Gitte specialises in European competition law, handling high-profile cases and matters involving significant complexity and value. Public procurement law is another area of expertise. She is the head of Plesner's EU and Competition Law team.

Gitte has extensive experience in European merger control and other transaction-related competition law issues. She has led some of the most significant merger control investigations involving Danish companies. She is also known for advising clients in investigations by the competition authorities in matters involving alleged anti-competitive behaviour within a wide range of industries.

Gitte also specialises in public procurement, advising both contracting authorities and suppliers, often on large-scale infrastructure tenders and tenders within the pharmaceutical industry. She has advised on high-profile procurement processes and complaint cases.

Gitte has a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Cambridge. She is a qualified solicitor in the United Kingdom.

Gitte's counselling will always require a team effort, and collaboration with colleagues from the economics team is an important component of competition law advice. The work on large transactional projects in Plesner involves colleagues from almost all areas of expertise and requires a high degree of team discipline, a constant focus on the allocation of responsibilities, and efficient cooperation to secure the optimal result for the client.

Bar Admissions

Appointed an expert member of the Danish Public Contracts Appeals Board (Klagenævnet for Udbud)

Member of the procurement law expert panel of the Association of Danish Law Firms (Danske Advokater) 

Association of Media and Entertainment Law

 

Danish Association for European Law

Danish Association for Competition Law

Education
2001 QLTT, BBP Law School, London2000 LL.M., University of Cambridge1999 Admitted to the Danish High Court1995 Admitted to the bar1991 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• Samlet Chambers Legal500 WhosWho
• 2020 2021 2022 Legal 500
• 2022 Chambers Europe
• 2021 Chambers Europe
• 2020 Chambers Europe
• 2019 Legal 500
• 2019 Chambers Europe
• 2018 Legal 500
• 2018 Chambers Europe
• 2017 Legal 500
• 2017 Chambers Europe
• 2016 Legal 500
• 2016 Chambers Europe
• 2015 Chambers Europe
• 2014 Chambers Europe
• 2013 Legal 500
• 2013 Chambers Europe

• Leases Entered into Before the Construction of a Building did not Constitute a Contract Subject to Construction

  By Gitte Holtsø, Lise Asby Nielsen |May 2021

• The right to change preselected entities in open tendering

  By Gitte Holtsø |May 2016

Additional Articles"A Practical Guide to National Competition Rules Across Europe" (Danish Chapter)

"International IP Litigation" (Danish contributions)

"Franchise 2014 in 30 jurisdictions worldwide", Law Business Research Ltd (Danish Chapter)