla Wróblewski is an attorney and partner at Nyborg & Rørdam and one of the country’s leading authorities on family and inheritance law. In her daily work, she combines her extensive specialist knowledge and strong counselling competencies with an ability to meet people at eye level and maintain focus on practical solutions.

Maryla is an experienced negotiator both in and out of court, and she provides legal counsel in cases on inheritance planning, administration of the estates of deceased persons and divorces. Maryla also provides legal advice in child cases in and out of court. Maryla has conducted several landmark cases before the Supreme Court within her field of expertise. In 2022, she also conducted and succeeded in a case before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The judgement meant that the Danish authorities had to allow a woman to adopt her husband’s two children, who were born by a surrogate mother in Ukraine.

Maryla achieved personal recognition in Chambers High Net Worth in 2018. She has maintained this position ever since and remains ranked one of five in Band 1 – the highest possible ranking.

As a particular speciality within family and inheritance law, Maryla has insight in the issues faced by international families when planning their relationships with separate property and wills, or in case of divorce. Within this field Maryla has conducted several landmark court cases, e.g. on child abduction. Maryla has ongoing cases in this area that involve countries all over the world.

Maryla has a strong professional and personal network in IAFL (International Academy of Family Lawyers, www.iafl.org). The Academy is a worldwide association of legal practitioners who are acknowledged as the best and most experienced in their respective countries. Accession in IAFL takes place upon recommendation. IAFL has a total of two Danish co-members.

Sharing her knowledge is an integral part of Maryla’s daily work, and she teaches both colleague attorneys and private individuals, e.g. private banking customers.

Maryla is also a trained mediator and certified arbitrator.

CV

Born 1973
Danish Bar Admission 2003
Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court 2013

• 2012 – : Partner, Nyborg & Rørdam Law Firm
• 2004 – 2011: Attorney-at-law, Bech-Bruun Law Firm
• 2000 – 2004: Annelise Lemche Law Firm

Education

• 2000: LL.M., Kings College, London
• 1999: Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen
• 1999: Studies at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Memberships and honorary offices

• International Academy of Family Lawyers
• Danish Family Lawyers
• Danish Estate Lawyers
• The Danish Supreme Court Bar Association

Publications

• • Article: ”International familieret – lovvalgsreglerne og ægtefællers aftalefrihed”, Tidsskrift for Familie- og Arveret, festskrift i anledning af 25-års jubilæet for FAF (March 2007)
  • Article: ”Status efter 20 år med Haagerkonventionen om internationale børnebortførelser”, Tidsskrift for Familie- og Arveret 2011.3.
  • Article: ”International familieret – Anke eller kære” by attorney Anne Heide-Jørgensen (L) and attorney Maryla Rytter Wróblewski (H), Festskrift til advokat Jørgen U. Grønborg, June 2016