Bruun & Hjejle’s EU and competition practice delivers high-level advice across merger control, antitrust, cartel investigations, white-collar matters, FDI, and state aid. The team is highly active in landmark competition and state aid litigation before both EU and national courts, and is trusted by leading clients across sectors including finance, pharma, energy, infrastructure, tech, and media. Co-heads Olaf Koktvedgaard, Søren Zinck, and Frederik André Bork are recognised for their expertise in disputes, cartel and dominance cases, and complex merger control and FDI filings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Beyond being strong on competition regulation in general, Frederik André Bork stands out as very strong on the practical application of competition law, and what commercial wiggle room exists within the borders of regulation. Clear and concise, and strong ability to distil key issues into a workable set of topics to be addressed.’
- ‘The team has deep experience in working with the competition authorities in Denmark, which makes the process a lot smoother.’
- ‘The team has a strong capability within all aspects of competition law, especially within litigation.’
- ‘Bruun & Hjejle has invested time in getting to know our company and our business activities. They always provide advice of the highest quality, focusing on solutions rather than disputes. We always have a good collaboration on cases and informal dialogue, and we also often work on co-working of cases.’
- ‘Søren Zinck always provides high-quality professional advice that is practical rather than theoretical. He is good to bounce ideas off and always focuses on commercial and operational solutions.’
- ‘Søren Zinck from Bruun & Hjejle is, in my opinion, the premier competition law lawyer in Denmark. The team at Brunn & Hjejle are competent, pragmatic, and flexible to the needs of the client. Their work is second-to-none.’
Key clients
- TV 2 Danmark A/S
- Ørsted
- TDC Net A/S
- Nets A/S
- Bauer Media Outdoor Danmark
- Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
- Københavns Kommune
- Århus Kommune
- Odense Kommune
- Axel Kaufmann ApS
- Tryg A/S
Work highlights
Representing Nets A/S before the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court in a high-profile competition law case on alleged abuse of a dominant position on the acquiring market in Denmark.
Assisting Danske Bank in a case regarding the bank’s charges on card payments in foreign currencies, where the Danish Competition Council has found that the bank’s charges are excessive and therefore need to be set at a lower level.
Acted for PostNord Group and Post Danmark before the EU Court of First Instance in a State aid case concerning an intra-group capital injection of EUR 310 million.
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Practice head
Olaf Koktvedgaard; Søren Zinck; Frederik André Bork
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