Ms Mikala Berg Dueholm > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Denmark
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

Work Department

Litigation & Regulatory

Position

Mikala Berg Dueholm provides advice to public authorities and private enterprises on all aspects of procurement law and public contracts.

She has a wealth of experience of both EU and national procurement law and advises on all aspects, including procedure, negotiations, contracts, incentive mechanisms, contractual changes, access to documents, disputes and complaints.

She is particularly experienced in tender proceedings within transport, environment and soil contamination, IT, construction and consulting services.

Mikala also provides advice to municipalities, regions and government agencies on municipal law and administrative law in connection with tender proceedings.

Her clients include the City of Copenhagen, the Central Denmark Region, the Danish Road Directorate, the Danish passenger transportation company Trafikselskabet Movia and the Danish National Building Fund.

She often advises on large and complex matters such as the EU call for tenders concerning the first PPP contract for sewage systems in Denmark and the EU call for tenders concerning the clean-up of Denmark’s largest toxic contaminated site.

Mikala has also conducted a number of cases concerning the procurement rules before the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and the courts.

Mikala lectures in procurement law at Nohrcon and IKA, and is a former part-time lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Southern Denmark. In addition, she is a preferred speaker at procurement conferences. Finally, she is used to operating in politically controlled organisations and has insight into the political machinery.

Career

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2018

Senior Attorney, Horten Law Firm, 2017-2018

Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2011-2017

Part-time lecturer in constitutional law, University of Southern Denmark, 2008-2013

Assistant Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2008-2011

Languages

English, Swedish

Memberships

Dansk Forening for Udbudsret (the Danish association for procurement law)

Education

Right of audience before the Danish High Courts, 2017
Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2011
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, 2008
Studies at University of Lund, Sweden, 2006

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > EU, competition and public procurement

(Leading partners)

Mikala Berg Dueholm – DLA Piper Denmark

DLA Piper Denmark advises a wide range of both domestic and international clients, utilising its cross-border presence, particularly within the Nordic region. The EU and competition team, led by Michael Klöcker, specialises in EU, competition, state aid law, and foreign direct investment law. Klöcker, who is praised for ‘demonstrating his vast knowledge and experience with competition law,’ focuses on issues related to dominant enterprises, anti-competitive agreements, merger control, and dawn raids. Simultaneously, Mikala Berg Dueholm leads the public procurement team, which covers all aspects of public procurement, public contracts, and other related matters. With extensive experience in procurement for large-scale construction projects, strategic partnerships, IT contracts, and assortment tenders, Dueholm is ‘highly valued’ by clients.