Nordics - Denmark

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Telecoms

Plesner

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Plesner‘s technology and outsourcing team has vast experience within the regulatory and transactional aspects of telecoms work, and is experienced in assisting with the expansion of fibre networks, handling telecoms outsourcing arrangements, and acting in telecoms disputes. While ’extremely skilled’ co-head Niels Christian Ellegaard has extensive experience in regulatory telecoms work, co-head Michael Hur Bertelsen assists with telecoms and technology-related transactions and often leads on large telecoms projects. Nina Bech Damgaard Pedersen has extensive experience with drafting and negotiating all types of technology contracts, including telecoms agreements.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Niels Christian Ellegaard is extremely skilled within his field of competences and has a very business-oriented approach, always flexible.’

Key clients

  • TDC Net
  • Nuuday
  • Telenor Denmark
  • Fibia
  • Deutsche Telekom (formerly Sprint)
  • GlobalConnect
  • TT-Netværket
  • Ford
  • Danske Bilimportører
  • AT&T
  • Sprint (Deutsche Telecom)
  • Sentia

Work highlights

  • Acted for Telenor in a lawsuit against the Danish State regarding the Danish State's transition from Telenor to a new provider and the payment for services upon expiration of a major telephony agreement.
  • Assisted Nuuday (TDC) with the sale of its on-demand movie business (Blockbuster) to SF Anytime.
  • Representing The Danish Car Importers in a case against the Danish Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure regarding the use of SIM cards in cars and the right to bind car owners to use a specific SIM card installed in the cars by a mobile network operator, and hence the service providers engaged by the mobile network operators.

Lawyers

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Niels Chr. Ellegaard

Niels Chr. Ellegaard

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Niels Chr. Ellegaard is responsible for Plesner's IT, Telecom and Outsourcing team. He is known for his ability to analyse and manage complex problems and projects. During his career, Niels has been engaged in a wide array of practice areas and is, in addition to IT, Telecom and Outsourcing, involved in board work and corporate law cases. Niels uses his extensive experience to prepare and negotiate contracts as well as to provide advice if disputes arise. He also serves as an arbitrator in IT disputes. Niels is a certified IT attorney and has been chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Danish IT Attorneys. Niels is author of the book "Robots Entering the Legal Profession" published in March 2019.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Niels Christian Ellegaard, Michael Hur Bertelsen

Other key lawyers

Nina Bech Damgaard Pedersen

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