Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard Lawyers

  • Contact Person Name : Mr Jan-Erik Svensson
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Gorrissen Federspiel has been positioned as one of the leading corporate law firms in Denmark with strong and long standing international relations. Over the years, the firm has acted on behalf of its clients in many of Denmark's largest and most complex transactions and Gorrissen Federspiel's partners have litigated in some of the recent years' most high profiled and critical lawsuits.
The aim of the firm is to provide advice at the highest professional and ethical level, tailored to the client's individual situation and requirements.
The firm’s practice areas cover all branches of Danish and EU commercial law. The law firm maintains close relations with leading lawyers worldwide and, at short notice, is able to provide its clients with the professional assistance where ever they need it.
Gorrissen Federspiel is a fully integrated law firm that works internationally. More than half of its 400 employees are lawyers who possess both broad educations and exactly the competencies relevant to its clients.

 

Area of Practice

Commercial Law

Lawyer's Profile

advocate

Name: Mr Jan-Erik Svensson

Education:

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court 1982
Admitted to the Danish Bar 1977
Candidatus juris, University of Copenhagen 1974

Specialization:

EU & Competition

Languages:

English, French, German, Italian, Swedish

Experience:

Gorrissen Federspiel 1979 -
Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 1983
Arnold & Porter, Washington D.C. 1982-1983
Jonas Bruun 1974-1979
Head of EU & Competition and he has more than 20 years of experience
Experienced within a number of corporate law areas, including Mergers & Acquisition, which provides the EU & Competition with the necessary versality for evaluation of mergers and other special subjects under competition law
Specializes in Energy law and advises on gas and electricity agreements, market access and marketing control both nationally and within the EU

Memberships:

The Danish Bar and Law Society
International Bar Association (IBA)
European Competition Lawyers Forum
Energy Law Group

Publications:

Author of many articles and co-author of several books on Community law, competition law and energy law, etc., eg. Chapter about Denmark in "The International Comparative Legal Guide to Gas Regulation 2009 and 2011", Published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.
Co-author of "Getting the Deal Through - Electricity Regulation - Denmark" 2007, 2009, 2010.
Co-author of "Getting the Deal Through - Oil Regulation - Denmark" 2007, 2009.
Co-authon of the chapter "Increasing local support for wind turbines: a Danish perspective" in "Renewables" published by Globe Business Publishing 2010

Board member:

The Danish Association of Competition Law
The Danish Association of energy Law
Borealis A/S
IOB Holdings A/S
Smithers-Oasis Denmark AS/

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