Søren Hornbæk Svendsen
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Energy
Band 2
About
Provided by Søren Hornbæk Svendsen
Practice Areas
Søren Hornbæk Svendsen has more than 15 years' experience working as an adviser to companies in the Energy Sector. Søren has special expertise assisting on the sale and purchase of companies, wind farms, oil and gas licences and other assets in the energy sector. Søren also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting energy sector contracts and handling regulatory matters in the energy sector.
Søren has experience from and understands the challenges of both sides of the table – from his more than 15 years with law firms and almost 10 years as General Counsel of DONG Energy and as Corporate Counsel with the industrial conglomerate FLSmidth.
Career
Partner (Horten, 2005),
Head of legal (Ørsted, 2001-2005),
Corporate legal counsel (FL Smidth, 1996-2001).
Professional Memberships
The Oil Gas Denmark Legal Committee
The Board of the Danish Energy Law Association
The Advisory Council to the Department of Energy Law at Oslo University
The Committee for Energy and Climate Policy to the Organisation of Danish Industries
The Advisory Board to the Centre for Enterprise Liability at Copenhagen University
Danish Energy Law Association
Danish Gas Association
Deutsch-Nordische Juristenvereinigung
Chambers Review
Europe
Søren Hornbæk Svendsen offers broad experience in energy-related matters, frequently advising clients on project acquisitions and disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Søren Hornbæk Svendsen is a sharp and analytical lawyer."
"Søren has commercial insight and broad experience."
"Søren Hornbæk Svendsen is a sharp and analytical lawyer."
"Søren has commercial insight and broad experience."