DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Horten

Energy

2 ranked lawyers

Band 2

Denmark

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What the team is known for

Horten's well-regarded team regularly assists clients with a range of commercial activities in the energy sector. The team offers experience in upstream oil and gas matters, as well as transactional and contractual matters related to renewable energy. The law firm is well placed to handle mandates involving the utilities sector. The department has further strength representing clients in energy-related disputes.

Work highlights

Horten assisted ten Danish municipalities and their supply utilities with a multitude of projects, totalling DKK1.1 billion, to protect the area surrounding the Harrestrup Aa waterway from future flooding.

Notable practitioners

Klavs Gravesen represents clients in disputes concerning price fixing in the energy field, with further experience in handling transactional mandates. One client describes him as "excellent and experienced," while another says: "He is the reason we achieved a win-win situation."

Søren Hornbæk Svendsen offers broad experience in energy-related matters, frequently advising clients on project acquisitions and disputes.

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Overview

Horten has in-depth expertise with the legal aspects of the energy, utilities and infrastructure sectors, and ranks among the leading advisers in these sectors in Denmark. We have many years' experience advising clients in the complex area of heavily regulated businesses involved in complex contracts, transactions and disputes with other businesses or with authorities.

In addition, we are thoroughly familiar with the characteristics of state and municipality owned legal entities and hold a number of these as our clients.

Our specialists have a broad network in the energy, utilities and infrastructure sectors. Several of our lawyers have been employed by the largest energy companies or in the central government, and we are deeply anchored in industry networks and other professional fora.

We have substantial expertise and experience, representing clients with the legal matters of renewables, especially in the areas of wind, biogas and geothermal, where we have been involved in a number of the largest transactions and projects.

In the upstream area, we represent a number of license holders and producers of oil and gas in the North Sea, as well as suppliers to these.