Rie Paving Mortensen
Rie’s competition law expertise encompasses complex mergers, particularly phase II cases, international cartels, and complex cases involving abuse of a dominant position.
Rie has extensive experience with both cartel-related and non-cartel-related damage claims. She excels at establishing key elements of counterfactual scenarios, handling settlement procedures, and managing court-appointed economic expert reports and testimonies.
Additionally, Rie prepares various types of economic analyses and conducts significant investigations in matters related to tax law, intellectual property law, and corporate M&A.
Rie has a Master's degree in Economics, a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen, and a postgraduate diploma in EU Competition Law from King's College London.
Rie is the head of Plesner's Economic Analysis team, which consists of highly specialised economists.
Integrating economic insights into legal cases requires active collaboration across various professional disciplines. Rie consistently emphasises a strong cross-disciplinary approach to address the complex interplay between competition law and economics, ultimately benefiting Plesner clients.
Selected cases
- Successfully defended Ørsted in a multi-billion-DKK damages case concerning excessive pricing
- Advised Novonesis on merger with Chr. Hansen, phase I clearance with remedies in the EU
- Represented Ørsted in successful appeal against DCCA decisions on excessive pricing
- Represented Danfoss in cartel investigations by the EC and multiple NCA's
- Assisted Tryg with multi-billion-pound acquisition of parts of RSA Insurance Group
- Represented Danfoss in multiple cartel related damages cases
- Represents global truck manufacturer in multiple cartel-related damages cases
- Assisted Volvo Trucks obtain unconditional approval in phase II of Titan acquisition
- Represented defendant in damages case on alleged predatory pricing in financial sector
- Assisted Faerch in the acquisition of PACCOR, including national competition clearances
"Rie Paving Mortensen is an excellent economist within competition economics and has a very good ability to present the economics in a way that is understandable also for e.g. lawyers/judges"
