Mr Martin Dahl Pedersen > Kromann Reumert > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Kromann Reumert Offices
5 SUNDKROGSGADE
2100 COPENHAGEN
Denmark
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Mr Martin Dahl Pedersen
Work Department
Intellectual property, Litigation and arbitration, Mergers and acquisitions, Sports media and entertainment, Esports.
Position
Partner.
Career
Martin Dahl Pedersen specialises in intellectual property law, litigation and arbitration within a commercial law context. Martin has many years’ experience in handling the legal issues that may arise in the sports, media and entertainment industries, including in the e-sport industry. He also has solid knowledge of corporate criminal law and internal investigations.
He has for many years been drafting and advising on sponsorship agreements, assisting both sponsors and sponsor seekers. Martin has special expertise in the contractual implications of digital challenges and opportunities within the media and entertainment industry. He seeks to develop and maintain a unique understanding of his clients’ industries to ensure that the advice meets the client’s specific needs and can be used in the client’s business.
In addition to providing advice and negotiating agreements, Martin has also conducted cases before Danish and international courts, arbitration tribunals and commissions, including the European Court of Justice, the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and national and international complaints boards for domain names.
Martin has also conducted leading media and copyright cases in which significant principles have been established, i.a. in relation to the use of digital technology in connection with copyright material, source protection, media accountability, the right to one’s own image, and the right to privacy.
Languages
English, The Scandinavian Languages.
Memberships
Board member of the Danish Magazine and Newspaper Publishers’ Security Fund
Member of the Danish Supreme Court Bar Association
Member of the Danish Arbitration Association
Member of the Danish Copyright Society
Member of the Danish Association for Entertainment and Media Law
Former member of the copyright task force for heritage digitisation set up by the Danish Ministry of Culture
Former member of the committee amending Part 3 of the Danish Copyright Act (the Part 3 Committee)
Former member of the board of the Danish Film Institute (appointed by the Danish Minister for Culture)
Author of articles on copyright, media law, domain names, imitation, publishing law, sports law, and sponsorship agreements
Teacher of courses and frequent lecturer on copyright, media and press law, publishing law, rights challenges in relation to digital development and sponsorship agreements
Litigates before the CJEU.
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.) Trade Regulation, New York University, 1997
Admitted to practise law 1996
Master of Laws (cand. jur.), University of Copenhagen, 1993.
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)Kromann Reumert ‘holds a unique track record within almost all facets of IP’. The practice acts for large international and domestic clients in media, sports, pharma and energy sectors on IP and patent litigation, copyright negotiations, new trade mark, copyright, and design infringements, and handles matters including trade secrets and marketing law. The team is led by Nicolai Lindgreen 
who has considerable experience in patent law and trade marks. Martin Dahl Pedersen is a key name for copyright and media marketing, while Nicolaj Bording specialises in patent litigation and IP dispute resolution, often concerning trade secrets.
Denmark > Media and entertainment
(Leading individuals)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Denmark > Intellectual property
- Intellectual property Denmark
- Leading individuals Denmark > Media and entertainment
- Media and entertainment Denmark
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
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- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy
- EU, competition and public procurement
- Information technology
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Telecoms