DLA Piper

Litigation & Regulatory

Mikala Berg Dueholm provides advice to public authorities and private enterprises on all aspects of procurement law and public contracts.

She has a wealth of experience of both EU and national procurement law and advises on all aspects, including procedure, negotiations, contracts, incentive mechanisms, contractual changes, access to documents, disputes and complaints.

She is particularly experienced in tender proceedings within transport, environment and soil contamination, IT, construction and consulting services.

Mikala also provides advice to municipalities, regions and government agencies on municipal law and administrative law in connection with tender proceedings.

Her clients include the City of Copenhagen, the Central Denmark Region, the Danish Road Directorate, the Danish passenger transportation company Trafikselskabet Movia and the Danish National Building Fund.

She often advises on large and complex matters such as the EU call for tenders concerning the first PPP contract for sewage systems in Denmark and the EU call for tenders concerning the clean-up of Denmark’s largest toxic contaminated site.

Mikala has also conducted a number of cases concerning the procurement rules before the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and the courts.

Mikala lectures in procurement law at Nohrcon and IKA, and is a former part-time lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Southern Denmark. In addition, she is a preferred speaker at procurement conferences. Finally, she is used to operating in politically controlled organisations and has insight into the political machinery.

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2018

Senior Attorney, Horten Law Firm, 2017-2018

Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2011-2017

Part-time lecturer in constitutional law, University of Southern Denmark, 2008-2013

Assistant Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2008-2011

English, Swedish

Dansk Forening for Udbudsret (the Danish association for procurement law)

Right of audience before the Danish High Courts, 2017 Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2011 Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, 2008 Studies at University of Lund, Sweden, 2006