Eva Olesen, partner/attorney | VILTOFT law firm

Eva Olesen

Partner, attorney

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+45 2284 5717

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eo@viltoft.dk

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Eva Olesen is a specialist in public procurement and construction.

She advises public authorities, utility companies, and private enterprises on all aspects of the procurement and execution phases – frequently in relation to large-scale infrastructure tenders and tenders within the social housing sector.

Eva has extensive experience providing strategic advice on procurement design, managing procurement processes from start to finish, and drafting and negotiating contracts. She also advises on various models of cooperation and organization (early contractor involvement), as well as the specific rules governing municipalities’ obligation to tender waste suitable for incineration.

References

Since 2016, Eva has acted as a legal advisor to the construction consultant for social housing associations and their management companies involved in the realisation of the HP4 masterplan for Brøndby Strand Parkerne, a project with a total budget of DKK 4 billion.

In 2024, Eva assisted the Copenhagen Metro and the Greater Copenhagen Light Rail in drafting the company’s ‘second-generation’ social clauses. She also contributed to the formulation of its ‘first-generation’ clauses in 2016.

Likewise, acting as legal sub-consultant to NIRAS in 2024, Eva provided the legal background analysis forming the basis for the Danish Utility Regulator’s guidance on competition-enhancing measures and the new rules on competitive tendering for incinerable waste (Act No. 745 of 13 June 2013). Based on this, she has advised a number of local authorities and municipal waste-to-energy companies on structuring procurement processes in accordance with the new rules.

Eva speaks the Scandinavian languages and English.

Career and education

Partner, VILTOFT, 2022-
Junior partner, VILTOFT, 2019-2022
Attorney, VILTOFT, 2016-2019
Assistant attorney, VILTOFT, 2013-2016
Master of Laws (LLM), University of Aarhus, 2013

Teaching

Eva regularly teaches courses on a wide range of procurement and construction law subjects for various course providers, including Djøf and IKA, the Association of Public Procurement Professionals.

Memberships

Eva is a member of the Danish Society for Public Procurement Law, the Danish Association of Construction Clients’ Tender Network, the Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law, the Danish Arbitration Association and Young Arbitrators Copenhagen (YAC).

Expertise

Testimonials

Eva Olesen is in a special class when it comes to strategic overviews and the articulation of practical/legal issues.
Legal 500, 2025

I have worked with Eva Olesen on several occasions, where she has provided expert assistance in highly complex litigation and advisory matters. In particular, her work on complicated transaction structures within the renewable energy sector and her handling of procurement and construction disputes have been invaluable.
Legal 500, 2025

Eva Olesen is very pragmatic, skilled and hands-on.
Legal 500, 2024

Eva Olesen excels at adapting her communication to clients. It is important that clients feel heard and understood. Eva masters both parts excellently.
Legal 500, 2023

Next Generation Partner
Legal 500, 2020-