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EU, competition and public procurement

Bruun & Hjejle

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Bruun & Hjejle has a demonstrably strong track record on complex merger control and M&A transactions, including FDI filings, alongside major Danish criminal cases and state aid litigation. Praised for its ‘expert knowledge in the field’, the practice group acts on behalf of major international players including Danske Bank, Goldman Sachs and Red Bull. Pre-eminent EU and competition lawyer Olaf Koktvedgaard focuses on contentious mandates, excelling on matters which concern the interaction between competition and State aid law and include public enterprises, public service, SGEI and market-related public regulation and government. Koktvedgaard jointly leads the practice alongside Søren Zinck and Frederik André Bork. Zinck remains a key contact for all aspects of competition and state aid law, with a present focus on article 101 and 102 cases; Bork’s experience includes complex merger filings and M&A processes, including FDI filings, major abuse and cartel cases, as well as multi-jurisdictional follow-on damages cases.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Frederik Bork has outstanding legal knowledge and business acumen - a combination that is often sought for, but rarely found to a degree like his.

  • ‘Olaf Koktvedgaard is absolutely first rate. He has vast experience and a very firm grip on Danish and EU competition law. He is very ably assisted by his partner Frederik Andre Bork. Together, they form a formidable team, well versed in handling complex cases.’

  • ‘We always have a great collaboration with Bruun & Hjejle on various matters. The teams is very knowledgeable - namely in relation to the financial sector - and very pleasant to work with. They are responsive, service-minded and pragmatic in their advice. ’

  • ‘Søren Zinck is very pleasant and highly skilled competition lawyer with a great business acumen. Søren is not afraid of leaning out and providing advice without too many reservations, and he is great at understanding our business needs. He has a great knowledge of the financial sector, including financial regulations, and understands very well the mechanisms in this sector and can advise across different legal areas.

  • ‘The firm has a highly experienced and specialised profile within competition law. We find that the company delivers optimal value for money and solution-oriented advices.’

  • ‘We work primarily with Søren Zinck within the competition law area. Søren is highly skilled, very professional and he always works efficiently in his approach and finds solutions in the customer's best interest.’

  • ‘Value for money - both as lawyers and as trusted advisors. They are always available and always advise solely in the interest of the client.'

  • ‘Frederik André Bork and Søren Zinck both stand out as very competent and highly skilled competition law lawyers with a second to none commercial understanding of the client's interests.’

Key clients

  • TV 2 Danmark A/S
  • Ørsted
  • TDC Net A/S
  • Nets A/S
  • Clear Channel Danmark A/S
  • Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
  • Københavns Kommune
  • Århus Kommune
  • Odense Kommune
  • Axel Kaufmann ApS
  • Tryg A/S
  • Danske Bank A/S
  • Nordea AB
  • Arbejdernes Landsbank
  • Sydbank A/S
  • PostNord
  • HOFOR
  • Post Danmark A/S
  • Oestergaard A/S
  • Better Energy Holding A/S
  • NREP A/S
  • Kirk Kapital
  • Aalborg Portland A/S
  • TransAtlantis S.à.r.l
  • Danæg
  • Axcel Management A/S
  • 3i
  • Energinet
  • Red Bull GmbH
  • Riskpoint A/S
  • Applus Automative A/S
  • Modstrøm Danmark A/S

Work highlights

  • Representing Nets A/S before the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court in a competition law case on alleged abuse of a dominant position on the acquiring market in Denmark.
  • Advising Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on several legal aspects of the North Sea offshore wind hub, a major Danish infrastructure investment and a cornerstone in the Danish Government’s ambition to stay at the forefront of the green transition.
  • Representing the three largest municipalities in Denmark (Københavns Kommune, Aarhus Kommune and Odense Kommune) in a joint follow-on damage claims case before the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Olaf Koktvedgaard

Olaf Koktvedgaard

Hall of fameBruun & Hjejle

Olaf Koktvedgaard advises on issues of EU and competition law, merger control and State aid with a focus on disputes. Olaf’s work focuses to a great extent on the interaction between public enterprises and government. He has extensive experience within dominance issues, State aid, cartel investigations and criminal defence and related investigations. He regularly acts before the Danish competition authorities, the Danish courts, the European Commission and the European Court of Justice.

Leading individuals

Søren Zinck

Bruun & Hjejle

Søren Zinck specializes in all aspects of competition law, including in Danish and international cases on merger control, distribution strategies, damages, dominance issues, state aid, and cartel investigations, including criminal defense and related investigations. He regularly litigates before the European Court of Justice and the Danish courts, and during recent years he has litigated several of the major, leading Danish competition cases.

Next Generation Partners

Frederik André Bork

Bruun & Hjejle

Frederik André Bork is specialised in EU law and Danish competition law. Frederik works with all types of competition law matters and focuses in particular on merger control (transactions), cartels, damages claim cases, and antitrust. Frederik’s experience includes complex transactions and merger filings, some of the most well-known abuse cases in EU, several large and multi-jurisdictional competition law damages claim cases and cartel investigations. Frederik also works with procurement law. As former Head of Division at the Danish Competition Authority, Frederik has valuable insights in the authorities’ administrative and business procedures and working methods.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Olaf Koktvedgaard, Søren Zinck, Frederik André Bork

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