Morten Kofmann
Morten provides specialist advice on all aspects of Danish and EU competition law, including cross-border merger procedures, international cartel investigations, abuse of dominance, distribution strategies, civil damages actions, compliance programmes, and state aid issues.
Morten has extensive experience in obtaining merger control approval from the European Commission and the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, including in complex Phase I and Phase II merger reviews. He has also been engaged in international and global cartel investigations such as the "Airfreight and "Power Cables" investigations.
Furthermore, Morten has a particular flair for predicting and understanding the stance taken by the competition authorities, and for finding solutions to accommodate their concerns. He excels in handling delicate matters that require manoeuvring with diplomacy and tact - such as, for example, internal investigations in difficult cartel cases. In such matters, he works with the management to select the right strategy, approach and process to secure the best possible outcome.
Finally, Morten is often the preferred counsel to represent leading Danish companies in abuse cases and has litigated landmark cases before the courts in Denmark and at EU level in Luxembourg, including the SAS/Maersk Air case.
Background
Karriere
- Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court, 2007
- Kromann Reumert, Partner, 2001
- Resident partner, Brussels, 1996-2001
- Position with the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission, 1991
Education
- Admitted to practice law, 1989
- Master of Laws (cand.jur.) from University of Copenhagen, 1986
Languages
- English
- French
Activities
- Lecturer in Danish and EU competition law at the University of Copenhagen 1992-1996 and 2002-2004
- Lecturer in Danish and EU competition law at Université d'Aix-Marseille, 2003
- Lecturer in Danish and EU competition law at Copenhagen Business School 1991-1993
- Member of the International Bar Association (Section on Business Law), the Law Society's European Group, the European Aviation Club, and the Danish Competition Law Society
Publications
- Contributor to Chambers Global Practice guide 'Merger Control 2016'
- "Dansk Fusionskontrol" (Danish merger control), Thomson, 2nd edition, 2013
- Competition Law in Denmark, Djøf, 2011
- Various articles in periodicals
High-profile cases
He is often the preferred counsel to represent Danish "national champions" in abuse cases and has litigated landmark cases before the Danish and European Union Courts in Luxembourg, including the SAS/Maersk Air case.
