Anders Hosbond Nielsen

Attorney
Senior Associate
Anders Nielsen

Anders Nielsen advises primarily IT and technology-driven enterprises on commercial-law issues. Anders has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts and is recognised by The Legal 500 within ‘Data privacy and data protection’. 

He is widely experienced in dispute resolution and the conduct of litigation and arbitration on issues of IT law. Moreover, he was appointed as advisor to persons called to testify before the second Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet and still performs this role in respect of the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the Danish customs and tax administration (SKAT).

Anders is widely experienced in negotiating and concluding complex IT contracts relating to the development, operation and maintenance of IT systems. He also assists in relation to licence agreements, subcontracts, etc. Furthermore, he provides specialist advice within data protection law, including on compliance, risk management, data security, impact assessments and security breaches. 

In addition, Anders is an experienced lecturer and has lectured at a large number of external courses within his specialities.   

Qualifications
Education
Certified IT Attorney, the Association of Danish IT Attorneys
2021
Admitted to the Danish Bar
2020
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen
2017
Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences
2015
Memberships

The Danish Association for Data Protection Law 

The Association of Danish IT Attorneys 

Admission
Right of audience before the Danish High Courts
2021
Experience
Recent highlights
  • Anders advised a major Danish trade union in connection with the procurement of a new IT system for its contact centre, including on the negotiations with providers regarding the development and operation agreement.  
  • Anders acted for a major, world-leading group against a competitor in a matter regarding the misuse of trade secrets and copyrighted material.  
  • Anders acts as advisor to senior officials called to testify before the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the Danish customs and tax administration (SKAT) and previously performed the same role in respect of the second Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet. 
Career highlights

Senior Associate, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2024 

Attorney, DLA Piper Denmark, 2020-2023 

Assistant Attorney, DLA Piper Denmark, 2018-2020 

Assistant Attorney, Delacour (DLA Piper Denmark), 2018 

Assistant Attorney, CO:PLAY (Synch Danmark), 2017-2018 

Other positions

Advisor to persons called to testify before the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the Danish customs and tax administration (SKAT), since 2021  

Advisor to persons called to testify before the second Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet, 2021-2022 

Rankings
Legal 500

Anders is recognized by The Legal 500 within 'Data Privacy and data Protection'.

"Anders Nielsen has been an excellent adviser, providing a unique pragmatic approach, which assists with easy deployable solutions."

Insights

The line between freedom of speech and libel - a legal perspective on public statements by patients about their GPs” (published in Danish only), Månedsskrift for almen praksis (a Danish educational journal for GPs), January 2023