Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab focuses on cross-border mandates, with recent cases including competition cases and merger filings before the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, as well as clearing merger filings before the Swedish Competition Authority, and lodging complaints before the European Commission. Multi-jurisdictional FDI-assessment and filings is also an integral part of the group’s work. Morten Nissen heads up the competition law practice, with a focus on restrictive practices, abuse of dominance and state aid, on the side of multinationals and industry associations. Public procurement head Peter Dann Jørgensen advises on public procurement rules, public sector agreements and related areas of law in healthcare, construction and IT.
Testimonials
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‘Morten Nissen has extensive experience in Denmark and across Europe.'
‘Morten Nissen is a long time expert who has practised in Brussels for many years and now in Denmark for almost 10 years. ’
‘Morten Nissen is a non-traditional competition lawyer. He is good at seeing possible new angles.’
‘They have outstanding knowledge on the subject which they are able to break down into understandable language.’
‘The lawyers are nice to work with and they can help come up with simple solutions to complex problems.’
‘B&B has a strong procurement team led by Peter Dann Jørgensen. Peter has a very strong tender law profile in the industry and is known for his great knowledge of and insight into tender law matters. At the same time, he is very pragmatic and solution-oriented in his approach. It is a pleasure to work with him, including brainstorming about possible solutions that are not straightforward.'
Key clients
- NNIT A/S
- Kyndryl A/S
- DXC Technology, Inc.
- Infosys Limited
- WS Audiology A/S
- Bolt Technology OÜ
- Green Cargo AB
- Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
- Danske Medier
- Medicines for Europe
- TwoDay Group
- Etteplan Oyj
- VisitDenmark
- Bjarke Ingels Group A/S
- Municipality of Albertslund
- NNIT A/S
- Aalborg Forsyning
- Ringsted Fjernvarme
- Færdselsstyrelsen
- Udviklings- og Forenklingsstyrelsen
- Aarhus Universitet
- Stibo Complete
- Urban Water Retention ApS
Work highlights
- Defended Swedish rail freight incumbent, Green Cargo AB, in an alleged abuse of dominance investigation (refusal to provide access to essential facility) formally initiated by the Swedish Competition Authority. The authority dropped the investigation after 22 months.
- Advised NNIT A/S on all merger control, antitrust and FDI aspects as well as public procurement issues in connection with agreements with public entities of its carve-out and sale of its infrastructure business to Capital Fund Agilitas in a deal valued at DKK 1.35 billion.
- Advised Infosys Limited on all merger control and FDI aspects of USD 450m outsourcing agreement with Danske Bank A/S.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Morten Nissen, Peter Dann Jørgensen