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Plesner's EU and competition law team is a market leader, especially in relation to complex cases involving significant values.

In addition to highly specialised lawyers, the team includes a number of economists. We work with a conscious focus on genuine teamwork and integration of economic arguments while constantly challenging conceptions, methods and analyses.

We have been involved in most of the important cartel cases in Denmark and the majority of EU cartel cases involving Danish companies and are the only Danish team to have experience with both the EC's leniency and cartel settlement procedures. The team has been involved in a number of the most important abuse cases, including the largest ever Danish abuse case. We also have experience with criminal proceedings and have successfully defended clients in court against criminal charges.

The team has experience with all aspects of Danish and EU merger control, including cases involving remedies in the form of divestitures, and has been involved in some of the most complicated merger control cases, including the largest ever merger involving Danish companies and one of the largest ever private placements in Europe.

We have handled a number of significant competition law related damages actions, including the largest ever Danish damages actions related to cartels and abuse of dominance, respectively.

The team also has experience with state aid, public procurement, FDI, FSR and other areas within competition law. 

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Competition/European Law - Denmark

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What the Team is Known For

Plesner remains a top choice on the Danish competition law market thanks to its ability to advise clients on both high-end merger control filings and impressive antitrust matters. The team also has experience in appeals against competition authority decisions in behavioural investigations and possible gun-jumping cases, as well as representing clients in high-profile follow-on damages actions. Team members also advise on public procurement matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Plesner represented Ørsted in an appeal against a decision by the Danish competition authorities concerning allegations of excessive pricing.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Gitte Holtsø
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Gitte Holtsø
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Gitte Holtsø stands out for her ability to handle high-value merger clearance notifications and allegations of gun-jumping. She additionally assists clients with appeals against authority decisions. She has further experience in public procurement matters.

She has great business acumen and is very pragmatic in her advice.

She has an excellent grasp of Danish merger clearance.

Gitte Holtsø is a very skilled, thorough advisor, who has a lot of experience in Danish antitrust matters.

Daniel Barry
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Daniel Barry
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Daniel Barry moves up in the rankings on the back of his involvement in notable behavioural mandates. He has experience representing clients in investigations, as well as in appeals against authority decisions and in high-profile damages actions.

His clear communication ensures we fully grasp the legal landscape, making him a trusted advisor in navigating complex competition matters.

Daniel Barry has a great ability to understand our business challenges and often identifies potential issues we hadn’t considered.

Daniel Barry has been great. He is really skilled in dealing with complex economic issues, so has been impressive in that area.

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Gitte Holtsø
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Gitte Holtsø
Head of Competition/European Law
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Daniel Barry
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Daniel Barry
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Competition/European Law: Public Procurement

Gitte Holtsø
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Gitte Holtsø
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Members

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Gitte Holtsø

Gitte Holtsø

Head of Department

Jacob Borum

Peter E. Stassen

Rie Paving Mortensen