Jeppe Lefevre Olsen
Jeppe Lefevre Olsen is a public law specialist, advising on two main areas: procurement law and other public regulatory matters, including municipal legal issues, subsidy schemes, environmental law, and utilities. Jeppe heads Kromann Reumert’s procurement law and public contracts group.
He advises on all procurement law aspects, assisting in particular contracting authorities calling for tenders. From the initial strategic considerations and market dialogues, the drafting of the tender documents and the completion of the tender process to the final contract and commencement of the cooperation.
Jeppe also assists clients in identifying business opportunities in a tender, submitting tenders and filing complaints as well as in any legal issue arising during the cooperation.
With experience from “both sides”, Jeppe is able to offer commercial advice on the process and the documents to facilitate a lasting cooperation, where focus is also on the “underlying” project that must be successfully implemented. That provides an important link between the process and the contract - the advice constitutes an integrated whole.
Jeppe also provides advice on public regulation in general, including municipal legal issues, subsidy schemes, environmental, waste, and utility issues, and public law and projects in a political context. It enables him to offer a package deal solution - also when feelings run high.
Jeppe offers practical hands-on advice, having regard to the context in which it is needed. His daily contact with a large number of public and semi-public organisations and businesses enables him to meet clients’ individual needs. He stands out for his excellent communication skills, e.g. when he communicates with decision-makers.
Finally, Jeppe is responsible for Kromann Reumerts procurement and public law knowledge ambassadors, working to strengthen internal and external knowledge sharing, including in relation to emerging trends and new regulation and case law from complaint boards and courts, and for streamlining advisory services in the practice areas
Background
Career
- Partner, Kromann Reumert, 2015-
- Kromann Reumert, 2003-
Education
- Master in Environmental and Energy Law (MEEL), 2010
- Admitted to practise law 2007
- Master of Laws (cand. jur.), Aarhus University 2004
Languages
- The Scandinavian languages
- English
Activities
- Former external lecturer on environmental law at Aarhus University
- Teaches frequently at conferences, in professional network groups, and at client events
- Member of the Danish Procurement Law Society
- Member of the Association of Danish Environmental Lawyers
- Member of The Danish Association for Energy Law
- Member of the Confederation of Danish Industry's Committee for Public-Private Interaction
Publications
- Annotator of the Danish Public Procurement Act and the Danish Complaints Board Act at Karnov, 2023-
- Chapter 22 on “Treaty Principles and Exempt Contracts” in “Into the Northern Light”, 2022
- Chapter on public contracts in “Compliance for practitioners” published by Djøf Forlag, 2021
- Procurement Law 2019, chapter 6, “Procurement Law” on “Changes during the tender process - possibilities and limitations”
- The Danish Public Procurement Act 2016, chapter 19, “The Public Procurement Act and case law - some observations”
- “Is it possible to sell or hive off public waste deposit plant?” Environmental Journal, March 2010
- CSR and environmental concerns in tenders, Udbudsportalen.dk, 3 December 2009
- The scene is set for CSR considerations in public contracts, CSR, no. 6, December 2009
High-profile cases
Jeppe has acted as advisor in the following cases:
- Kredsløb - procurement and utility law advice in connection with the conclusion of agreements on carbon capture, carbon transportation, carbon storage at Energipark Lisbjerg (2023-)
- Ørsted - tender for global public cloud services and assistance in the subsequent (successful) claim before the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement (2022-2023)
- Danmarks Nationalbank - restoration and renovation of listed headquarter building (2020-)
- HOFOR - construction of two offshore wind farms in Øresund (2020-2023)
- Kredsløb - waste regulation issues, including project development in relation to underground containers, post-reform group structure, and assistance in various tenders related to the waste reform (2020-2023)
- FEAS - development of Universitetsbyen in Aarhus, including assistance in more than 25 EU tenders (2018-)
- Property development firms - handling of the delegated employer model (2020-)
