The Legal 500

Bech-Bruun’s ‘exceptional’ team advises on complex IT contracts, such as outsourcing and licensing agreements or systems integration, as well as compliance, e-commerce, and data protection matters. Practice heads Niels Andersen and Arly Carlquist assisted Nordea with outsourcing its payment services, and advised Microsoft and Business Software Alliance on illegal software copying and distribution. Other clients include Adobe, Dell and Bestseller. Jesper Rothe and Peer Petersen joined from Philip Law Firm.

Bender von Haller Dragsted is a ‘highly competent’ IT boutique, at which Martin von Haller Grønbæk is a well-respected expert in open source and creative commons. The group undertakes signficant public sector work for universities and healthcare providers. Peter Lind Nielsen advises suppliers Asseco and Thy:data. The governments of Greenland and the Faroe Islands are longstanding clients of the practice. Nicolai Dragsted advises SKI and Jesper Langemark assists the municipality of Copenhagen.

Gorrissen Federspiel’s outsourcing specialist Ole Horsfeldt leads a team that advises on cross-border outsourcing, including global telephony and network procurement projects for Lundbeck and A.P. Møller – Maersk; offshoring of application and maintenance work for Nets; pan-European infrastructure outsourcing for Carlsberg; and Nordic outsourcing transactions for Danske Bank and ISS. The team also negotiated Ukrainian mobile telecoms operator Kiyvstar’s mobile network infrastructure outsourcing.

Søren Skibsted heads Kromann Reumert’s IT and outsourcing group, in which Lau Normann Jørgensen is a key figure. Additionally, Vagn Thorup and Torben Waage focus on transactional work, whereas litigator Carsten Raasteen handles high-end IT disputes. Highlights included advising ATP in the complex tripartite agreement between ATP, KMD and the municipalities of Denmark on outsourcing social and welfare payments in Denmark; Rejsekort on the DKK1.5bn contactless RFID smart card ticketing system; and TDC on 4G (LTE) equipment for the Scandinavian market.

Niels Christian Ellegaard’s team at Plesner advises IT services providers Oracle, Accenture and Atos Origin, and corporate users including DSV, NCC, Q8 and LEGO. High-profile mandates included assisting Siemens with its worldwide outsourcing deal with Novozymes, and advising MT Højgaard on IT outsourcing to IBM. The group was recently instructed by Telenor to advise on its landmark network sharing agreement with Telia. Per Håkon Schmidt and Michael Hopp advise on e-commerce.

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s ‘highly skilled’ seven-lawyer practice is led by René Thornfeldt, who is singled out for his ‘deep commercial insight and understanding of IT transactions’. Jeppe Brinck-Jensen handles contentious matters. Highlights included advising Ilva and the municipality of Greve on IT outsourcing projects. International clients include Alcatel-Lucent, Sapient and Ericsson.

DAHL Advokatfirma’s seven-lawyer team is led by Claus Sørensen, who divides his time between Copenhagen and Herning, and is recommended for his ‘knowledge of IT rights’ and ‘profound understanding of the industry’.

Horten advises public and private sector clients on IT outsourcing, procurement and e-commerce. Practice head Mads Nygaard Madsen advises Verizon and 3Shape. Michael Goeskjær, who has ‘substantial legal and industry insight’, advises Motorola. New clients include CSC, Cognizant and public sector IT provider KOMBIT. Heidi Steen Jensen was promoted to junior partner.

Lett Law Firm advises suppliers ScanJour and Bank Data, niche products suppliers ProCon Solutions and Visiolink, and corporate customers DSB and TDC. E-commerce clients include eBay Scandinavia and JustEat. Group head Anders Wernblad assisted SimCorp with software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracts. René Offersen and Susanne Mark are also recommended.

At Brandt & Lauritzen, the ‘adaptable, astute’ Michael Brandt and the ‘meticulous, thorough’ Niels Dahl-Nielsen are recommended for their ‘knowledge of the software industry’. They recently advised Cincom on a possible infringement issue.

Bruun & Hjejle’s Erik Kjær-Hansen assists Traen with systems development and outsourcing, and DK Hostmaster – the entity responsible for the .dk domain – is another client. Morten Stadil gives ‘quick, well-founded advice on new issues’; his clients include Logica Denmark. Christine Jansby negotiates IT contracts for fibre network companies. Johanne Vidkjær shows promise.

Boutique Elvang & Partnere has offices in Denmark and Sweden. Kristian Elvang-Gøransson represents longstanding client SAP Nordic. Robert Jønsson left for an in-house role.

Johan Schlüter Law Firm focuses on IP rights, anti-piracy and e-commerce, domain name strategies and social media, and the group handles numerous high-profile internet infringement cases. Clients include technology companies and investors, notably BasePoint Media. Jakob Plesner Mathiasen arbitrates dotcom cases and domain name disputes.

Magnusson Advokatfirma’s managing partner Lars Jørgensen, who formerly worked at Navision Software and Danske Venture Partners, assists IT clients such as ProData Consult, Bullguard and Bridge4People.

Nielsen Nørager’s Morten Eldrup-Jørgensen assisted Sunarc Technology with technology licence agreements.

Poul Schmith Law Firm advises the Danish government on IT procurement and contracts.