Uwe Rasmussen

Uwe Rasmussen

Avocat à la cour (France), Partner / Head of IP and GDPR, Denmark

My service areas

  • Technology
  • Commercial
  • Data Protection
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment
  • EU and Competition
  • Intellectual Property

Summary

Uwe is a Danish trained legal professional and a French attorney-at-law (Avocat à la cour, France) with Magnusson. He has practiced for almost 20 years, the last 15 years he worked closely with a major global IT company as specialist counsel. He has a strong focus on IT litigation and are responsible for internet litigation and cybercrime for a major global IT company in Europe, Middle-East and Africa. Uwe also advises the Council of Europe on electronic evidence and internet law for civil and criminal matters as well as providing training to judges around the world on electronic evidence and cybercrime. He has specialized in IT and IPR law and cross-regional litigation which has involved the management of IP infringement cases, criminal litigation as well as corporation with customs and law enforcement authorities. Uwe have vast experience with complex IT contracts, GPDR as well as corporate establishment, employment and commercial contracts under Danish and French law. Uwe leads the French Desk at Magnusson Copenhagen.

Professional experience

Magnusson, Denmark
Legal Director/Attorney-at-law   2019 –

Council of Europe
Attorney Consultant 2008 –

Microsoft EMEA
Digital Crime Unit, External Legal Counsel 2006 –

August & Debouzy
Advocat Senior 2009 – 2014

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associes
Juriste 2004 – 2009

August & Debouzy
Juriste 2000 – 2004

Education

  • Université Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris I), Master of Law, EU law 2002
  • Santa Clara University, Intellectual Property Law 1997
  • Københavns Universitet, Graduation
  • MCSE – Microsoft Certified System Engineer/Operating Systems and Networking Graduation

Bar admission

Admitted in the bar in France in 2010 Avocat

Languages

  • Danish
  • France
  • English
  • Spanish
  • German
  • Dutch