The team at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is known for its ‘great expertise’ and ‘very good set of commercial skills’ and frequently represents multinational industrials and corporates on landmark mandates. Merger filings and antitrust work are key focuses for the group, including complex cartel investigations, criminal litigation, joint venture establishments, distribution practices, and other complex assessments. Practice head and seasoned anti-trust lawyer Simon Evers Hjelmborg is praised as ‘extremely experienced’ and as delivering ‘first-class advice – always with the client in the centre’. Jesper Fabricius remains a pre-eminent authority on EU public procurement rules, advising public-private companies and public authorities. Christian Monberg is a go-to contact for merger filings and comes highly recommended for his ‘great experience within all aspects of competition law’. Amanda Lundby Langer is frequently engaged on high-profile merger transactions, alongside anti-trust criminal investigations, and public procurement matters.

Bech-Bruun’s EU and competition practice group works across a wide range of industry sectors, including transport, media and entertainment, energy, waste, pharmaceuticals, payment solutions, agriculture, infrastructure and retail. The group frequently acts as merger clearance counsel on significant corporate transactions, as well as handling major procurement mandates including contentious procurement proceedings. Practice head Jesper Kaltoft is an expert within competition law, EU law, merger control and public procurement issues. Experienced litigator Peter Stig Jakobsen is a go-to name for EU, competition, public procurement, contract and state aid issues. Jakobsen comes recommended for his ‘ability and competence to explain extremely complex legal matters also to people without legal background’.

Bruun & Hjejle has a demonstrably strong track record on complex merger control and M&A transactions, including FDI filings, alongside major Danish criminal cases and state aid litigation. Praised for its ‘expert knowledge in the field’, the practice group acts on behalf of major international players including Danske Bank, Goldman Sachs and Red Bull. Pre-eminent EU and competition lawyer Olaf Koktvedgaard focuses on contentious mandates, excelling on matters which concern the interaction between competition and State aid law and include public enterprises, public service, SGEI and market-related public regulation and government. Koktvedgaard jointly leads the practice alongside Søren Zinck and Frederik André Bork. Zinck remains a key contact for all aspects of competition and state aid law, with a present focus on article 101 and 102 cases; Bork’s experience includes complex merger filings and M&A processes, including FDI filings, major abuse and cartel cases, as well as multi-jurisdictional follow-on damages cases.

Praised as a 'world leader in the area of EU, competition and public procurement', the team at Gorrissen Federspiel sees mandates across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious mandates in the space, including merger control, dawn raids, state aid, horizontal and vertical agreements, abuse of dominance, competition litigation, procurement and general EU law issues. 'Outstanding lawyer' Martin André Dittmer and seasoned litigator Erik Kjær-Hansen jointly head the practice group. Dittmer is specialist in merger control in M&A transactions and regulatory matters, whilst Kjær-Hansen comes recommended for litigation relating to dominant undertakings and cartel probe, alongside regulatory issues and external investigations. At associate level, Kristian Helge Andersen has experience on complex merger-control cases before the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.

Kromann Reumert is renowned for its high-end cross-border work, including complex cartel and IPR-related cases, alongside pay-for-delay cases and including significant damage litigation case. The group also remains among the market leaders in merger control filings and is praised for its ‘business-oriented and pragmatic approach’. Head of EU and competition Jens Munk Plum  comes highly recommended as ‘always pragmatic, solution oriented, providing value-adding advice’. Public procurement head Jeppe Lefevre Olsen  assists both contracting authorities and entities, as well as suppliers, on all aspects of public contracts and procurement. Morten Kofmann  is also a key point of contact within the group and is noted as a ‘leading competition law advisor in Denmark’.

Known for the group’s expertise in advising dominant undertakings, NJORD Law Firm dispenses specialist advice on rebate schemes, marketing campaigns, selective distribution and dealer criteria, among many other issues. Both the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries are particular areas of focus for the ‘amazingly responsive’ team. Pre-eminent competition and EU law practitioner Thomas Rhyl is a seasoned litigator in the space, known for his ‘unique experience’ and ‘extensive knowledge of the Danish competition authorities and how they work’. Anders Worsøe advises corporate clients on competition law matters and on public procurement issues, whilst Nis Peter Dall is frequently engaged on mandates pertaining to IPR and competition law in the Nordics, on vertical agreements as well as on newtech and IT law.

