Max Gersvang Sørensen
Gorrissen FederspielGorrissen Federspiel retains its strong reputation in the Danish market for its expertise in a broad range of matters concerning data protection, data ethics, cybersecurity, digital transformation and digital regulatory work across a variety of sectors including the energy, media, retail, life sciences, transport and consumer goods industries. The team of ‘highly skilled lawyers’ is led by Tue Goldschmieding in Copenhagen and Aarhus-based David Telyas; Goldschmieding frequently undertakes large-scale compliance projects for Danish and international corporations, while Telyas assists Danish and foreign companies in relation to launches of new services and product offerings, compliance projects, M&A transactions involving technology, and compliance cases initiated by supervisory authorities. Max Gersvang Sørensen is known for his experience across all aspects of data privacy law, along with handling crisis management issues and security breaches. Jesper Madsen joined the practice in 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘The competence level for data privacy and related legislations is high and very scalable, meaning that the team is solving regulatory issues at a very high level, and are adaptable to scale up or include other regulatory areas in their solution.’
‘Collaboration skills, ability to adapt to situations and new requirements, overview of legislative requirements for a global company, ability to adapt counselling to other competencies.’
‘Good understanding of the client's commercial challenges. Highly accessible. Highly skilled lawyers.’
‘Always available and ready to help. Good understanding of how the business works.’
‘David Telyas is very good at understanding the business and our needs and to transform legal advice into useful guidance.’
‘Absolutely professional team who acts quickly on customers request for assistance. Skilled people with a unique knowledge within the Data privacy and data protection area. Delivered as promised with a high quality. Highly skilled experts within Data privacy and data protection within healthcare sector.’
‘Very good at explaining complex issues in a clear and understandable manner, zooming in on what's relevant for our business. In addition, a deep business and industry understanding.’
‘David Telyas is a great adviser with a deep understanding of our business. He is excellent at zooming in on the key issues. I appreciate that he reaches out proactively in case of legal developments of relevance to our business.’
Key clients
- Schibsted Denmark ApS
- A.P. Møller – Maersk A/S
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Novo Nordisk A/S
- Rambøll Group
- FOSS A/S
- Aller A/S
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Tue Goldschmieding
Gorrissen FederspielPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tue Goldschmieding, David Telyas