Mr Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe > Gorrissen Federspiel > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe
Work Department
EU & Competition and IP & Digital Business
Position
Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe joined Gorrissen Federspiel as partner of the firm after the end of his time as Danish Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union. While fulfilling this role, Henrik contributed to solving a large amount of highly important cases, among others a great number of cases before the Grand Chamber, providing him with a thorough knowledge of and experience within EU law and EU procedural law. As Advocate General, he has submitted Opinions within a broad spectrum of legal areas, including Competition law, State aid, Public procurement, Internal market law (free movement of goods, persons, services and capital), Fundamental rights, Direct taxation, VAT, Customs union, International Private law, International law, Intellectual property rights, Data protection, Agricultural and fishing regulations, Banking law and Consumer protection law.
Prior to his time as Advocate General, Henrik has had great experience working as a lawyer in commercial law. He has worked as both Head of Department in the office of Property and Obligations Law in the Ministry of Justice, acting judge at the High Court of Eastern Denmark and finally as Consumer Ombudsman, where he among other things has dealt with complex cases regarding the financial sector.
Career
Gorrissen Federspiel 2021 –
Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2021
Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union 2015 – 2021
Acting High Court judge, High Court of Eastern Denmark 2015
Danish Consumer Ombudsman 2006 – 2014
Head of Department, Ministry of Justice 1999 – 2006
Legal Adviser to the representative of the Danish Prime Minister during the negotiations for drawing up the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 1999 – 2000
Legal advisor, The General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg 1994 – 1999
Lawyer, Law firm Frue Kirkeplads 4, Aarhus, now Holst law firm 1991 – 1994
Languages
English, French, German
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Intellectual property
Gorrissen Federspiel ‘‘s IP and digital business team assists global corperations with design rights, trade mark and design portfolio management, and patent enforcement. Practice head Lasse Skaarup Christensen excels in contentious matters, advising franchises and retail chains on licenses, market law, and global distribution. Kenneth Kvistgaard-Aaholm is esteemed for patent infringement cases, managing trade mark portfolios and providing insights on utility models and trade secrets. Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe specialises in EU law, interpreting directives on online platform liability. Jakob Plesner Mathiasen navigates copyright intricacies in the music industry.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy
- EU, competition and public procurement
- Information technology
- Insolvency
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Shipping and transport
- Tax