Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe

Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe is partner joined Gorrissen Federspiel in 2021 after he has served as Danish Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union. During that time he was involved in very important cases, including a large number before the Grand Chamber, providing him with a thorough knowledge of experience in EU law and EU procedural law. He has delivered Opinions in a broad spectrum of fields, including Competition law, State aid, Public procurement, Internal market law (free movement of goods, persons, services and capital), Fundamental rights, Direct taxation, VAT, Customs union, Private international law, International law, Intellectual property rights, Data protection, Agricultural and fishing regulations, Banking law and Consumer protection law. He has a long previous career as a lawyer in commercial law, as Head of Department in the office of Property and Obligations Law in the Ministry of Justice, judge (interim) at the Eastern High Court (Østre Landsret) and as Consumer Ombudsman where he has i.a. dealt with complex issues in the financial sector. In addition, he has been lecturer at the University of Aarhus and the University of Copenhagen and visiting professor at the University of Aalborg. He has written many articles and given a large number of lectures at different universities and at international conferences, also as key note speaker, on mainly EU law, property law, law of obligations and marketing law. He speaks fluently English, French and German.