Praised for its ‘broad and deep knowledge of all aspects of the music industry’, DLA Piper Denmark’s media and entertainment practice group leverages its deep sector expertise in music, film, media and group to act on a broad suite of matters. Joint practice-heads Jens Krogh Petersen and Joachim Kundert Jensen spearhead the team’s work in the space. Peterson comes highly recommended as a ‘leading adviser within the music and entertainment industry’ and devotes much of his practice to representing music artists, songwriters and record companies on endorsement and sponsorship agreements. Jensen dispenses specialist advice to artists, production company and other key players within the entertainment industry on acquisition, media and copyright law issues.

Kromann Reumert is noted for its in-depth knowledge of the sports, media and entertainment sectors, and is recently seeing an increasing amount of work related to the impact of AI. The group has a strong track record before both the High Court and the Supreme Court, alongside dispensing specialist advice on licensing rights and streaming service issues. Practice head and experienced media and copyright lawyer Martin Dahl Pedersen lends his expertise to drafting and advising on both sides of a sponsorship agreement, alongside contractual implications of digital challenges and opportunities within media and entertainment.

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.

Mazanti-Andersen’s expertise extends across all aspects of the media and entertainment arena, including on complex gaming and gambling sector matters, copyright negotiations, investments and financing matters on behalf of a client base that includes international media corporations and broadcasters. Headed up by Nina Henningsen, the team is praised for its ‘all-round expertise in media and entertainment law’. Henningsen has a wealth of experience advising major international broadcasters and streaming services; she comes recommended for her ‘profound and lengthy expertise in this sector’.

Plesner’s large-scale IP, marketing and media law practice group handles the entire spectrum of media and entertainment work on behalf of a high-end client base that includes major film distribution companies and cinema owners, as well as both film and film advertising production companies. Practice head Emil Jurcenoks handles both contentious and transactional matters on behalf of media companies, whilst Kasper Frahm has experience litigating IP-related disputes for large media clients. At associate level, Joakim Pitt Winther has previously worked for the Danish Consumer Ombudsman and leverages that experience to assist clients with a full range of IP, marketing, media and consumer law issues.

Bech-Bruun’s media and entertainment group possesses the bandwidth to handle the entire breadth of matters concerning social media, TV, film, music, gaming, entertainment, and rights administration, among others. Licensing matters, dispute resolution and transactional work are core specialisms of the ‘strong team’. ‘Outstanding expert’ Niels M. Andersen lends his extensive knowledge to all types of matters concerning IT, telecoms, technology and commercial contracts, as well as entertainment, film and music. Andersen jointly heads up the team alongside M&A specialist Claus Aagaard Nielsen, who is noted for his expertise in high-end transactions in the fashion, e-commerce and pharmaceutical industries, and the TMT and energy sectors.

Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab is well-known for its cross-border expertise and extensive coverage of the Nordic region when it comes to all facets of IP and media-related matters. Media and entertainment heads Peer B. Petersen and Mogens Dyhr Vestergaard are key contacts for all aspects of IP, including copyright law, trade mark law, and marketing practices law. Morten Rosenmejer handles sport-related matters and has extensive experience advising film companies, production companies, advertising agencies and athletes on sports and entertainment law. Mikkel Taanum has over ten years’ experience advising clients on Danish online gambling regulations.

The ‘highly skilled team, with an extremely strong background within media and entertainment law’ at Gorrissen Federspiel assists a broad range of key Danish and international players. The group provides specialist advice in relation to media content, licensing, rights, contracts, data, regulatory and competition law issues, alongside marketing, personal data, IP, financing and litigation, among others. IP expert Lasse Skaarup Christensen’s practice includes copyright, digital business, marketing and franchising. He co-leads the practice alongside specialist media and entertainment practitioner Jakob Plesner Mathiasen, who is praised as ‘outstanding in his understanding of the legal challenges that AI presents within the media and entertainment arena’.

Bruun & Hjejle’s IT and media group assists major Danish newspapers, television stations and online media companies on a wide array of media law issues. The team assists in defamation and privacy lawsuits, complaints to the Danish Press Council, IPR matters, as well as other associated matters arising out of the media industry. Practice leader Morten Stadil represents major IT and media companies on a range of transactions, corporate matters and disputes.

DAHL Law Firm leverages its deep industry knowledge and regularly advises on issues such as the exploitation of copyright and commercial rights, image rights and personal rights, sports and sponsorship, football law and other sports-related issues and gambling law. Frederik Bruhn leads the team with ‘unique experience’ in IP mandates and similar commercial rights within sports and entertainment law. Robert Jønsson advises both Danish and international companies within the industries of media production and video games.

Horten advises on all aspects of media and entertainment law, including publishing agreements and record contracts, as well as radio, television and print media distribution agreements, among others. Asger Heine Jensen and Jesper Madsen jointly head up the practice group and are key contacts for complex litigation, and dispensing expert advice on all aspects of copyright law, respectively.

Moalem Weitemeyer is a key player in the gambling arena, but also sees a vast range of work across the media and entertainment, and sports industries. Pernille Nørkær heads the technology and media group and is frequently engaged on negotiation and drafting of agreements and dispute resolution for international companies within the gambling sector.