Competition/Antitrust | Europe

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen maintains its position as one of the top competition law firms in Norway. The team is highly esteemed for its work before the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA), representing clients in behavioural investigations and market inquiries. In addition, it assists clients with challenges to significant authority decisions before the Supreme Court and with high-profile follow-on damages actions. The law firm also offers notable activity in merger clearance notifications. Team members have experience in both contentious and non-contentious public procurement mandates, often in the healthcare and transportation sectors.

BAHR continues to be widely regarded as having one of the leading competition law practices in Norway. The team is particularly well known for its ability to advise on high-value, multi-jurisdictional merger clearance filings, including those requiring a phase II investigation. The law firm is also strong in behavioural matters, representing clients in Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) investigations and market inquiries, as well as leniency applications. Team members have further experience in state aid matters and contentious and non-contentious public procurement mandates. BAHR's prestigious clientele stems from a range of sectors, including energy and retail, as well as state-owned companies.

Wiersholm remains one of the best law firms in Norway for public procurement matters. It is a popular choice for contentious matters, often acting for plaintiffs or intervenors on damages actions, injunctions and award reviews. The team is also strong in non-contentious matters for both bidders and authorities, assisting with tender processes. The law firm is additionally active on competition law matters, representing clients in behavioural and market investigations, as well as in follow-on damages actions. The team further advises on merger clearance notifications and state aid mandates.

Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma offers clients a broad competition law practice. It is particularly active in behavioural matters, representing clients in investigations and market inquiries, as well as damages actions. In addition, it assists with merger clearance notifications and the compliance aspects of agreements. In addition to its competition law practice, the law firm also assists contracting authorities with procurement processes and represents bidders in injunction proceedings.

Advokatfirmaet Haavind is active in both public procurement and competition law matters. The law firm assists clients with every stage of procurement processes, including tendering and award decision reviews. It is notably active in proceedings involving the healthcare, technology, defence and transportation sectors, often acting for public sector clients. The team also assists clients with obtaining competition law clearance for proposed mergers, and represents them in competition authority investigations and follow-on damages actions.

Arntzen de Besche's procurement team moves up in the rankings this year following positive referee feedback. The team has broad experience in procurement mandates, handling both contentious and non-contentious mandates for both public sector clients and construction companies. The law firm is also active on competition law matters, advising clients on merger clearance notifications, including phase II proceedings, as well as representing them in market inquiries, behavioural investigations, damages actions and state aid litigation.

Kvale Advokatfirma moves up in the rankings based on impressive market feedback. The law firm has a strong presence in behavioural mandates, representing clients in significant investigations and follow-on damages actions. It also advises on merger clearance notifications, state aid mandates and competition law compliance. Team members are also able to act on public procurement mandates.

Schjødt's competition team often assists clients with obtaining competition law approval for corporate transactions, including phase II proceedings. The law firm also advises clients on antitrust matters before the Norwegian and European authorities, including cartel investigations, abuse of dominance allegations and market inquiries. The team additionally assists with competition compliance matters.

Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig is active on both contentious and non-contentious procurement matters and has experience acting for both bidders and public sector clients. The law firm often handles large IT services, healthcare and transportation sector procurement matters. It also has experience in competition law, representing clients in a range of behavioural investigations, including sector inquiries, and follow-on damages class actions. The team offers further expertise in merger clearance notifications and competition compliance mandates.

Selmer advises clients on merger clearance mandates, often acting for clients from the banking industry. In addition, the law firm represents clients in investigations into allegations of abuses of dominance and cartel involvement, as well as assisting with damages actions. It also acts on competition compliance matters, including in respect to the compliance of distribution agreements.