The Legal 500

Bech-Bruun’s team, headed by Arly Carlquist and the ‘business-oriented’ Niels Andersen, represented Nordea in payment processing agreements covering the Nordic region, and acted for Global Connect in negotiations regarding the acquisition of Butlernetworks’ mast, fibre network and telecoms equipment. The team is strong in regulatory matters.

Bruun & Hjejle’s Poul Heidmann, the ‘thorough, academic’ Christine Jansby, and senior associate Nicolaj Kleist are representing TDC in seeking compensation for losses due to incorrect implementation of the Universal Service Directive in Danish law. Mogens Ebeling is also recommended.

At Kromann Reumert, Torben Waage and his team advised TDC and NTC on the combined, fully documented DKK20bn secondary offering of shares in TDC and share buyback. The group saw increased activity in the broadband sector, representing Lyse (Altibox), Net1 and Elro.

Lett Law Firm is on TDC’s panel of legal advisers. René Offersen handles regulatory and technology-related matters, and is representing TDC against the Danish Agency for Governmental Management and the Danish Telecommunications Complaints Board. Sebastian Ingversen assisted TDC in its acquisition of Onfone.

Plesner is advising Telenor on its agreement with Telia on network sharing involving outsourcing to a jointly owned entity. Practice head Niels Christian Ellegaard successfully represented Cybercity against TDC, winning compensation for discriminatory business practice, and the group advised Waoo! on its acquisition of Dansk Bredbånd. Other clients include Brightpoint Europe, Relacom, Telefonica, AT&T and Sprint. Michael Vilhem Nielsen represents satellite communications provider Eutelsat. Telecoms specialist Camilla Bonde joined from Kyed & Jybæk.

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s clients include Telia Stofa and Telecenteret. The ‘hardworking, efficient’ René Thornfeldt, who stays ‘on top of all the details’, has been assisting Ericsson with contracts and settlements, and advised Alcatel-Lucent Danmark on Banedanmark’s billion-kroner tender for a GSM-R system for national railway coverage. Jeppe Brinck-Jensen is also recommended.

At IT and telecoms boutique Brandt & Lauritzen, Michael Brandt is assisting Colt in a complaint to the Danish Board of Complaints regarding termination pricing, and is advising Global Connect on strategic cooperation with another operator. Mikkel Bansholt Oxfeldt accepted an in-house role.

Janne Glæsel and Martin Dittmer head Gorrissen Federspiel’s team, which wins plaudits for its ‘quick response times and quality work’, and advised TeliaSonera on establishing a joint venture with Telenor. Dittmer and Lasse Søndergaard Christensen represent Waoo!, and Jakob Skaadstrup Andersen acts for Thrane & Thrane and Avaya.

Horten’s Michael Goeskjær ‘understands the industry and keeps his word’. He represented longstanding client Motorola in negotiations with the Danish government regarding a DKK1.6bn telecoms network for emergency services based on the TETRA standard. Hans Abildstrøm advises Global Crossing across the Nordic region, and Mads Nygaard Madsen acts for Verizon.

At MAQS Law Firm, the ‘responsive, helpful’ Philip Graff and his team advise longstanding clients AT&T, BT, Sprint, Huawei Technologies and Danske Telecom. Recent highlights include assisting Telogic with service agreements and capital injection, and advising SFONE on the global launch of Aesir’s Æ + B phone.

EU and competition lawyer Henrik Peytz is Nielsen Nørager’s authority on telecoms matters, having advised on the sale and transfer of mobile telephone operators.