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Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement

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As one of very few law firms in Norway, Arntzen de Besche provides full service on the EEA/EU law, including anti-trust, merger control, state aid, public procurement and EEA law, to national and international clients, in particular the US, UK and the other Nordic countries. 

Being a horizontal practice group, the lawyers provide services both “in-house” to other practice groups and on a standalone basis to external clients. Progressively, a larger part of the workload is now on a standalone basis to external clients. 

The practice group provides services to undertakings active within the transport sector, including both land transport and aviation, life sciences, including both pharmaceuticals and food, and construction, in addition to the finance and oil & gas sectors and traditional industry. 

Over the last year the practice group has been mandated on large assignments from international clients and large national.

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Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement - Norway

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The team at Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma covers the full range of competition law matters, advising clients on merger control filings, sector inquiries, behavioural investigations and follow-on damages actions. The law firm also assists with competition law compliance issues, particularly around state aid and sustainability queries. Team members offer additional experience for both construction companies and public bodies in contentious and non-contentious public procurement mandates.

Work Highlights

  • Arntzen de Besche represented TINE as plaintiffs in a damages action following the European Commission's decision in its Trucks cartel investigation.

Strengths

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The firm's lawyers have shown great competence to our full satisfaction.

Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement respondent
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The team is very approachable and with good knowledge of how to handle the authorities and the current status of the law.

Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement respondent
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The team is easy to reach and gives advice in short notice. The service is adjusted to our needs - sparring when sufficient and more in-depth work when needed.

Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement respondent
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The advice from the team is always well considered, clear and responsible, but in addition to the law often also includes a strategic and commercial touch.

Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement respondent
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We got all the help and support we needed and a support that was at an extremely high level.

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Notable Practitioners

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Gro Amdal
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Gro Amdal
2
Band 2

Gro Amdal often acts for clients on disputes involving tendering processes in the transport sector. She also assists public sector clients with public procurement advisory matters.

Gro Amdal is an excellent lawyer.

Gro Amdal is a good theoretical lawyer.

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Stein Ove Solberg
2
Stein Ove Solberg
Head of Competition/Antitrust
2
Band 2

Stein Ove Solberg is notably active in merger control filings. He also offers experience in market studies and follow-on damages actions. He is frequently appointed as a monitoring trustee.

He provides practical and to-the-point advice and demonstrates in-depth knowledge of our sector. He has excellent client handling skills, is easy to collaborate with and very responsive.

He is very pleasant to work with, and has a pragmatic and friendly approach.

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Svein Terje Tveit
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Svein Terje Tveit
Head of Competition/Antitrust
3
Band 3

Svein Terje Tveit acts for clients on behavioural investigations and market inquiries. He has further experience in the overlap between sustainability and competition law. He also handles state aid issues.

Svein Terje Tveit quickly understands the problem presented and gives sufficient support.

He has an exceptional way to understand our business, and is intuitive to find the best ways to act on things and balance the legal and business sides. He finds the balance between those two.

He is very approachable with a high level of service and commercial awareness.

We are very happy with the service we receive from Svein Terje Tveit.

He has shown great interest in our ongoing case. He has winning behavior, and also he inspires us and explains any legal expressions we are considering.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS

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Competition/Antitrust
Stein Ove Solberg
2
Stein Ove Solberg
Head of Competition/Antitrust
2
Band 2
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Svein Terje Tveit
3
Svein Terje Tveit
Head of Competition/Antitrust
3
Band 3
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Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement
Gro Amdal
2
Gro Amdal
2
Band 2
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Members

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Jon Gresseth

Stein Ove Solberg

Stein Ove Solberg

Head of Department

Svein Terje Tveit

Svein Terje Tveit

Head of Department