Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : Denmark
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Plesner's EU and competition law team is a market leader, especially in relation to complex cases involving significant values.
In addition to highly specialised lawyers, the team includes a number of economists. We work with a conscious focus on genuine teamwork and integration of economic arguments while constantly challenging conceptions, methods and analyses.
We have been involved in most of the important cartel cases in Denmark and the majority of EU cartel cases involving Danish companies and are the only Danish team to have experience with both the EC's leniency and cartel settlement procedures. The team has been involved in a number of the most important abuse cases, including the largest ever Danish abuse case. We also have experience with criminal proceedings and have successfully defended clients in court against criminal charges.
The team has experience with all aspects of Danish and EU merger control, including cases involving remedies in the form of divestitures, and has been involved in some of the most complicated merger control cases, including the largest ever merger involving Danish companies and one of the largest ever private placements in Europe.
We have handled a number of significant competition law related damages actions, including the largest ever Danish damages actions related to cartels and abuse of dominance, respectively.
The team also has experience with state aid, public procurement, FDI, FSR and other areas within competition law.
Chambers Review
Plesner remains one of the top competition law firms in Denmark. It assists clients with the competition law and foreign direct investment aspects of high-value corporate transactions. The team further represents clients in investigations into allegations of excessive pricing and resale price maintenance, as well as in subsequent appeals against fines and in damages actions. Team members offer additional experience in public procurement mandates.
Work Highlights
- Plesner advised Novozymes on the merger clearance aspects of its proposed EUR27 billion combination with Chr. Hansen Holding.
Strengths
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"I've worked with Plesner and was very impressed by how deep the team go into understanding the market. They go deep into the details and leave no stones unturned."
"The team are quick to understand the issue and we can always have a positive dialogue."
"We received very strong advice with a lot of business sense."
"The team is made up of highly skilled competition law experts who are also strong on understanding the sector and the commercial side."
"The Plesner team is exceptional in handling very complex matters and making them tangible in bite sizes. The lawyers are structured and great at presenting complex advice so that it can be understood by both lawyers and non-lawyers."
"I've worked with Plesner and was very impressed by how deep the team go into understanding the market. They go deep into the details and leave no stones unturned."
"The team are quick to understand the issue and we can always have a positive dialogue."
"We received very strong advice with a lot of business sense."
"The team is made up of highly skilled competition law experts who are also strong on understanding the sector and the commercial side."
"The Plesner team is exceptional in handling very complex matters and making them tangible in bite sizes. The lawyers are structured and great at presenting complex advice so that it can be understood by both lawyers and non-lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Gitte Holtsø is impressively active on high-value merger clearance filings and frequently acts for clients in behavioural investigations and appeals against decisions. She also assists clients with contentious public procurement mandates.
"She is a top-tier competition lawyer and our preferred choice."
"Gitte is very skilled and knowledgeable within the field, and provides commercial and to-the-point advice."
Daniel Barry has a broad competition law practice that covers merger control and FDI filings, as well as behavioural investigations, appeals against fines and damages actions.
"Daniel Barry is a sophisticated practitioner who gives smart, to-the-point advice."
"Daniel is true pleasure to work with - I would recommend working with him."
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