Plesner retains a strong track record for abuse and cartel cases involving Danish companies, and those investigated by the Danish competition authorities. Public procurement law is also a core pillar of the group’s work and it has extensive experience advising both contracting authorities and tenderers on all aspects of EU and Danish public procurement law, particularly matters regarding tenders relating to large-scale infrastructure projects. Practice head Gitte Holtsø is vastly experienced on high-profile merger cases, as well as cases involving cartels, other horizontal cooperation agreements, vertical agreements, abuse of dominance and competition law compliance. Daniel Barry comes recommended as a ‘very accomplished antitrust lawyer – very knowledgeable and has control of all aspects and details of the case he works on’. Christian Karhula Lauridsen is a go-to name for contentious matters in the space, whilst head of the economic analysis team Rie Paving Mortensen is a key contact for all things pertaining to complex mergers, international cartels and abuse of dominant position issues.

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.

The team at DLA Piper Denmark covers the entire spectrum of EU and Danish competition law, procurement law, state aid law and Foreign Direct Investment law. The department also covers criminal cases related to competition law infringements, and provides specialised advice on Greenlandic competition law. Michael Klöcker jointly heads the practice group in conjunction with Mikala Berg Dueholm. Klöcker is a key name for particularly on dominant enterprises, anti-competitive agreements, merger control, state aid, dawn raids, criminal cases as well as compliance; Berg Dueholm has extensive experience in procurement processes relating to complex services.

Horten advises private companies, business associations and publicly owned companies and authorities on the entire gamut of competition law issues, including merger control, Danish infringement investigations and follow-on damage actions. Public procurement issues and state aid are also core pillars of the ‘excellent and  skilled’ team’s practice. Andreas Christensen is known as ‘very experienced, knowledgeable and client-minded, especially within public procurement, state aid, sector specific regulation and general EU law’. Christensen co-leads the practice alongside Annelouise Dalgaard Pedersen who is noted for her in-depth knowledge of public procurement and state aid law.

Lundgrens is known for its public procurement specialism, particularly on significant public-private projects as they relate to the EU public procurement and state aid rules. The team works across a vast range of industry sectors, including energy, technology, infrastructure, construction, IT, healthcare and medical devices. Practice head Pedram Moghaddam is a litigation and arbitration expert, and frequently advises private and public and semi-public enterprises. Betina Wichmann heads the team that handles public procurement, climate, health, supply, planning and environment work.

Poul Schmith is known for acting as key counsel to the Danish state and various public bodies on state aid, competition and public procurement matters before the Danish courts and competition authorities, alongside acting for a wider private sector client list that counts private equity funds, insurance companies and players in the defence and security industries. The Copenhagen-based team is jointly led by Jacob Pinborg , Kristian Hartlev  and Rass Holdgaard . Pinborg is praised for his 'special ability to transform his expertise and business understanding into clear and understandable advice on highly complex matters’ - particularly those pertaining to global competition law issues. Hartlev is frequently engaged on large-scale procurement projects and is known for his 'great network in the industry' and understanding of 'the political setting of the public sector'. Christina Heiberg-Grevy acts as lead counsel in complex merger filings, as well as critical competition and procurement law cases before the relevant authorities.

Viltoft’s public procurement department represents public and private sector clients across a full range of cross-border matters, including complex litigation and public procurement issues arising from large-scale projects. Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen is highly experienced in competition law matters and comes recommended as ‘very dedicated and solution oriented’. He co-leads the practice with the ‘very pragmatic, skilled and hands on’ Eva Olesen.

Mazanti-Andersen handles all aspects of competition law including mergers, cartel investigations and standalone litigation, with particular strength when it comes to dispensing specialist advice regarding competition regulations. Philip S. Thorsen leads the team, with his practice emphasising complex international transactions and litigious competition matters. Mia Anne Gantzhorn is a key contact for multi-jurisdictional merger filings.

Henrik Peytz and Lotte Hummelshøj head up the EU and competition team at Nielsen Nørager, which is particularly well-known for its extensive track record when it comes to public procurement and state aid cases as well as representation on abuse of dominance matters. Peytz is renowned for advising public authorities and Danish and foreign businesses in strategic competition law issues and in particular in competition, public procurement, state aid and other public regulation cases.