Erik Kjær-Hansen

Erik Kjær-Hansen is a competition law expert and the head of the Gorrissen Federspiel's EU & Competition Law practice group. For more than 20 years, Erik has assisted Danish and international entities in relation to competition law, procurement law and state aid law. He has comprehensive litigation experience and has conducted cases before the Supreme Court. In respect of competition law, Erik focuses on litigation (including actions for damages), issues relating to dominant undertakings and cartel probes. In relation to procurement law, he assists authorities and undertakings in carrying through tender procedures, submitting bids and conducting complaints proceedings. Erik also assists undertakings and authorities with other regulatory issues and has significant experience with external legal investigations. He also acts as arbitrator. · Gorrissen Federspiel

DenmarkCompetition / Antitrust, Public ProcurementScandinavian, English

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Erik Kjær-Hansen is a competition law expert and head of Gorrissen Federspiel's EU & Competition Law practice group, with more than 20 years' experience advising Danish and international clients on competition, procurement and state aid matters. He has comprehensive litigation experience including cases before the Supreme Court, focuses on cartel and dominance matters and damages actions, advises on procurement procedures and complaints, conducts external regulatory investigations and acts as an arbitrator.

Practice areas

Competition / AntitrustPublic ProcurementState AidLitigationArbitrationRegulatory

Office

Denmark

Gorrissen Federspiel · Erik Kjær-Hansen is a competition law expert and the head of the Gorrissen Federspiel's EU & Competition Law practice group. For more than 20 years, Erik has assisted Danish and international entities in relation to competition law, procurement law and state aid law. He has comprehensive litigation experience and has conducted cases before the Supreme Court. In respect of competition law, Erik focuses on litigation (including actions for damages), issues relating to dominant undertakings and cartel probes. In relation to procurement law, he assists authorities and undertakings in carrying through tender procedures, submitting bids and conducting complaints proceedings. Erik also assists undertakings and authorities with other regulatory issues and has significant experience with external legal investigations. He also acts as arbitrator.

Denmark

Expertise

Competition litigation and damages actionsDominance / abuse of dominanceCartel investigationsPublic procurement procedures and complaintsState aidRegulatory / external investigationsArbitrationAdvising public authorities and private undertakings

Education

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court, 2010
LL.M., Harvard Law School, 2003
Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2001
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, 1998
Legal studies, University of Leiden, 1998

Admissions

Admitted to the Danish Bar (2001)
Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court (2010)

Languages

ScandinavianEnglish