Praised as a 'world leader in the area of EU, competition and public procurement', the team at Gorrissen Federspiel sees mandates across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious mandates in the space, including merger control, dawn raids, state aid, horizontal and vertical agreements, abuse of dominance, competition litigation, procurement and general EU law issues. 'Outstanding lawyer' Martin André Dittmer and seasoned litigator Erik Kjær-Hansen jointly head the practice group. Dittmer is specialist in merger control in M&A transactions and regulatory matters, whilst Kjær-Hansen comes recommended for litigation relating to dominant undertakings and cartel probe, alongside regulatory issues and external investigations. At associate level, Kristian Helge Andersen has experience on complex merger-control cases before the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.
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Testimonials
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‘Gorrissen Federspiel is an extraordinarily brilliant practice. It is a world leader in the area of EU, competition and public procurement.'
- 'The team blends experience and expertise, practicality and professionalism.'
- 'It is difficult to imagine a team in any capital in Europe which has a savvy, wise and experienced practitioner like Martin Andre Dittmer.'
- 'This team deserves great recognition and praise. I would trust no one else in Denmark as much as Gorrissen Federspiel. They set the pace for others to follow. ’
‘By instructing Gorrissen, you receive a perfectly balanced team. Some firms are leading lights but here there is an entire galaxy. The team are very strong and very deep in their knowledge and client commitment.'
‘Experienced and well rounded team. Understands to put legal advice into context of the needs. ’
‘The competition law team of Gorrissen Federspiel are very commercial in their approach - actually taking in the difficulties of implementing legal standards in the practical world. Furthermore, you do feel as a client that the professional standard is above average. ’
‘Erik Kjær-Hansen is always available and has a broad knowledge of competition law’
Key clients
- P27 Nordic Payments Platform
- Intact
- GVCO
- Axcel
- Icopal
- Hafnia Tankers
- Deutz
- Molslinjen
- Andel
- Nets
- A.P. Møller-Mærsk
- Scandlines
- Salling
- Daimler
- Bang & Olufsen
- Telia
- Christian Hansen
- Danske Bank
- Nordea
- Vestas
Work highlights
- Advised Swedish telecoms company Telia on all legal matters relating to the DKK 6.25 billion sale of its Danish business to Norlys, Denmark's largest integrated energy and telecoms group.
- Acted for DEUTZ, a major German diesel engine manufacturer, before the Eastern High Court in connection with a case initiated by the Danish competition authorities regarding, among other areas, alleged refusal to supply in connection with a public tender.
- Assisting Nets, a leading Nordic provider of digital payment services across Europe, in a case before the Danish Supreme Court regarding Nets’ prices for the use of Dankort, a national debit card, on the internet.
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Martin André Dittmer, Erik Kjær-Hansen