Martin von Haller Grønbæk > Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
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Martin von Haller Grønbæk
Work Department
Tech & Comms
Position
Martin is a partner in Bird & Bird’s Danish International Tech & Comms Group. Widely regarded as one of Denmark’s leading IT lawyers, he combines solid legal skills, innovative thought leadership and real strategic IT industry expertise.
Martin spent around 20 years advising Danish and international organisations, including major blue-chips, across the full spectrum of IT-related legal and commercial matters. He has gained a reputation as a pioneer in all legal aspects of online technology solutions (ecommerce, internet and web services), cyber and IT security, open source and open data, and other open licence forms such as Creative Commons.
Career
A lot of Martin’s work is in emergent areas and industries such as 3D printing, robotics, smart networks and smart cities, wearable tech, IoT, fintech, and Bitcoin and blockchain technologies.
He also advises technology start-ups and SMEs in the IT and media sectors on fundraising, M&A and transactions, corporate matters and more general commercial contracts.
Martin is a co-founder of the Danish E-commerce Association (FDIH), Internet Society DK, Creative Commons DK, the Danish Open Source Vendors Association and Danish Entrepreneurs Association, Quantified Self DK, OpenDenmark, HyperLedger and the Ethereum/Web3 Copenhagen meetups and the tech start-up community CPHFTW.
Martin is a certified IT attorney (certified by the Association of Danish IT Attorneys), and has also been admitted to the Danish High Court.
Martin co-authored the first thesis on Danish Internet Law, and I’m a frequent speaker at conferences on IT law, tech startups, blockchain tech, ecommerce and open source and Creative Commons.
Languages
Martin speaks Danish and English, and understand the Scandinavian languages.
Education
- University of Copenhagen, Master of Law, Law
- Danish Bar Association in 1991
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Information technology
(Hall of Fame)Martin von Haller Grønbæk
– Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab
Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab‘s technology practice is renowned for its ‘outstanding service,’ advising a diverse range of clients on IT, IP, and GDPR matters, as well as AI compliance policies, NIS2 compliance programmes, and cybersecurity litigation. The practice is led by Lau Normann Jørgensen, considered ‘one of the greats in Danish IT law market,’ who has expertise in software development, licensing, and technology joint ventures, particularly in the financial and healthcare sectors. Jesper Langemark focuses on system procurement contracts, cloud computing, outsourcing, and data protection, while Jan Ussing Andersen has expertise in 5G and other telecoms infrastructure upgrade projects. Martin von Haller Grønbæk is a leading authority on DLT, blockchain, and NFTs, and Julie Bak-Larsen advises on infrastructure strategy, network sharing, market entry, and regulatory matters within the telecommunications value chain.