Søren Hornbæk Svendsen
HortenHorten‘s Greenland desk team is led by Søren Hornbæk Svendsen and is noted for its expertise in the energy and infrastructure spaces, regularly advising on corporate issues, commercial matters and employment work in these industries. Svendsen is a go-to name for advice on energy projects, particularly those relating to Greenland’s green energy transition. Other key names include Lars Gregersen, who specialises in construction mandates; project specialist Christian Tullberg, and energy expert Klavs Gravesen. The firm also closely cooperates with local Greenlandic firm Nuna Advokater to add further regional capabilities.
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Key clients
- London Mining Greenland A/S
- City of Nuuk (Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq), Capital of Greenland
- KJ Greenland A/S
- Tusass A/S
Work highlights
- Acting for London Mining Greenland (LMG) in proceedings against Naalakkersuisut claiming that a 2021 decision to terminate or rescind license contracts should be invalidated and that LMG should – mutatis mutandis – be reinstated as beneficiary under the license.
- Advised Nuuk City Development and later the City of Nuuk (KommuneqarfikSermersooq) on all legal aspects of the tender of the new Nuuk School, including tender of all inventory in the school.
- Advising Tusass on all legal aspects related to the tender of a major data centre, which is split into seven different construction agreements, each covering a separate area of the data centre project.
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Søren Hornbæk Svendsen