Henrik Rasmussen
Partner / Head of EU Competition and Public Procurement Law, Denmark
My areas of expertise
- EU and Competition
- Corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Public procurement
Partner / Head of EU Competition and Public Procurement Law, Denmark
Henrik is Head of EU Competition and Procurement Law and at Magnusson Denmark.
Henrik joins Magnusson after a 34-year career in the international VKR Group serving as Group General Counsel and advisor to Board & Management and has thereby gained extensive knowledge about EU Competition Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, M&A, company establishments, and board work.
Henrik is experienced in negotiating and drafting contracts, both national and international.
In 2015 and 2016, Henrik was included in Legal 500/GC Nordic’s Powerlist as one of the most 150 innovative and recognized legal managers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland (the inclusion was based on interviews with external lawyers and other legal managers).
Henrik has a Master of Law from The University of Copenhagen and holds an executive MBA.
Henrik has taught contract law at The University of Copenhagen and been a lecturer and discussion facilitator at the IBC Euroforum.
Since 2016, Henrik has occasionally joined the Danish Maritime and Commercial High
Court as an expert judge in cases concerning marketing law and competition law.
Henrik is fluent in Danish, English, and German.
Magnusson
Partner, Head of EU Competition Law and Public Procurement Law
2025 –
Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court (“Sø- og Handelsretten”)
Expert judge (“Sagkyndigt Medlem”) in competition law and marketing law cases
2016 –
University of Copenhagen
Assistant professor (part-time) in contract law (“Obligationsret”)
2023 – 2025
VKR Holding A/S
Positions as Senior Vice President, Group General Counsel, and Special Advisor to Board and Management of VKR Holding A/S, the ultimate parent company of the international VKR Group to which e.g. the VELUX Group and the DOVISTA Group belong.
1990 – 2024
The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI)
Member of DI’s Expert Committee on Competition Law
2016 – 2022
IBC Euroforum
Lecturer and discussion facilitator
2007 – 2010
Kromann Reumert
Attorney-at-law with the Danish law firm, Kromann Reumert
1985 – 1990