The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Horten is a third tier firm,

Horten’s team is led by Claus Bennetsen, who advises on debt and restructuring, and Jacob Kornerup, who specialises in equity-side regulatory work. Highlights included advising Lloyds Bank TSB on refinancing the StepStone Group, and restructuring the Luxembourg activities of Carnegie Asset Management. Mikkel Fritsch joined Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd.

Within Capital markets, Horten is a third tier firm,

Horten fields a ‘timely, professional’ team. Jim Øksnebjerg advised BioMonitor on Sunstone Capital’s share subscription. The ‘excellent, business-minded’ Lise Lotte Hjerrild, Jacob Kornerup, Nicolai Horten, and Hans Christian Pape are also recommended.

Within Dispute resolution, Horten is a second tier firm,

Horten’s commercial disputes and arbitration department is commended for its lawyers’ skills and quality advice, notably the ‘ambitious, client-focused’ team head Christian Johansen, who is a construction disputes specialist, and Torben Steffensen and the highly experienced Jakob Arrevad. Investment treaty disputes expert Niels Schiersing joined from Nordia Advokatfirma. Jens Jakob Bugge handles patent and trade mark litigation for clients such as Tivoli.

Within EU and competition, Horten is a third tier firm,

Andreas Christensen’s team at Horten advises on public procurement, competition and other regulatory matters, free movement of goods and EU funding. Clients include municipalities and public utilities. Susie Stærk Ekstrand took an in-house post, but Rikke Søgaard Berth joined from Bruun & Hjejle and public procurement specialist Thomas Thomas Grønkær arrived from Rambøll Management.

Within Employment, Horten is a third tier firm,

The ‘wise, professional’ Erik Wendelboe Christiansen leads Horten’s ‘excellent, cost-effective’ team. Arbitrator Finn Schwarz is ‘one of Denmark’s best employment lawyers’. Clients include the Danish Cancer Society, the City of Copenhagen and Lloyds Register. Marianne Lage was recruited from DI.

Within Energy, Horten is a first tier firm,

At Horten, Klavs Gravesen’s six-partner team provides municipalities and utilities with ‘proactive, innovative advice based on wide sector knowledge’. Søren Hornbæk Svendsen focuses on oil and gas exploration, Nicolai Mallet runs the German desk and advises particularly on renewables and wind energy, and Peter Bisgaard specialises in the electricity sector. Key mandates include advising new client Stadtwerke Lübeck on a wind farm transaction with DONG Energy. Line Markert was promoted to partner.

Within Environment, Horten is a first tier firm,

Exhibiting ‘high professional and ethical standards’, Horten’s group covers environmental due diligence, risk assessment, compliance and litigation. Klavs Gravesen heads the practice, which also includes Poul Hvilsted, Mogens Moe, Marie Bockhahn, Henriette Soja and the recently recruited Alex Puggaard, a former High Court judge who is ‘convincing and competent’. Recent instructions include Soja defending Gladsaxe Spildevand in a case concerning a sewage and waste water system; Moe advising the municipality of Halsnaes on waste from a broken steel works in Frederiksvaerk; and Hvilsted advising Widex on the construction of a wind farm. Other clients include includes Fredericia Shipyard, Novozymes and Vattenfall (Fynsvaerket).

Within Information technology, Horten is a second tier firm,

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.

Within Insolvency, Horten is a second tier firm,

Horten’s ‘sensible, focused’ practice head Piya Mukherjee is a permanent trustee at the Maritime and Commercial Court. Claus Bennetsen was appointed co-trustee of Rømø Golf & Wellness in bankruptcy. Clients also value the ‘committed, diligent, knowlegeable’ Nicolai Dyhr. Steen Klein has retired.

Within Insurance, Horten is a third tier firm,

Horten recruited Jacob Møller Dirksen from Gorrissen Federspiel and Krester Krøger Kjær from Nordia Advokatfirma, but Susie Stærk Ekstrand accepted an in-house post. Nicolai Horten advises insurers, including Crawford & Company, on commercial matters and professional indemnity. Practice head Finn Schwarz handles personal injury and liability cases, representing public sector clients including Copenhagen Hospital Corporation.

Within Intellectual property, Horten is a second tier firm,

Hans Abildstrøm’s group at Horten has ‘all-round strength’ in patents, trade marks, designs, utility models, and anti-counterfeiting, and provides ‘high-quality advice that is always linked to business decisions’. The team’s portfolio of High Court patent cases includes Anders Valentin representing Sandoz and Ole Damsbo representing Actavis, and Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn also specialises in life sciences IP. Nina Henningsen is representing independent publishing house Kastaniehøj concerning publication of the first biography of the new Danish Prime Minister. Jens Jakob Bugge heads the trade marks team. The team’s IP clients include Haribo, La Cafetiere, Infomedia, Tivoli and Orifarm.

Within Media and entertainment, Horten is a second tier firm,

Horten’s recent instructions include advising global online gaming companies on the liberalisation of the Danish gaming market, and assisting regional TV2 stations with IP aspects of satellite and cable redistribution. Nina Henningsen has ‘extensive industry knowledge and experience’. Jens Jakob Bugge represents Sparta Athletics Club. Recently promoted partner Heidi Steen Jensen is advising FDIM (The Association of Danish Interactive Media) on the EU cookie regulations. Hans Abildstrøm advises on computer gaming.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, Horten is a second tier firm,

Horten’s group, led by Hans Christian Pape and Jacob Kornerup, advises public sector and mid-market clients, notably in the energy and utility sectors. Kornerup, energy law specialist Søren Hornbæk Svendsen and the ‘focused, business-minded’ Lise Lotte Hjerrild assisted Stadtwerke Lübeck with the purchase of a 7.25% share in Nysted offshore wind farm. Hjerrild advised Mumbai-listed Crompton Greaves on its acquisition of Emetron Group.

Within Real estate and construction, Horten is a second tier firm,

Michael Neumann, whose clients include the city of Copenhagen and Sjælsø Gruppen, leads Horten’s practice, which is recommended for its ‘fast service and deep specialist knowledge’. Construction expert Christian Johansen advises Strabag. Henrik Bræmer, Thomas Krucov Jensen and Torben Steffensen are also key names in the practice, which also acts for Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension and ATP Ejendomme.

Within Shipping and transport, Horten is a third tier firm,

Horten recruited Krester Krøger Kjær, who leads the newly established maritime, air and transportation group, and renowned arbitrator Niels Schiersing from Nordia Advokatfirma. The practice, which also includes Hans Abildstrøm and Michael Goeskjær, represents a wide range of clients including Nordea Bank, Skuld Hamburg, Panalpina, and Siemens Wind Power.

Within Tax, Horten is a second tier firm,

Horten’s ‘dynamic, friendly’ team of seven lawyers is led by ‘skilled networker’ Nicolai Thorsted, and was strengthened by the addition of international tax law specialist Niels Schiersing from Nordia Advokatfirma and senior associate Peter Ambus. The group handles domestic and cross-border taxation and complex restructurings, and also has long public sector experience. Jakob Arrevad handles leading tax fraud cases.

Within Telecoms, Horten is a second tier firm,

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.