The ‘very knowledgeable’ practice at Bech-Bruun is praised by clients for ’delivering an excellent legal service above and beyond any standard,’ covering all aspects of traditional IT law while also advising in areas like cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and robotics. The practice is jointly led by Niels M. Andersen, who has experience advising domestic and international enterprises on matters concerning IT, technology, and digitalisation, and Mikkel Friis Rossa, who focuses on the intersection of traditional IT, cybersecurity, and data protection law. The ‘very talented’ Kasper Bilde Nielsen specialises in regulatory affairs and compliance across cybersecurity, data protection, and emerging digital legislation. Joachim Nydam Bjerregaard is well-versed in related agreements and regulatory issues, while Peter Lind Nielsen offers invaluable expertise from his two decades of experience in the IT field.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Niels M. Anders and his teams deliver an excellent legal service above and beyond any standard, combining a deep legal knowledge with a profound understanding of our business - thus creating valuable business results for our company.'
  • 'A unique ability to understand our business and to understand – and advise - how legal advice on information technology and cybersecurity supports the strategy of our business.'
  • 'Trust is a key word in our collaboration. Bech-Bruun are highly skilled, but what I find unique is that they are honest and do self-reflection as to whether they can/are providing value to a task.'
  • 'Bech-Bruun has taken a good approach to newer, technology heavy legislation and understand the need for more practical knowledge on implementation than just legal theory.'
  • 'Mikkel Friis Rossa is a great information technology lawyer and makes complex legal issues easy to understand, with excellent levels of client service. Within IT and cybersecurity he is undoubtedly among the best we have worked with. His ability to understand our business and strategy stands out.'
  • ‘Mikkel Friis Rossa and Kasper Bilde are solidly founded in their areas of expertise - without doubt. Where they stand out is their exceptional ability to listen, process and synergize and execute on the inputs they receive from us.'
  • ‘The team is very knowledgeable within the fields of information technology and cybersecurity. It is probably the strongest within the field in Denmark, having a unique insight into market trends.'
  • 'Kasper Bilde Nielsen is worth mentioning. He is easy-going and pragmatic in his approach – a very talented lawyer. It is very important to us that complex tasks and topics are translated into activities that we can directly adopt and execute - he manages to do this.'

Key clients

  • Samsung
  • Danfoss
  • Royal Unibrew
  • ATP Group
  • KK Wind Solutions
  • USTC Group
  • Region Zealand
  • Fertin Pharma
  • Innargi

Work highlights

  • Advised Royal Unibrew on the implementation of NIS2.
  • Advised NRGi on the implementation of NIS2.
  • Asvised Gotlandsbolaget with the acquisition of the mini-cruise route between Norway and Denmark.

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Practice head

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Mikkel Friis Rossa, Niels M. Andersen

Other key lawyers

Joachim Nydam Bjerregaard, Kasper Bilde Nielsen, Peter Lind Nielsen