Lassen Ricard > Copenhagen, Denmark > Firm Profile
Lassen Ricard Offices
AMALIEGADE 31
1256 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark
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Lassen Ricard > The Legal 500 Rankings
Denmark > Media and entertainment Tier 1
Lassen Ricard remains a go-to firm in the Danish market for high-profile work spanning IP, technology, copyright and media law on behalf of domestic and international clients. The group is well-known for its representation of television broadcasters and television production companies. Terese Foged heads the team and focuses on online copyright issues. Key litigator Peter Lambert is frequently engaged on contentious matters before the Court of Appeal, especially those concerning freedom of expression in the media. Managing partner Henrik Schütze is an IP and competition expert, who has a strong track record in litigation and arbitration, including cases before the Copyright License Tribunal and the CJEU. Pre-eminent international arbitrator Steen Lassen is another important point of contact within the department, whilst Kristina Blichfeldt Lautrup is a specialist in all aspects of IP law, particularly copyright with a focus on the acquisition and exploitation of rights by TV stations.Practice head(s):
Terese Foged
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The firm has broad expertise in all corners of the media and entertainment industry. They represent public service broadcasters and are often handle collective rights management organisations.’
‘Peter Lambert is very strong in court cases, but also a very skilled adviser on pure copyright matters.’
Key clients
DR
TV 2 Denmark
SVT
TV4
NRK
TV 2 Norway
ARD
NDR
WDR
ZDF
RTL
Corint Media rep. Sat1 and Pro7
And many other broadcasters
Denmark > Dispute resolution Tier 4
Lassen Ricard handles major litigation and arbitration work as well as ad hoc mediation, and is particularly adept at copyright and media disputes. Peter Lambert is frequently appointed as arbitrator, and has appeared before the Supreme Court and CJEU. Lambert co-heads the practice with Henrik Schütze and Jørgen Bek Weiss Hansen; Schütze appears before international arbitration tribunals involving offshore projects, as well as before the Copyright License Tribunal, while Weiss Hansen has extensive experience in technology-related disputes.Practice head(s):
Peter Lambert; Henrik Schütze; Jørgen Bek Weiss Hansen
Key clients
DR
MOE A/S
Two Brothers ApS
Denmark > Intellectual property Tier 4
Lassen Ricard specialises in advising domestic and European broadcasters and television production companies on copyright exploitation across radio, television, webcasting and third-party distributor re-transmissions. Leading the practice is Terese Foged, renowned for her extensive experience in media and copyright law as well as intellectual property law in general, with a particular focus on copyright in the online world with the additional aspects provided by new technology, market situation, and consumer behaviour. Steen Lassen is an experienced international business lawyer and arbitrator.Practice head(s):
Terese Foged
Other key lawyers:
Steen Lassen; Ann Grew Pheiffer; Kristina Lautrup; Henrik Schütze
Testimonials
‘The IP team is very strong. Copyright is the core. Their advice, in and out of court cases, is on a high level.’
‘Ann Grew Pheiffer is excellent in all matters. The right go-to person.’
‘Kristina Lautrup is a very skilled lawyer; strong in the details.’
‘Steen Lassen is the grand old man. Still going strong and gives very thoughtful advice.’
‘Henrik Schütze is a top barrister-style lawyer.’
Key clients
DR
TV 2 Denmark
SVT
TV 4
NRK
TV 2 Norway
ARD
NDR
WDR
ZDF
RTL
Corint Media rep. Sat1 and Pro7
And many other broadcasters
Lassen Ricard > Firm Profile
The firm: Lassen Ricard is known for its professionalism, integrity and high ethical standards – the firm’s client list speaks for itself. The firm represents companies from around the world, and enjoys close, non-exclusive working partnerships with leading international law firms. The personal relationship between client and attorney – or group of attorneys – is paramount to Lassen Ricard. The clients’ strong, enduring trust in the firm and the firm’s knowledge of client culture enable Lassen Ricard to resolve the client’s problems in an efficient partnership with the client’s legal department and company management. The firm handles a wide range of assignments, and providing quality service is the firm’s ultimate mission. In addition to legal degrees from Danish universities, several of the firm’s attorneys hold degrees from foreign universities, such as Harvard Law School, University of Chicago Law School, City of London College, George Washington University Law School and Stanford University Law School. The attorneys of Lassen Ricard are authorised to appear before all Danish courts, including the Danish Supreme Court. They have extensive experience pleading before arbitral tribunals and also act as judges in arbitration tribunals. In addition, the firm has experience in pleading before the European Court of justice.
Areas of practice: Lassen Ricard covers many areas, and the firm has a broad basis of expertise; from corporate mergers and acquisitions, energy law, finance law and participating in the government investigation into the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, to organising cable TV retransmission in the Nordic region and assisting the Danish prime minister with a commission inquiry.
The firm is a Scandinavian leader in intellectual property and media law. The firm has specialised expertise in mergers and acquisitions and in competition law. The firm is also involved in numerous entrepreneurial initiatives.
The firm takes part in court and arbitration proceedings regularly, either as counsel to one of the parties or as arbitrators.
Representative clients include: Agfa; Bayer; Coop; Copenhagen Airport A/S; Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners; the Danish Cultural Institute; the Danish Tech Challenge (Scion-DTU); Edrington; jem & fix; Gorenje; Guardian; Harald Nyborg; the Hirschsprung Collection; the Holck-Larsen Foundation; Knud Holscher Design; Koldinghus Museum; L&T Infotech; Leapcraft; Mads Nørgaard Copenhagen; Microsoft; MOE; Nobel Biocare; Norconsult; Panasonic; the Danish Parliament; Radio24syv; Ross Engineering A/S; Rottapharm|Madaus; Seiko; Skylark; the Danish Society for Nature Conservation; the Sport-goods Foundation; Statistics Denmark; Unilever; Warner Brothers; Zetland; Zimmer Biomet; The Union of Broadcasting Organisations (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Estonia); ARD; BBC; Discovery; DR (the Danish Broadcasting Corporation); MTV; NRK; Rai ; SVT; TV 2|Danmark; TV2 Norway; Yle; and ZDF.
Main Contacts
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Banking and finance | |||
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Company law and directorships | |||
Dispute resolution | |||
Energy | |||
Environment | |||
EU and competition | |||
Information technology | |||
Intellectual property | |||
Media and entertainment | |||
Mergers and acquisitions | |||
Ownership transition | |||
Real estate and construction | |||
Telecommunications | |||
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Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Ms Terese Foged | Terese has many years’ experience in media and copyright law and intellectual… | View Profile | |
Mr Jørgen Bek Weiss Hansen | Attorney, partner. Jørgen Bek Weiss Hansen’s main areas of work are commercial… | View Profile | |
Mr Peter Lambert | Attorney, managing partner, admitted to the Supreme Court. Peter Lambert advises Danish… | View Profile | |
Mr Steen Lassen | Attorney, partner, admitted to the Supreme Court. Highly experienced, international corporate lawyer… | View Profile | |
Ms Kristina Blichfeldt Lautrup | Attorney, partner. Kristina has many years’ experience in EU and competition law,… | View Profile | |
Ms Ann Grew Pfeiffer | Attorney, partner. Ann has many years’ experience primarily within the field of… | View Profile | |
Mr Henrik Schütze | Henrik’s speciality is primarily commercial law, and he advises and represents Danish… | View Profile |
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