Mr Henrik Schütze > Lassen Ricard > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Lassen Ricard Offices
AMALIEGADE 31
1256 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark
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Mr Henrik Schütze
Position
Henrik’s speciality is primarily commercial law, and he advises and represents Danish and international companies and organisations within multiple areas. Henrik advises on such subjects as strategies for protection or exploitation of rights under the Copyright, Trademark, Patent and Marketing Acts; publishing agreements; music company agreements; all aspects of contracting within the construction law area; agreements on the performance of geothermal drilling projects; agreements on gas sales in and transportation of gas from the Danish fields in the North Sea; agreements on the development of IT solutions for both the private and public sectors; the provisions of the Danish Act on Processing of Personal Data and the Executive Order on Security; purchase and sale of companies and company law in general; procurement law; and contracting law in general.
Henrik is a highly experienced litigator, and in recent years he has spent most of his time on court and arbitration cases, including international arbitration cases regarding offshore projects, where the court language is English. He is also a certified arbitrator and takes an interest in mediation, having recently qualified as a building and construction mediator.
Career
Henrik joined Lassen Ricard in 2000, was appointed partner in 2003, and managing partner in 2019.
Among his positions of trust, mention may be made of his membership of the Board of Representatives of the Association of Danish Law Firms during the association’s first six years, membership of the board of the Copenhagen Attorneys’ Association for 6 years, and work as a deputy member of the Danish Appeals Permission Board’s department for free legal aid 2019-2020. Currently he is vice-chairman of the board of law district 1, Copenhagen.
Languages
Danish, English, Swedish and Norwegian.
Education
Henrik Schütze was born in 1971, graduated at law (Master of Laws) from University of Copenhagen (1995), and from The Law School, The University of Chicago (LL.M., Master of Laws) (2000), and is admitted to the Supreme Court.
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Dispute resolution
Lassen Ricard handles major litigation and arbitration work as well as ad hoc mediation, and is particularly adept at copyright and media disputes. Peter Lambert
is frequently appointed as arbitrator, and has appeared before the Supreme Court and CJEU. Lambert co-heads the practice with Henrik Schütze and Jørgen Bek Weiss Hansen; Schütze appears before international arbitration tribunals involving offshore projects, as well as before the Copyright License Tribunal, while Weiss Hansen has extensive experience in technology-related disputes.
Denmark > Media and entertainment
(Leading individuals)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Denmark > Media and entertainment
- Media and entertainment Denmark
- Dispute resolution Denmark