Energy and utilities

Our advisory services for the energy and utilities sector

We provide assistance to Danish and international private and public energy operators in all parts of the energy supply chain and in all types of energy, including electricity, heating, waste, natural gas, oil, water and wind. We provide legal advice on all matters for large energy infrastructure projects, for instance

• Construction and design
• Corporate law, competition law, procurement law and regulatory matters
• Contracts and trade
• Litigation/arbitration and dispute resolution
• Tax
• State aid
• Digitalisation and cybersecurity

We provide solution-oriented and value-creating advice, always taking into account the legal and commercial details essential to achieving the best results for our clients.

We have advised on energy supply for more than 40 years and were involved when the first oil from the North Sea was brought ashore, when the natural gas project was to supply heat to the Danish population and when the electricity sector was reformed in the late 1990s. Our extensive experience enables us to advise on complex projects across all utility sectors.

Legal diligence and future-proof solutions

With in-depth knowledge of project-specific risks, including the development of energy policy and the regulatory and financial framework, we have what it takes to be able to navigate in a complicated market. A large team of experienced attorneys with a global outlook can assist with the necessary legal diligence and, especially, with thinking long-term and ensuring that new solutions are sustainable and future-proof.

For decades, we have been the legal advisor to energy authorities. It gives us completely unique qualifications to find sustainable and value-creating solutions for all operators in all parts of the energy sector.

Objectives and challenges

The operators in the energy sector are looking for more than legal advice, and this is exactly what we offer. We have the necessary knowledge of the sector and contribute to innovative solutions in a reality characterised by an ever-increasing demand for energy, supply chains under pressure - and in some cases fragmented - and other factors affecting market developments.

Close regulatory ties often present challenges for operators in the area of energy, for example if regulation requires improvements of efficiency or increased consolidation in the sector, or if energy supply from fossil fuels is to be converted to green energy.

Special requirements for increased digitalisation where provisions are to be an integral part of the digital solutions also pose challenges. At the same time the threat to the systems and information of energy companies has put focus on cybersecurity, and the threat of attacks on infrastructure and supply grids is a reality.

We tailor the team to the focus, complexity and magnitude of the task, and we strive to find solutions that are - obviously - legally compliant and yet create commercial value and are sustainable. It is often necessary to tailor an interdisciplinary team where we collaborate with our specialists in offshore, procurement, state aid, environment and transactions to ensure that our clients get the best and most complete advice.