Rune Hamborg
Rune Hamborg provides advice on all aspects of Danish and EU competition law.
Rune has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts and is recognised by The Legal 500 within ‘EU and competition’. He is also a member of the Committee of Representatives of the Association of Danish Law Firms.
Rune advises Danish as well as international enterprises on competition-law issues, including the conclusion of trade agreements, matters of criminal liability for breach of competition law and merger control. In addition, he deals with issues relating to aviation, railway transport and the distribution of pharmaceuticals.
Rune’s clients include Copenhagen Airport, Deutsche Bahn and Celesio / McKesson and he has acted in cases such as the so-called Terminal A case and the railway accident on the Great Belt Bridge in 2019.
Furthermore, he has vast experience in lecturing on competition law and international law as well as on the code of conduct for lawyers. He also lectures at the Danish Institute for IPR Training.
Moreover, Rune has authored a number of articles on competition-law issues.
The Danish Competition Law Society
Dansk Forening for Udbudsret (the Danish association for procurement law)
- Rune acted for Copenhagen Airports A/S in the so-called Terminal A case, whose outcome was that Copenhagen Airports A/S was entirely justified in refusing to allow the Terminal A company to operate a new passenger terminal at Copenhagen Airport.
- Rune acted for DB Cargo/Deutsche Bahn in connection with the railway accident on the Great Belt Bridge in 2019.
- Rune acted for DB Cargo/Deutsche Bahn in a case determined in 2022 by the Eastern High Court of Denmark, which held that the decision by the Danish Rail Regulatory Body on significant changes in the rates for so-called combi-terminals was void.
Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2018
Partner, Delacour, 2009-2018
Partner, DAHL Advokatpartnerselskab, 2006-2008
Attorney, Kromann Reumert, 2000-2005
Assistant Attorney, Kromann Reumert, 1997-2000
Rune is a member of the Committee of Representatives of the Association of Danish Law Firms.
Rune lectures on competition law and international law as well as on the code of conduct for lawyers. He also lectures at the Danish Institute for IPR Training.
Rune is recognized by The Legal 500 within 'EU, Competition and Public Procurement'.
"Under the leadership of ‘highly competent and reliable’ Rune Hamborg advises on Danish and EU competition law, as well as state aid and public procurement. The team regularly acts for Copenhagen Airports, Celesio and DB Cargo Scandinavia."
‘Rune Hamborg is very customer-oriented and has a very good business understanding of our business activities. He is highly competent in his field of activity.’
Rune has authored a number of articles on competition-law issues.
“Getting the Deal Through”, Danish Air Transport, 2019