Mr Olaf Koktvedgaard > Bruun & Hjejle > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Bruun & Hjejle Offices
NØRREGADE 21
1165 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark
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Mr Olaf Koktvedgaard
Work Department
Competition and EU, Dispute Resolution, Energy and Infrastructure and IT & Media
Position
Olaf Koktvedgaard advises on issues of EU and competition law, merger control and State aid with a focus on disputes. Olaf’s work focuses to a great extent on the interaction between public enterprises and government. He has extensive experience within dominance issues, State aid, cartel investigations and criminal defence and related investigations. He regularly acts before the Danish competition authorities, the Danish courts, the European Commission and the European Court of Justice.
Career
2012: Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court
2002-: Partner, Bruun & Hjejle
1996-1999: Legal secretary (referendaire) at the Court of Justice of the EU
1989-1991: Head of Section, Danish Department of Justice
Languages
English, French and the Scandinavian languages.
Memberships
- IBA
- The Danish Bar and Law Society
Education
1992: LLM Harvard Law School
1989: Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > EU, competition and public procurement
(Hall of Fame)The ‘very knowledgeable’ EU and competition team at Bruun & Hjejle is recognised for its ‘practical and operational advice’ alongside legal guidance across a broad spectrum of areas, including merger control, antitrust matters, cartel investigations, follow-on damages claims, and state aid issues. The team, jointly led by Frederik André Bork, Søren Zinck, and Olaf Koktvedgaard
, is appreciated for its ability to ‘find practical solutions to difficult compliance issues.’ Bork is praised by clients for his ‘fantastic competition expertise and strategic mindset,’ with a practice focusing on merger control, M&A processes, and FDI findings. Zinc, described as ‘highly professional and skilled,’ provides comprehensive advice on all aspects of competition and state aid law, while Koktvedgaard is known for ‘understanding very complex issues and markets,’ focusing his expertise on dispute resolution.
Lawyer Rankings
- EU, competition and public procurement Denmark
- Hall of Fame Denmark > EU, competition and public procurement
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution
- EU, competition and public procurement
- Real estate and construction