Anja Piening

Experience

Anja Piening is the managing director, partner, and lawyer at NP advokater, where she also holds executive responsibility for company leadership, strategy, business development, and partnerships. She co-founded NP advokater in 2015 and combines her management duties with extensive client advisory work for both private and public sector clients. Anja has deep knowledge of Denmark's public procurement system, gained through many years of experience working in and leading politically governed organizations. She advises extensively on procurement law, especially related to centralized purchasing, framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems, and welfare technology. Her work includes guiding contracting authorities through all stages of procurement, from market dialogue and strategy to tender preparation, contract negotiations, risk assessment, enforcement, and project management. Anja also frequently handles cases before the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement but strives to resolve disputes without formal litigation.

Specialty

Anja Piening specializes in public procurement law with a focus on areas such as centralized procurement, framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems, and strategic purchasing. She has expertise in contract law, agreement law, and related legal fields. Additional specialties include construction law, IT law, defense and security, contract advisory, welfare, sustainability, disputes, and business strategy. Her advisory scope encompasses identifying and realizing opportunities in strategic procurement projects, quality assurance of tender documents, and optimizing procurement processes with particular attention to sustainability in public procurement.

Education

• LL.M. in Public Procurement Law from the University of Nottingham (2013)
• Cand.jur (Master of Laws) from the University of Copenhagen (2003)
• Executive Development Programme, Kjerulf & Partners (2014)
• Board Education (Bestyrelsesuddannelse) (2022)

• Administrerende direktør (CEO) og partner hos NP advokater siden 2015, med ansvar for virksomhedens ledelse, strategi, forretningsudvikling og relationer1

• Ekstern lektor ved Copenhagen Business School siden 2016, hvilket understreger hendes faglige anerkendelse og lederskab inden for offentlig indkøb og jura1

• Bestyrelsesmedlem i Allerød Krisecenter, hvilket viser hendes engagement i ledelses- og bestyrelsesarbejde uden for advokatbranchen1

• Uddannelse i bestyrelsesarbejde (Board Education) i 2022, som styrker hendes ledelseskompetencer og position i erhvervslivet1

• Erfaring som chef for Jura & CSR i Staten og Kommunernes Indkøbsservice (2010–2015), en ledende rolle inden for offentlig indkøb, der understøtter hendes ekspertise og indflydelse i praksisområdet1