Nina Henningsen is specialised in intellectual property law, media and entertainment and is head of Mazanti’s Media & Entertainment department and gaming law group. Nina has in-depth industry knowledge and substantial experience in advising leading national and international media clients and online based companies. She advises in cases concerning copyright, including clearing of rights in connection with the many new distribution forms of radio, television and music on all platforms, e.g. "catch-up" TV, SVOD and APPs. In addition, Nina has comprehensive experience in advising international online game operators and platform providers on all aspects of Danish gaming legislation, including the complicated license procedure, compliance issues, contract formation and regulatory issues in connection with international transactions. Furthermore, Nina has wide experience in advising on cases concerning social media, sports rights, e-commerce, television formats, advertising, publisher agreements, telecommunication and computer games. She has been involved in a variety of high-profile cases concerning the media and entertainment industry and has many years' experience negotiating with administrative organisations. Nina frequently speaks at national and international conferences and has authored articles in magazines and books. She is a member of the Committee for Media Industries under the Confederation of Danish Industry and participates in working groups under the Danish Gambling Authority and the Consumer Ombudsman regarding matters pertaining to the online gaming industry.
Media and entertainment
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Attorney, managing partner, admitted to the Supreme Court. Peter Lambert advises Danish and international companies on media law, intellectual property law, marketing law, company and contracting law, and he is a board director of various companies. Peter Lambert has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration proceedings, and Legal500 and Which lawyer? have recommended him in the areas of media, entertainment and intellectual property law. Co-author of the book Personlighedsret (Personality Rights).
Attorney, partner, admitted to the Supreme Court. Highly experienced, international corporate lawyer and arbitrator, both as chairman of arbitral tribunals and as arbitrator appointed by a party. Appointed by the Minister for Economic and Business affairs as member of a group of financial experts, where Steen Lassen investigated whether the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority complied with applicable legislation during the period 1999-2005. In that connection Steen Lassen inspected the ten largest financial institutions in Denmark. Appointed by the Minister for Culture as member of the committee that prepared legislation on the preservation of evidence in connection with the infringement of intellectual property rights (1999-2000). Legal advisor to the Danish prime minister before the tax allowance investigation commission, legal advisor to the speaker of the Danish Parliament in relation to the Farum investigation commission, and legal advisor to the Permanent Secretary of State in relation to the Stateless Commission investigation. Recommended within the areas of intellectual property, media and entertainment law (by Legal 500) and technology, media and telecommunications law (by Chambers).
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Attorney, partner. Kristina has many years' experience in EU and competition law, and in marketing and intellectual property law, especially copyright law. Kristina takes part in the legal and secretariat functions for UBO, and in this context provides advice to a large number of Danish and foreign TV stations on third-party exploitation of TV-station content in the Nordic countries, including on the interface between copyright law and competition law. Kristina also provides advice on the primary acquisition of rights by TV stations in relation to employees, producers, sports events organisers and other rightholders. In addition, Kristina assists TV stations in relation to hearings on EU regulation and legislative amendments within copyright law in Denmark as well as in Norway. Through her work Kristina has gained considerable insight into the Nordic extended collective licence system; as an example, she has provided advice to the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture on the regulation of collective management organisations. Kristina has taught family law and the law of wills and succession at University of Copenhagen, and she provides advice to clients on succession issues, including estate planning, and she assists in connection with the administration of estates of deceased persons.
Jakob Plesner Mathiasen is a specialist in consulting in IP law, including media and entertainment law. Jakob has wide experience with advising on copyrights, where he e.g. acts as permanent adviser for the majority of music companies in Denmark. By virtue of his expertise in copyright, Jakob has also been appointed Secretary of The Danish Copyright Society and National Group Director of IFPI Denmark. Jakob has profound insight into – and focus on – the digital development and the IP legal issues that arises from this. As a result of his focus on media and entertainment law, Jakob is editor of the textbook of entertainment law and an associate professor on the same subject at the University of Copenhagen. Jakob has wide experience in handling complex cases within media and entertainment law, including disputes, entering into agreements and strategic advice. Jakob has been an adviser on significant and complex cases regarding the scope of IP legal protection (including the first case worldwide that made it possible to order telecommunications companies to block copyright-infringing material on the Internet). As part of the strategic advice to rights holders, Jakob has been a key adviser with reference to the preparation - and implementation - of the rules on online platforms' liability for IP infringing material. Jakob also has profound insight into the collective management of copyright, which is characterized by being extremely complex and detailed. Here, Jakob has been involved in publishing the legal commentary on collective management of copyright. By virtue of his specialisation in the field, Jakob has published a number of the central books in the field of media and entertainment law as well as copyright law. In addition, Jakob - together with Professor Morten Rosenmeier - runs the podcast Entertainmentretten, where they on a monthly basis review the development within the legal field and analyse the most important cases and issues.
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Kasper Frahm is head of Plesner's Trademark Law and Design team. Kasper is one of the leading IP law specialists in Denmark. His primary practice areas are trademarks, copyrights, product imitations and patents. Kasper provides advice to and litigates court cases for large Danish and foreign clients, including by means of preliminary injunctions and preservation of evidence. He also has extensive experience in trademark and design portfolio work. Kasper is author of the book "Product Imitation Case Law" and has written several IP law articles. He lectures on IP rights both in Denmark and abroad and holds an LL.M. in IP law from King’s College London. Kasper is a member of the European Trademark Law and Practice Team at MARQUES. On several occasions, he has been recognized by relevant rating publications as the leading attorney within his field of expertise in Denmark.
Emil Jurcenoks advises on Marketing Law and Consumer Law, IP Law and general disputes and litigation. Emil is primarily engaged in disputes and litigation, including in particular concerning IP law as well as marketing and consumer law, in which field Emil has extensive experience, among other things, from his time as an assistant judge from 2012 to 2015 in the Danish Supreme Court and the Maritime and Commercial High Court (the first instance IP court in Denmark). Emil is head of Plesner's marketing and consumer law team, providing advice within all areas of marketing and consumer law, including in connection with promotional marketing preparations and conflicts between traders or with authorities as well as regulatory issues. In addition to that, Emil provides advice with all areas of IP law, including in particular copyright, trade secrets, product imitations, design law, trademark law, patent law and IP transactions. Emil also handles disputes regarding media and press law.
Henrik's speciality is primarily commercial law, and he advises and represents Danish and international companies and organisations within multiple areas. Henrik advises on such subjects as strategies for protection or exploitation of rights under the Copyright, Trademark, Patent and Marketing Acts; publishing agreements; music company agreements; all aspects of contracting within the construction law area; agreements on the performance of geothermal drilling projects; agreements on gas sales in and transportation of gas from the Danish fields in the North Sea; agreements on the development of IT solutions for both the private and public sectors; the provisions of the Danish Act on Processing of Personal Data and the Executive Order on Security; purchase and sale of companies and company law in general; procurement law; and contracting law in general. Henrik is a highly experienced litigator, and in recent years he has spent most of his time on court and arbitration cases, including international arbitration cases regarding offshore projects, where the court language is English. He is also a certified arbitrator and takes an interest in mediation, having recently qualified as a building and construction mediator.