Tom Holsøe

Partner, Attorney

Tom Holsøe advises businesses and authorities with special requirements in relation to IT projects, including in connection with procurement, outsourcing and dispute resolution. Tom's experience includes advice and dispute resolution in the largest public IT projects in Denmark. He also provides specialised advice on green IT, data and cyber security and data protection. His primary practice area is advising public authorities on organisation and completion of procurement under the EU public procurement directives. Tom also has extensive experience in drafting contracts in a range of fields, including IT contracts in particular.

Tom Holsøe at Poul Schmith

Tom Holsøe advises businesses and authorities with special requirements in relation to IT projects, including in connection with procurement, outsourcing and dispute resolution. Tom's experience includes advice and dispute resolution in the largest public IT projects in Denmark. He also provides specialised advice on green IT, data and cyber security and data protection. His primary practice area is advising public authorities on organisation and completion of procurement under the EU public procurement directives. Tom also has extensive experience in drafting contracts in a range of fields, including IT contracts in particular.

For several years, Tom has given lectures on public procurement and contract law. Tom has broad experience in complaint proceedings before the Complaints Board for Public Procurement and litigation before the Danish High Court and the Danish Supreme Court. He has also assisted in conducting a number of cases before the European Court of Justice. Tom is the chairman of our group of evaluation experts. In addition, he has conducted several cases before both national and international arbitration tribunals. He is a member of our Digital Opportunity Board and is one of the driving forces behind a number of our legal tech solutions, including tilbudsevaluering.dk. Tom is a qualified arbitrator having completed the Danish Bar and Law Society's Arbitrator Training.

CV

Career

Group coordinator of our technology and digitalisation team

Career

Chairman of the Association of Danish IT Attorneys (Danske IT-Advokater)

Education

Certified legal expert in IT disputes

Career

Group coordinator of our contracts and tenders team

Education

Certified IT attorney

Career

Poul Schmith

Education

Master of Law, University of Copenhagen

International rankings

LEGAL 500 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2026

LEADING PARTNER

"The team delivers a consistently professional performance, ensuring that we have access to expert knowledge across expert fields. They maintain strong collaborative relationships and carry out specialised tasks with a high level of professionalism and expertise — as agreed and on time."

Chambers Europe Information Technology 2026

Band 2

"Tom is always a pleasure to work with, extremely knowledgeable and with a profound sense of pragmatism."

LEGAL 500 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2025

LEADING PARTNER

"Holsøe brings extensive experience in digital-ready legislation, cyber and information security, GDPR, and agile transformations."

Chambers Europe Information Technology 2025

Band 2

"Tom Holsøe has an excellent track record, is always to the point and is very dedicated."

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