The Legal 500

Bruun & Hjejle advises on electricity, gas, oil, renewables and water. Clients include DONG Energy, Vattenfall and Københavns Energi. Claus Høeg Madsen, Christine Jansby and Nicolaj Kleist represented municipal heating utility EnergiGruppen Jylland Varme in discussions with the Danish Energy Authority. Poul Heidmann advised the Danish Wind Industry Association in negotiations with the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Ministry of Environment regarding a national test centre for large wind turbines. Jeppe Skadhauge and Christine Jansby successfully represented Naturgas Fyn Distribution. Ulrik Lindow Sørensen is also recommended.

At Horten, Klavs Gravesen’s team advises 30 municipalities on water and waste water facilities. Søren Hornbæk Svendsen focuses on oil and gas exploration, Nicolai Mallet runs the German desk and advises on renewables onshore and wind energy projects, and Peter Bisgaard specialises in the electricity sector. Key clients include Naturgas Fyn, Better Place and Siemsens Wind Power. Rikke Søgaard Berth joined the team from Bruun & Hjejle

Anders Stubbe Arndal and his team at Kromann Reumert provide ‘quick response times and good industry knowledge’. It advised DONG Energy on its agreement with Siemens Energy Sector on an offshore project in the North Sea. Other renewable energy project work included the Belgian project Belwind, the Dutch project Q7 and Project Te Uku in New Zealand. René Dejbjerg Pedersen is ‘service-minded, fast and competent’. Jens Blomgren-Hansen is also recommended.

Plesner’s team, which impresses with its ‘good industry knowledge and response time’, recruited Marlene Hannibal from Poul Schmith Law Firm. Multinational clients include Q8, Chevron and Siemens Wind Power. Poul Flemming Hansen, Niels Chr. Ellegaard and Henriette Stakemann assisted WAOO on the acquisition of leading fibre network company Dansk Bredbånd. Jørgen Permin is advising DONG Energy on major wind farm projects. Christian Kjølbye, Søren Stenderup Jensen and Ellen Skodborggaard advise Shell Danmark.

As principal legal council for Energinet.dk , Per Hemmer and his team at Bech-Bruun advise on transmission-related contractual and regulatory issues concerning a submarine power cable. Renewables work included advising E.ON Vind Sverige on the establishment of Rødsand II, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, and representing waste-to-energy plants DONG Energy Generation, Amagerforbrænding and Vesterforbrænding. The team provides specialist advice on shale activities in Denmark, notably to Schuepbach Energy, Devon Energy and Total.

At Gorrissen Federspiel, the ‘strong, solutions oriented’ Jan-Erik Svensson and his team focus on electricity, oil, gas and heating matters, advising RWE Dea on the closure of the SIRI North Sea oil platform. Anne Kirkegaard acted for Morsø Kommune on establishing a wind park under the new Danish renewable energy scheme, and Michael Meyer advised Energi Randers on electricity regulations

Lett Law Firm advises on electricity, natural gas, heat, water and and waste management. Jacob Christiansen is acting for Copenhagen Energy and Copenhagen City on plans to build wind farms, and Maabjerg BioEnergy Drift on the establishment of the world’s largest biogas plant. The team represents trade organisations Dansk Energi and DANVA.

Lind Cadovius’ Hans Madsen provides ‘unique’ gas-purchase expertise.

Senior partner Kåre Stolt and Lars Bruun at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab advised MacQuarie on its acquisition of a major off shore windmill park and European energy trader EFT Holdings on its corporate reorganisation. Regular clients include Chevron, pipeline operator Enbridge, German utility company EWE and Irish oil distribution business DCC Energy.

Carsten Brink at Lund Elmer Sandager, who ‘has great industry knowledge and a responsible approach’, advises Danish businesses investing in wind turbines abroad. Brink also assists with company restructuring and windmill sales.

Thomas Rhyl and his team at MAQS Law Firm advise solar-heating providers including SolarCAP, wind-farm and clean-tech businesses Ming Yang Wind Power and Norwegian Aker Solutions, and as Danish and multinational clients within oil and gas production, exploration, storage and distribution.

At Magnusson Advokatfirma, Anders Worsøe advises on renewable energy (wind), oil trade, water treatment and clean tech. Aage Krogh advises on fuel transportation and distribution. The firm has offices in Poland and Sweden.

Jesper Rothe and Jakob Kristensen at Philip Law Firm undertake transactional work in the wind, energy and gas sectors for clients including Vattenfall, Altinex and Primagaz (SHV).