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Senior Legal Counsel
Kristian is a senior legal counsel in Gorrissen Federspiel's EU and Competition law team and is recognised for his in-depth knowledge and practical approach.
With almost 20 years of experience in competition law, Kristian has advised on all aspects of competition law in Denmark, Greenland, and the EU.
He is also an expert in foreign direct investments (FDI) and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).
Kristian has extensive experience in merger control and has been involved in more than 100 merger notifications to the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, the European Commission, and foreign competition authorities, including several complex cases requiring remedies.
He also has extensive experience in counselling dominant companies and has written the chapter on abuse in 'Konkurrenceloven med Kommentarer' (Danish Act on Competition with Commentary).
In addition, he has particular expertise in distribution agreements and advising voluntary chains.
Kristian advises Danish and international companies in many industries, with particular experience in the maritime, financial, retail, energy, and automotive sectors.
His work has helped clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes across diverse markets.
Previously, Kristian worked as an international associate in the US at the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and as a special advisor at the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.
His international experience has given him a unique insight into global markets and regulations.
He is the author and co-author of several leading publications on competition and FDI law topics, including 'Konkurrenceloven med Kommentarer' (Danish Act on Competition with Commentary), 'Investeringsscreeningsloven med Kommentarer' (Danish Act on Competition with Commentary), and 'Markedsretten' (Danish market law).
He was for many years an external lecturer in Competition and Marketing Law at the University of Copenhagen and a teaching assistant at Aalborg University.
Kristian is respected for his analytical acumen and ability to navigate complex legal landscapes, which has cemented his position as a trusted advisor.
Gorrissen Federspiel, 2016 -
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, 2014 - 2016
Gorrissen Federspiel, 2006 - 2014
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, 2011
Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2009
Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen, 2006
English
Kristian Helge Straton-Andersen is ranked as Rising Star in Legal500
Books:
Inatsisartut Act on Competition (the Greenlandic Act on Competition) with Commentary (Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag) (under publication)
Danish Act on Foreign Direct Investments with Commentary by Kristian Helge Straton-Andersen (Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2022) (661 pages)
Danish Act on Competition with Commentary by Jacob Pinborg and Kristian Helge Straton-Andersen (Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, fifth edition, 2022) (1,660 pages)
Markedsretten by Torsten Bjørn Larsen and Kristian Helge Straton-Andersen (Karnov Group, 2019) (577 pages)
Danish Act on Competition with Commentary by Kirsten Levinsen and co-authored by Kristian Helge Andersen and Louise Kastfelt (Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, fourth edition, 2018) (1,513 pages)
Articles:
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority's guidelines for pricing in voluntary chains - stating the law? (Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsens vejledning om frivillige kæders priser - gældende ret?) in Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen 2023, p. 343-354
EU competition law in 2023 - Practice, judgments, and legislation (January to October) (EU-konkurrenceret i 2023 – praksis, domme og lovgivning (januar til oktober)) in EU-law and Human Rights Law (EU-ret & Menneskeret) no 4/2023, p. 213-231 (co-author)
The European Commission's new guidelines for cooperation between competitors (Kommissionens nye retningslinjer for samarbejder mellem konkurrenter) in EU-law and Human Rights Law (EU-ret & Menneskeret) no 3/2023, p. 105-124
The first rejection under the Danish Act on Foreign Direct Investments in Revision- & Regnskabsvæsen no 5/2023, p. 22-33
Vertical Agreements: Tilting Information Exchanges in Dual Distribution Scenarios (Denmark) in Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, Volume 13, Issue 7 (2022), p. 493-499 (co-author)
The first 6 years with the new merger control rules in the Danish Act on Competition in Revision- & Regnskabsvæsen no 1/2017, p. 36-52
Review of Christian Bergqvist, Jesper Kaltoft, and Sune Troels Poulsen, Merger Control in Denmark (Fusionskontrol i Danmark) in EU-law and Human Rights Law (EU-ret & Menneskeret) no 4/2012, p. 159-165 (co-author)
Chapters:
Withdrawal (of the benefit of a block exemption), Global Dictionary of Competition Law, Concurrences, Art. N° 117573 (2024)
Co-author of chapter on Denmark in Ilene Knable Gotts (ed.), Merger control, 15th edition, Lexology (2024)
Co-author of Chapter 4 (Denmark) in European Competition Laws (Frank L. Fine, ed., Matthew Bender & Co, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2013, and 2012)
Co-author of Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2019 | Denmark, International Comparative Legal Guides, 2019 and 2018
Other:
"Et pereat mundus, studies in justice", Copenhagen University prize paper 2004
Danish Society for European Law
Danish Association for Competition Law
Part-time lecturer in The Law of Competition Law and Unfair Competition, University of Copenhagen 2015-2024
Teaching assistant in Market Law, University of Aalborg 2018-2020