Mrs Eva Olesen > Viltoft > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Viltoft Offices
GOTHERSGADE 109
1123 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark
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Mrs Eva Olesen
Work Department
Specialist areas: Dispute resolution, construction and public procurement.
Position
Partner
Eva Olesen is part of the VILTOFT team of procurement specialists and has more than nine years’ practical experience in procurement law.
Eva mainly advises public authorities and private enterprises on all aspects of procurement, ranging from advice on the choice of tender type and strategy, advice on the organisation of the tendering process, preparation of tender documents and the conduct of negotiations to assistance in addressing critical issues in relation to the tender procedure and the handling of complaints.
Eva often works closely with the contracting party or acts as an adviser to the client adviser, being a key sounding board for all parties involved and ensuring a successful tendering procedure.
In addition, Eva advises both public and private clients on all aspects of construction law, especially in cases concerning technical consultancy. She has participated in the preparation and conduct of several arbitral proceedings in that field.
Eva has advised clients on matters including:
- call for tenders for the construction of new sustainable housing for CIVICA, Department 055
- call for tenders for operation and maintenance of Metro lines M1 and M2 in the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2024 (contract value: DKK 2bn)
- call for tenders for the Metro to Nordhavn project for the Copenhagen Metro (contract value: DKK 2.2bn)
- preparation of social clauses for inclusion in the call for tenders for the Copenhagen City Ring Line
- call for tenders for Odense Tramway for the City of Odense (contract value: DKK 2.5bn)
- call for tenders for demolition of high-rise buildings contaminated with PCBs and asbestos in Brøndby Strand (contract value: DKK 200m)
- call for tenders for the first stage of a new university hospital in Køge (contract value: DKK 2.2bn)
In addition, Eva has been involved in a number of arbitral proceedings and in complaint cases brought before the Complaints Board for Public Procurement regarding:
- design and supervision liability of technical consultants, including a case concerning the liability of Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects as lead consultant on the Louiselund Care Centre and Senior Housing project
- call for tenders for Bio4 project for HOFOR – Greater Copenhagen Utility
- call for tenders for Odense Tramway for the City of Odense
Career
Partner, VILTOFT, 2022-
Junior partner, VILTOFT, 2019-2022
Attorney, VILTOFT, 2016-2019
Assistant attorney, VILTOFT, 2013-2016
Languages
Eva speaks the Scandinavian languages and English.
Memberships
Member of the Danish Bar Association’s Climate Committee (2023-)
Member of:
the Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law,
the Danish Association for Procurement Law,
the Danish Arbitration Association and
Young Arbitrators Copenhagen (YAC).
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Aarhus University, 2012
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > EU, competition and public procurement
Viltoft’s public procurement department represents public and private sector clients across a full range of cross-border matters, including complex litigation and public procurement issues arising from large-scale projects. Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen is highly experienced in competition law matters and comes recommended as ‘very dedicated and solution oriented’. He co-leads the practice with the ‘very pragmatic, skilled and hands on’ Eva Olesen.
Denmark > Real estate and construction
(Next Generation Partners)Praised by clients as a ‘leading construction firm in construction law and public procurement in Denmark’, boutique construction firm Viltoft acts on behalf of private and public owners, contractors, technical advisers and real estate developers on the entire gamut of construction-related work, with noted expertise in contentious matters. Practice co-head Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen is a go-to name for urban development projects, commercial real estate transactions and arbitration proceedings, while fellow co-head Henrik Hauge Andersen has notable experience in disputes arising out of the space. Eva Olesen is another important point of contact for sophisticated construction projects, and Morten Ruben Brage advises on public procurement work and transactional issues. Steen Hellmann departed the firm to join Gorrissen Federspiel in 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Denmark > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Denmark
- EU, competition and public procurement Denmark