Mr Mikkel Friis Rossa > Bech-Bruun > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

The team at Bech-Bruun is known for its ‘deep expertise in all aspects of data protection’ and is praised for offering clients ‘practical, fit-for-purpose legal and compliance counsel’. The team’s advisory work spans the development and implementation of data protection compliance programmes, mock-up inspections, GDPR court cases, international data transfers, security breaches and cybersecurity incidents, among others. Mikkel Friis Rossa heads up the department, and is experienced in GDPR, contesting fines levied by authorities, and international data transfer matters, with particular experience with complex data protection compliance. Managing associate Egil Husum advises both public authorities and private companies on the full array of data protection matters. Charlotte Bagger Tranberg left the firm in January 2023 and Susanne Stougaard departed in February 2024.

The team at Bech-Bruun has in-depth knowledge of IP, exemplified by Claus Barrett Christiansen, who leads the trade mark and design practice. Other key names include Mikkel Friis Rossa, who heads the data protection team; Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn, who heads the life science and healthcare practice group; and Klaus Ewald Madsen, who leads the patent litigation team. Jeppe Brinck-Jensen is a new addition to the team and regularly acts as a litigator in intellectual property proceedings; Dan Bjerg Geary‘s practice includes transactional work, and licensing issues across a range of industries; Senior associate Sisse Langberg Lassen is another key member of the team.

Bech-Bruun comes highly recommended for its ‘expert knowledge combined with high level of pragmatism and commercial understanding’ in the IT arena. The team’s core work encompasses the entire spectrum of IT matters, including IT system development and supply agreements, software licensing and IT operational services agreements concerning traditional hosting and outsourcing services, alongside emerging technologies such as IoT, AI and blockchain media and formats, such as SaaS-, IaaS- and PaaS-based IT services. Niels M. Andersen advises on public and private procurement, outsourcing, transfers, licence agreements and due diligence arising out of transactions in the IT sector. Andersen co-leads the department with Mikkel Friis Rossa who is an expert on matters which involve data protection and cybersecurity, including marketing and complex digital transformation projects. Joachim Nydam Bjerregaard handles contractual and regulatory issues pertaining to IT and telecommunications.