Gorrissen Federspiel

EU & Competition and IP & Digital Business

Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe joined Gorrissen Federspiel as partner of the firm after the end of his time as Danish Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union. While fulfilling this role, Henrik contributed to solving a large amount of highly important cases, among others a great number of cases before the Grand Chamber, providing him with a thorough knowledge of and experience within EU law and EU procedural law. As Advocate General, he has submitted Opinions within a broad spectrum of legal areas, including Competition law, State aid, Public procurement, Internal market law (free movement of goods, persons, services and capital), Fundamental rights, Direct taxation, VAT, Customs union, International Private law, International law, Intellectual property rights, Data protection, Agricultural and fishing regulations, Banking law and Consumer protection law.

Prior to his time as Advocate General, Henrik has had great experience working as a lawyer in commercial law. He has worked as both Head of Department in the office of Property and Obligations Law in the Ministry of Justice, acting judge at the High Court of Eastern Denmark and finally as Consumer Ombudsman, where he among other things has dealt with complex cases regarding the financial sector.

Gorrissen Federspiel 2021 - Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2021 Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union 2015 – 2021 Acting High Court judge, High Court of Eastern Denmark 2015 Danish Consumer Ombudsman 2006 – 2014 Head of Department, Ministry of Justice 1999 – 2006 Legal Adviser to the representative of the Danish Prime Minister during the negotiations for drawing up the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 1999 – 2000 Legal advisor, The General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg 1994 – 1999 Lawyer, Law firm Frue Kirkeplads 4, Aarhus, now Holst law firm 1991 – 1994

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IP, consumer and marketing law committee of the Danish Bar and Law Society 2023 - Member of the Advisory Committee of the European Law Institute, Vienna 2014 - 2015 Member of the Advisory Board of JUC 2011 - 2015 Chairman for the first EU joint enforcement action by the European Commission and the Member States against individual companies within the framework of the CPC Regulation (Regulation (CE) No 2006/2004) 2013 - 2014 Chairman for committee established by the Minister for Justice to prepare the Danish implementation of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights 2012 - 2013