Henrik Schütze

Attorney, Managing Partner

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Henrik’s primary areas of practice are IP and competition law, construction law (building and engineering as well as IT), energy law and telecommunications law. He also assists a number of companies with advice on general commercial law.

Henrik is experienced in advocacy and has over the years conducted a huge number of court cases and arbitration cases, including cases before international arbitration tribunals involving offshore projects conducted in English, as well as cases before the Copyright License Tribunal and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

In addition, Henrik is a certified arbitrator and mediator.

Career

Assistant Attorney at the office of Attorney Niels Søby, 1995-1997

Legal consultant, DR Copyright Law, 1997-1999

Attorney, Lassen Ricard, 2000-

Partner, Lassen Ricard, 2003-

Admitted to the Supreme Court, 2013

Education

Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen, 1995

LL.M. (Master of Laws), The Law School, The University of Chicago, 2000

Attorney, 2000

Certified Mediator (mediator training arranged by the Association of Danish Law Firms), 2011

Certified Arbitrator (arbitrator training arranged by the Association of Danish Law Firms), 2015

Construction law mediator (specialist mediation module for the building and construction industry arranged by the Association of Danish Law Firms), 2020

Languages

The Scandinavian languages

English

Teaching experience

Tutor in the law of obligations at the University of Copenhagen, 1996-1997

Honorary posts

Member of the board of representatives of the Association of Danish Law Firms during its first 6 years

Member of the board of the Association of Copenhagen Lawyers for 6 years

The Danish Appeals Permission Board (department for free legal aid), 2019-2020

Board member of the committee for district 1, Copenhagen, of the Danish Bar and Law Society 2017-2022, the last years serving as vice-chairman

Member of, among others, the board of "Fru Warwara Larsens Fond til hjælp til scleroseramte og til bekæmpelse af sclerosen" (a foundation that helps people with multiple sclerosis and helps combat multiple sclerosis)

Professional memberships

The Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law

The Danish Association of Mediation Lawyers

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre

The Danish Association for Entertainment and Media Law

Legal500 & Chambers

Henrik Schütze has been recommended in both Legal500 and Chambers Europe. Recommendations include his heading of “Lassen Ricard’s excellent work with regulatory and arbitral matters for clients in the wind energy sector, as well as oil and gas”; and within Intellectual Property he is recommended for his “excellent IP and media expertise on a Danish and international level”, for being ”a notable [highly respected] litigator” with “notable experience of contentious media matters” who ”wins praise for his work in ‘classic copyright’ cases", and for his “calm, confidence-building courtroom manner”.

Books

Co-author of “Personlighedsret/Personality Rights”, published by Thomson, 2007

The compendium “Entrepriseret/Construction Law”, IBC Euroforum, 2007

Author of ”Licensering af ophavsrettigheder – ophavsretslovens aftale- og tvangslicensordninger”, published by DJØF Forlag, 2024

Selected cases

U.2014.2442H concerning the scope of the exception under s 31(1) of the Copyright Act. The group of related proceedings involved preliminary reference and oral argument before the CJEU.
U.2014.1739H concerning the scope of s 31(2) of the Copyright Act.
U.2015.37H concerning the right of the Copenhagen Airport to claim recovery for the costs of establishing RPM services. The opponent was SAS, acting on behalf of all airline companies using the Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup.
A number of cases before the Copyright License Tribunal and the courts concerning terms and conditions for exploiting music rights, including for radio and TV stations.
International ad hoc arbitration case concerning the associated oil/gas field Syd Arne in the Danish North Sea Sector. The case was heard before a Danish arbitration tribunal under Danish (and EU) law with examinations in both Danish and English. The case was conducted in Danish.
International arbitration cases before the German arbitration institute (DIS) concerning two offshore wind turbine parks in the Baltic Sea. The cases were heard before an international arbitration tribunal under German law with examinations in both German and English. The cases were conducted in English.
T:BB 2007.548 VBA, an arbitration case before The Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board concerning the collapsed roof on the Ballerup Superarena.
The Danish Institute of Arbitration case D-2281 concerning the geothermal drilling project at Kvols near Viborg which received extensive press coverage.