DLA Piper Denmark
DLA Piper Denmark’s energy team provides advice on solar and hydropower projects, minerals issues, and oil and gas mandates, and is active in the water and wastewater sectors as well as renewable energy matters and work involving emerging and alternative technologies. The team handles a variety of regulatory issues, projects and transactional work and assists clients in connection with the procurement, negotiation and conclusion of power purchase agreements. Jacob Sparre Christiansen provides advice to companies within the water, wastewater, electricity distribution, heating supply, and waste spaces, particularly assisting with regulatory framework issues. Martin Juste advises clients regarding transactions in the offshore wind and general renewable industries, Christian Bredtoft Guldmann specialises in large-scale solar projects and transactions related to infrastructure and solar energy.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Highly competent team able to prioritise and assign tasks and challenges to the right person, not just the most skilled, but the person or team skilled just right for the job.’
‘Deep insight into regulatory matters in our industry. Insight and understanding to a level only few very have. Added to this is a pragmatic approach to challenges.’
‘Christian Bredtoft Guldmann has an exceptional eye for legal issues, attention to detail, and contract drafting. Moreover, his availability and attentiveness concerning the matter at hand is highly appreciated. He is up to date with industry standards and thereby able to provide appropriate and prudent advice whenever in doubt of what is "usual". On the personal level, he is very pleasant to work with.’
‘Martin Juste is very objective, commercial opinions provided for client.'
‘It's a high-quality team with remarkable insight into the utility sector as a whole.’
‘Jacob Sparre Christiansen offers great service and master's his specialty (wastewater regulation in particular) to a degree that is hard to find elsewhere.’
‘Highly professionally competent company that is pleasant to work with.’
Key clients
- Luxcara
- Iberdrola
- ATP
- Hai Long 2 Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd. and Hai Long 3 Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd.
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Vestas
- Government of Greenland, including the Ministry for Agriculture, Self-Sufficiency, Energy and Environment and the Ministry of Mineral Resources
- HOFOR Group
- Dansk Energirådgivning
- Danish Bio Commodities A/S
- AURA Energi a.m.b.a
- The City of Copenhagen
- Aarhus Havn
- P+ Pension
- DANVA (the Danish Water and Waste Water Association)
- Maabjerg Energy Center Group
- Vestforsyning Group
- BlueKolding Group
- Aarhus Vand Group
- Billund Vand og Energi Group
- Frederikshavn Forsyning Group
- Energnist I/S
- Morsø Forsyning Group
- SONFOR Group
- Svendborg Forsyning Group
- Skanderborg Forsyning Group
- Struer Energi Group
- Thisted Vand Group
- Tønder Forsyning Group
- Vandmiljø Randers A/S
- Ringkøbing-Skjern Forsyning Group
- Farum Fjernvarme A.m.b.a.
- Forsyningsservice A/S
- SEV
- VEKS
- Vesthimmerlands Vand
- Aquadjurs A/S
- Silkeborg Forsyning Group
- Viborg Varme Amba
- Syddjurs Spildevand A/S
- DjursSam ApS
- Andelsselskabet Oksbøl Varmeværk
- Hirtshals Fjernvarme
- Sdr. Herreds Kraftvarmeværker A.m.b.a.
- Snedsted Varmeværk
- Veddum-Skelund-Visborg Varmeværk A.m.b.a.
- Vildbjerg Varme A/S
- Dinel A/S
- Teacher’s Pension
- Lemvig Varmeværk a.m.b.a.
- Afatek A/S
- Naturbiogas Sode A/S
- Vrejlven Biogas ApS
- Jysk Energi A/S
- Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA
- Vestjyske Net 60 kV A/S
Work highlights
- Advised Norwegian company, Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA on its first project in Denmark in which it acquired a large part of Skovgaard Energy A/S’ portfolio of onshore wind turbines.
- Advised Renewable Energy Systems Limited (RES) on the acquisition of Anemo Analytics.
- Advised the Government of Greenland in relation to hydropower, hydropower activities, hydropower licences, applications for and negotiation and granting of licences for hydropower activities, and regulation of these matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jacob Sparre Christiansen