Competition/Antitrust
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
Band 4
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
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.
Work Highlights
- Schjødt advised Axess Logistics on the Norwegian Competition Authority's phase II investigation into its proposed acquisition of Auto Transport Service.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"What was impressive is that the firm had a lot of resources and it seemed like the departments worked well across disciplines."
"The team are clear, concise and knowledgeable."
"The lawyers are quite strategic, think outside the box and give very good insight."
"Schjødt offers excellent, tailored and value-added legal advice on time."
"We are very happy with Schjødt’s strong legal understanding and straightforward and no-nonsense advice."
"What was impressive is that the firm had a lot of resources and it seemed like the departments worked well across disciplines."
"The team are clear, concise and knowledgeable."
"The lawyers are quite strategic, think outside the box and give very good insight."
"Schjødt offers excellent, tailored and value-added legal advice on time."
"We are very happy with Schjødt’s strong legal understanding and straightforward and no-nonsense advice."
Notable Practitioners
Olav Kolstad is active on a range of competition law matters, advising clients on merger control filings, including phase II investigations, as well as behavioural investigations and challenges to authority decisions.
"He manages to explain things in an easy way."
Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Norway
Clients
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
DLF
Egmont International Holding
Nettbuss
Orkla
TV2