Christian Schoenberg

Brief Profile

Christian has nearly 18 years experience translating in the legal, life sciences and business fields. He has interpreted at the UN, numerous depositions and is currently registered withvarious state court systems.

Christian holds master of philosophy degrees from University of Copenhagen and Stirling University, and Master of Studies and Doctorate degrees from the University of Oxford. He is certified by the American Translators Association (ATA), is the ATA certification chairman for Danish to English, an active member of NYCT, NETA, NAJIT, HITA and NOTIS.

Language Pairs

Translation

Danish | Norwegian | Swedish > English (US/UK/EU)

English > Danish

Twenty years of experience translating legal texts involving litigation (patents, antitrust, licensing, marketing, injunctions, licensing, letters of request, summonses etc.) within the areas of pharmaceutical, biochemical, medical, general business and financial services products.

In addition to litigation, Christian’s work experience spans the areas of International, Probate, Property & Real Estate Law, Contract Law, EU, US and Danish Legislation, Tax and Corporate Law.

Interpretation (Consecutive and Simultaneous)

Danish >< English

Fifteen-plus years interpreting at criminal and civil court proceedings in state and federal courts and in depositions throughout the United States (consecutive) and at the United Nations in New York City (simultaneous/conference).

Certifications & Exams

American Translators Association (ATA) Certified — Danish to English

Danish <> English Translation Exam — University of Copenhagen

Level 1 U.S. Security Clearance — Bureau of Diplomatic Security

U.S. Department of State Certification

ProZ Certified Pro

Education

Bachelor of Arts — University of Copenhagen

Master of Arts — University of Copenhagen

Master of Philosophy — University of Stirling

Master of Studies — University of Oxford

Doctor of Philosophy — University of Oxford

Translation Samples

Available upon request.

Publications

Christian Schoenberg and Prof. Erik Werlauff, Deposing Scandinavians in the United States Legal System.

Various translations provided for Global Constitutionalism. Ed. Robert Post. New Haven: Yale Law School, 2008.

Upcoming Memo: So, you are deposing a witness in Scandinavia?  Co-authored with Prof. Erik Werlauff of the Danish Government Panel on the Administration of Justice.

Document Transfers

Dedicated HTTPS/FTP, password-protected Secure Socket Layer (SSL) client area. Go to www.tollund.com to transfer documents (no file size limit).

Geography

U.S. - Danish National

Authorized to work in the United States and anywhere in the European Union.

Software Inventory & Skills

Full Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 Suites; Full Adobe Design CS2 Suite, Framemaker 7.1, Acrobat 9 Professional; Macromedia Suite and Dreamweaver; QuarkXPress 6.5; Trados 6.5.5 and 7.0, SDL Trados 2007 and Trados MultiTerm Extract 7.0.

Professional Memberships

Christian is currently chairman of the American Translation Association's (ATA) Danish-English Certification Committee

American Translation Association (ATA)

Houston Interpreters and Translators Association (HITA)

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)

New England Translators Association (NETA)

New York Circle of Translators (NYCT)  

Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society (NOTIS)

Network Access

Access to some of the most highly-skilled proofreaders and editors in the legal field.

Payments

Accepting VISA, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, U.S. checks or bank transfers.