EU, competition and public procurement

DLA Piper Denmark

Client Satisfaction

DLA Piper Denmark advises a wide range of both domestic and international clients, utilising its cross-border presence, particularly within the Nordic region. The EU and competition team, led by Michael Klöcker, specialises in EU, competition, state aid law, and foreign direct investment law. Klöcker, who is praised for ‘demonstrating his vast knowledge and experience with competition law,’ focuses on issues related to dominant enterprises, anti-competitive agreements, merger control, and dawn raids. Simultaneously, Mikala Berg Dueholm leads the public procurement team, which covers all aspects of public procurement, public contracts, and other related matters. With extensive experience in procurement for large-scale construction projects, strategic partnerships, IT contracts, and assortment tenders, Dueholm is ’highly valued’ by clients.

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Testimonials

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'As the primary contact, Mikala Berg Dueholm has been very service-minded, while being able to constructively point out weaknesses and possible choices in connection with her advice. Mikala is highly valued and throughout the process has been in excellent collaboration with our technical client advisor.’
‘The DLA team's collective strengths lie in its diversity, client-centric approach, collaborative culture, and innovative mindset. They deliver a high-quality contract that creates a very strong foundation for the collaboration with the vendor chosen.’
‘Their key strengths are their ability to quickly understand the challenges in the market and the way they find pragmatic solutions within the boundaries set by the law.’
‘Michael Klöcker continuously demonstrates his vast knowledge and experience of competition law matters and a great understanding of our needs as a client, ensuring the final advice is scoped to our legal needs.’
‘The team has specific strengths in merger control, FDI and more litigious competition law.’
‘Highly professional team with an excellent understanding of the client's needs and an ability to provide concise and directly applicable advice.’
‘Totally down to earth and able to describe complex legal challenges in language everyone can understand.’
'Nick Bronstein and Anders Nørgaard are very easy to work with, they listen and have a good understanding of the situation we find ourselves in when complex or areas close to citizens have to be exposed to competition.'

Key clients

Copenhagen Airports A/S
Tesla
The City of Copenhagen
Region Zealand
Deutsche Bahn
HUGO BOSS
Central Denmark Region
Region of Southern Denmark
Michelin

Work highlights

Advising HUGO BOSS in a case regarding allegations of sharing illegal information with competitors.
Advised the Central Denmark Region on all legal aspects regarding the procurement of the purification of the largest incident of soil pollution in Denmark, dating back to the 1950s.
Advised the municipalities of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Frederiksberg, Dragør, and Tårnby on a tender for incinerable waste.