Bech-Bruun houses a diverse team which advises on the full spectrum of media and entertainment issues across the social media, film, TV, and music industries. The team frequently acts for artists, licensing agencies and record companies on matters relating to distribution via traditional media and online streaming platforms. Niels M. Andersen and Claus Aagaard Nielsen jointly head up the practice; Andersen has long-standing experience in advising on the licensing, recording, and publishing of music and often represents international media companies, while Nielsen has over 15 years’ experience in representing medium-sized and large industrial enterprises on business acquisitions and sales.

The ‘super intelligent‘ team at DLA Piper Denmark assists domestic football and hockey clubs, festivals and film financiers with the full gamut of media and entertainment issues, in addition to providing advice to managers and publishing companies. Jens Krogh Petersen leads the practice alongside Joachim Kundert Jensen. Petersen has considerable expertise in advising music artists, songwriters and record companies on endorsement and sponsorship agreements, and acting in infringement disputes; while Jensen represents a varied client roster of theatre producers, record labels and documentary filmmakers in disputes concerning anti-piracy and copyright claims.

The sports, media, and entertainment team at Kromann Reumert assists a diverse client base of domestic publishers, film companies and magazines. The team primarily represents clients in disputes before the High Court and the Supreme Court, in addition to advising on licensing rights and streaming service issues. Martin Dahl Pedersen leads the team and has notable expertise in advising on sponsorship agreements, digital challenges and opportunities within the publishing, film and TV industries. Pedersen also handles contentious matters before the International Court of Arbitration for Sport and international anti-doping panels.

Copyright and media focused firm Lassen Ricard advises domestic and foreign broadcasters and television production companies on digital copyright challenges across radio and on-demand services on smartphones, apps and tablets. Terese Foged and Peter Lambert co-head the team; Foged advises domestic and international media companies and TV stations on the use of audio-visual material from a copyright perspective, and Lambert handles contentious matters before the Court of Appeal concerning the media’s freedom of expression. Kristina Blichfeldt Lautrup advises TV stations on the primary acquisition of rights concerning employees, sports events organisers, producers and other potential rightsholders. Henrik Schütze advises on music company and publishing agreements alongside Steen Lassen.

Plesner‘s IP, marketing and media law practice handles the full range of matters, including game development work, negotiations with publication authorities, and the implementation of and compliance with domestic and EU directives on publisher’s rights. The ‘very impressive‘ Emil Jurcenoks heads up the practice and advises large international media companies on commercial and contentious matter, while Kasper Frahm has broad contentious expertise and frequently represent domestic film and TV production companies and computer game developers in disputes.

Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab leverages its international reach to advise clients on a broad variety of IP-related media and entertainment issues. Peer B. Petersen is particularly adept at advising music and film industry clients on the enforcement of IP rights in infringement disputes concerning TV series and computer games, and senior counsel Mogens Dyhr Vestergaard dispenses advice on licensing and distribution agreements. Sports and entertainment expert Morten Rosenmejer advises athletes on sponsorship and management agreements, while counsel Mikkel Taanum advises international online gambling operators and platform providers on gambling regulatory issues.

Led by IP specialist Lasse Skaarup Christensen and Jakob Plesner Mathiasen, Gorrissen Federspiel is praised by clients as the assists international media corporates, television and internet distributors, and sports associations with copyright matters, contract negotiations and compliance issues. Christensen is an experienced litigator who represents broadband and TV providers and players within the sports and gambling industries in disputes, while the ‘highly innovative‘ Mathiasen advises music management organisations on structural and governance matters, in addition to assisting clients with their compliance with EU legislation.

Under the guidance of ‘amazing lawyer‘ Nina Henningsen, Mazanti-Andersen‘s team assists a diverse client roster of athletes, international media companies and broadcasters with copyright negotiations, gambling licenses, investments and financing matters. The practice acts for a number of notable clients, including Airbnb, Bet365 and Netflix. Henningsen dispenses ‘excellent and insightful‘ regulatory and transactional advice to major stakeholders in the gambling industry.

The IT and media team at Bruun & Hjejle advises an assortment of clients, including domestic newspapers, media companies and TV stations, on M&A transactions, disputes before the High Court, and privacy and defamation lawsuits. The team also assists betting groups and outdoor media and advertising companies on competition matters. Morten Stadil principally advises domestic and overseas media and IT corporates on the full gamut of transactional and corporate issues.

CO:PLAY houses a team known for its technical expertise, and for its involvement in invasion of privacy, rights of publicity and defamation cases in the Danish High Court and Supreme Court. The practice also assists numerous domestic newspapers and stakeholders in the gaming industry with international development, publishing and investment matters. Practice head Heidi Højmark Helveg has notable contentious experience, handles injunction cases against YouTubers and domestic tabloids; she was also appointed as a member of the Media Liability Commission. Robert Jønsson left the practice in December 2021.

DAHL Law Firm houses a ‘down to earth, open-minded‘ team, which regularly advises a diverse client base on the exploitation of commercial rights, image rights issues, sponsorships and football law. Practice head Frederik Bruhn has ‘exceptional knowledge‘  and advises stakeholders in the gaming, music and film industries on the enforcement of copyright against counterfeiting. Bruhn also assists operators, football clubs and handball agents with commercial agreements and fan token agreements. Robert Jønsson primarily advises domestic and international companies on video game production issues, license agreements and user terms.

Horten‘s IP and technology practice utilises its ‘deep knowledge‘ of copyright issues to advise on publishing agreements, record contracts and event and concert agreements. Copyright expert Asger Heine Jensen co-heads the practice from Copenhagen and has a ‘wealth of experience‘ in acting for computer game developers and streaming service providers in landmark class action proceedings. Fellow co-head Jesper Madsen is based in Aarhus and has extensive expertise in advising on gaming and gambling matters, frequently assisting global gambling, computer and console games providers with compliance with domestic legislation, handling contract negotiations, and acting in dispute resolution.

Moalem Weitemeyer assists domestic sports companies and professional athletes with player transfers and sponsorship agreements, in addition to its well-known focus on the gambling industry. The team notably advises Group 888, Smarkets and Tipwin on the establishment of betting shops and advertising matters. Practice head Pernille Nørkær has vast expertise in advising international corporates within the gambling industry on applications for gambling licenses, handling the drafting and negotiation of agreements, and acting in disputes.