About

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Schjødt's specialist Competition & Antitrust practice provides legal advice to a wide variety of corporate clients. They have resolved competition issues in all markets, from satellite communications to deep-sea drilling. We have a broad range of experience handling cases before the national courts, the Norwegian competition authority, the EFTA Surveillance Authority, the European Commission, and the European Courts in Luxembourg. The group is also engaged in matters before other Nordic competition authorities and handles multi-jurisdictional matters across the Nordics and further afield.


The group advises on all aspects of merger control and merger filings and is well-versed in the specificities of merger control procedures with the various Nordic authorities and the European Commission.

Equally, Schjødt provides continuous antitrust advice to leading international companies operating in Norway, and Norwegian companies operating outside Norway.

Chambers Review

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Competition/Antitrust - Norway

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt moves up in the rankings this year on the back of positive feedback from interviewees. The law firm frequently acts on multi-jurisdictional merger control mandates, including phase II proceedings. It has further experience in investigations into possible cartels and other forms of anti-competitive behaviour, as well as assisting clients with appeals against fines.

Work Highlights

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

  • Advokatfirmaet Schjødt advised Schlumberger on the competition law aspects of its NOK4 billion acquisition of shares in Aker Carbon Capture Holding.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Olav Kolstad
3
Olav Kolstad
3
Band 3

Olav Kolstad is particularly active in high-value, cross-border merger clearance filings. He has additional experience in behavioural investigations and challenges to authority decisions. He also assists clients with competition law compliance mandates.

Olav Kolstad has very strong legal competences in competition law.

He is really smart in his area.

He has an excellent knowledge of the law.

Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

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Norway

Competition/Antitrust

Olav Kolstad
3
Olav Kolstad
3
Band 3

Members

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Elsa Brandt Stensrud

Ingeborg Øverås

Jan Kristoffer Høiland

Johanne Førde

Head of Department

Line Fagermo

Morten Ulland Henriksen

Thomas Nordby

Clients

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

DLF

Egmont International Holding

Nettbuss

Orkla

TV2