Christian is a partner in Plesner's EU and Competition Law team, and he has extensive experience in the most complex and largest competition law investigations and litigation matters involving cartels, abuses, and damages.

Together with the team, Christian was the first in Denmark to file negative declaratory actions ("torpedoes") in competition-related cases and the only one in Denmark to have practical experience with both the European Commission's leniency programme and settlement procedure.

According to international ranking firms, Christian is considered by clients to be "top-notch for complicated issues," a "strategic mastermind," "extremely analytical and straightforward," and "particularly strong on complex investigations, where every stone needs to be turned." He "thinks outside the box," "has great business acumen," and "is brilliant, always convincing, and extremely impressive in the courtroom" (Chambers and Legal 500).

Christian holds a combined Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Copenhagen and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in competition law, EU law, and IP law from the University of Cambridge (Jesus College).

He served as an associate professor at Copenhagen Business School after receiving a secondment to work at Carlsberg's group secretariat. Christian has served as chairman of the Danish Competition Law Society. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of Denmark.

The team has a conscious focus on both a deep commercial understanding of the client's needs and genuine teamwork while constantly challenging conceptions, methods, and analyses.

Plesner's EU and Competition Law team consists of highly specialised lawyers and economists, some with experience from previous employment with the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, the Danish Public Prosecutor's Department, Danish Courts, the Ministry of Justice, the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, and the corporate sector.

Bar Admissions
Danish Competition Law Society

Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group

Danish Association for the Protection of Industrial Rights

Danish Association for European Law

Danish Association for Corporate Law

Education
2012 Admitted to the Supreme Court
2002 LL.M., University of Cambridge



2000 Admitted to the Danish High Court



1997-2002 Associate Professor, competition law and IP law, Copenhagen Business School



1997 Admitted to the bar



1996-1997 Posted at the group secretariat of Carlsberg A/S



1994 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen



1993-1994 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium



1993 Duke University Summer Institute, Belgium

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• Samlet Chambers Legal500 WhosWho
• 2021 2022 legal 500
• 2022 Chambers Europe
• 2021 Chambers Europe
• 2020 legal 500
• 2020 Chambers Europe
• 2019 Chambers Europe
• 2018 Chambers Europe
• 2018 legal 500
• 2017 Chambers Europe
• 2016 Chambers Europe
• 2015 LMG guides
• 2014 Chambers Europe
• 2013 Chambers Europe
• 2013 legal 500
• 2012 Chambers Europe
• 2011 ILO Client Choice
• 2011 Chambers Europe
• 2010 ILO Client Choice
• 2009 legal 500
• 2009 Chambers Europe

"Den nye EU-konkurrenceret i nordisk perspektiv" (The new EU competition law in a Nordic Perspective), Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2005 (co-author of the chapter on "Gruppefritagelsen for teknologioverførselsaftaler - overblik og anvendel-se i praksis" (The block exemption for technology transfer Agreements - Overview and application in practice)
Competition Law in the EU, its Member States and Switzerland", Kluwer Law Inter-national, 2001 (co-author)

"Dansk Fusionskontrol" ("Merger control in Denmark"), the Danish Weekly law re-ports 2000 B.1 (co-author)

"Parallel Imports – Upjohn", Trademark World, No. 123, 1999/2000 (co-author)

"Statens erstatningsansvar for udstedelse af love, der strider mod EU-retten" ("The State's liability to pay damages for passing laws that conflict with European law"), the Danish weekly law reports 1996 B. 257 (co-author)