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Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement

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Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement - Norway

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

SANDS is well known for its public procurement practice and its focus on contentious as well as regulatory and compliance work. The firm operates across a number of sectors including telecommunications, transport, construction and infrastructure. The firm has made notable appearances before the Supreme Court in contentious procurement cases. Team members have additional experience in competition law matters.

Work Highlights

  • SANDS successfully represented Consto Anlegg Norge in an appeal to the Norwegian Supreme Court against a tender award decision.

Strengths

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The lawyers have a very good understanding of the issues that we present and a very good understanding of our needs.

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The team is very accessible, quick to carry out assignments and very consultative.

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The department stands out for its strong commercial understanding combined with deep legal expertise and solid industry experience.

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SANDS has in-depth knowledge of the regulations governing public procurements, as well as EU law. The team also possesses strong communication skills.

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The team at SANDS is very good at public tenders. It has a lot of experience from comparable cases.

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Notable Practitioners

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Åshild Fløisand
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Åshild Fløisand
3
Band 3

Åshild Fløisand of SANDS represents municipalities and trusts in public procurement processes. She also acts for bidders on challenges to tender awards.

Åshild Fløisand is very knowledgeable in public procurement.

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Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm
3
Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm
3
Band 3

Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm is noted for her expertise in contentious and non-contentious public procurement matters. She has notable experience across the construction, public infrastructure and technology sectors.

Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm maintains a very high level of service and has a very high level of expertise within public procurement.

She is very skilled and responsive. She is a highly valued adviser.

She is a very good communicator.

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Thomas Sando
4
Thomas Sando
4
Band 4

Thomas Sando assists clients with competition law compliance issues, particularly around the compliance of commercial agreements. He has further experience in merger control filings.

He is extremely skilled and understands our way of thinking and our business.

Thomas Sando is a great guy with both personal skills and a great awareness of competition law.

Thomas is a very excellent and important partner for us. He is very competent in competition law and contract law especially.

Thomas Sando's competence in this area is, as always, impressive. He gives practical advice and shows an understanding of what is important for our company.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Thomas Sando
4
Thomas Sando
4
Band 4
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Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement
Åshild Fløisand
3
Åshild Fløisand
3
Band 3
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Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm
3
Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm
3
Band 3
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