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The firm

Horten Law Firm provides a complete range of integrated legal services across borders, both on the domestic market and on a global basis. Horten is a modern, growing practice with a distinct client service focus: legal advice is based on a proactive approach and a firm understanding of its clients’ business. The firm’s services cover all areas of business law and legal advice to public authorities. Horten offers a thorough and cost-effective mode of work, knowledge of and insight into the local business environment, Scandinavian and international legal services and commercially based solutions.

Areas of practice

Banking and finance: advises national and international clients on loan agreements, security rights, property financing and various transactions, plus regulatory work and derivatives.

Capital markets: advises on the venture capital cycle and has strong capabilities within private equity, venture capital and public equity.

Corporate and commercial: advises on corporate acquisitions, finance and securities law, venture capital and all areas of corporate law.

Employment: handles all types of employment issues, including staff policy, individual contracts, executive service agreements, corporate reorganisations and collective agreements.

Energy: advises national energy companies, municipalities and financial institutions on regulatory matters, M&A, and sales.

Environment: advises on all areas of environmental law including planning law, waste water and water supply, soil contamination, protection of nature and waste.

EU and competition: assists companies regarding all forms of competitive situations and related problems, such as abuse of dominant position, merger control, anti-competitive agreements and public procurement.

IT and outsourcing: significant expertise in IT law, including internet-related issues (eg domain name disputes, illegal copying and downloading of copyrighted material).

Insurance: provides targeted advice within all types of issues related to damages and insurance.

Intellectual property: a growing IP department dealing with every aspect of intellectual property rights and with significant experience regarding trade mark infringement actions, patent litigation, cases about parallel import and counterfeited goods.

M&A: offers advisory services to purchasers, sellers, intermediaries, financial partners and consultants, from the initial strategic considerations to subsequent quality management of the acquired company.

Media and entertainment: advises advertising agencies, record companies, game developers, musicians and actors on all aspects of media and entertainment law.

Real estate and construction: wide expertise in all areas of the law related to real estate and construction.

Restructuring and insolvency: advised clients on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency law, including creditor representation, reorganisation and bankruptcy.

Tax: advises companies and private individuals in connection with national and international tax law. The team covers issues including corporate taxation, incentive schemes for employees, taxation of inheritance and gifts, taxation of land, VAT, duty, excise duties and other taxes.

Telecommunications: advises clients across all sectors on the fast-changing telecoms industry, primarily concerning intellectual property rights.

Contacts
Kjeld Rask (COO)
Bjarne Becher Jensen (chairman of the board)

Languages
Danish
English
French
German
Hebrew
the Scandinavian languages

Number of lawyers 111