‘Always available, very knowledgeable and service minded. Delivery on time and with good quality.’

‘Svein Terje Tvedt is very competent, service minded, easy and pleasant to work with, delivers practical to-the-point legal advice.’

‘They are one of the best Norwegian law firms and have competence and experience in and of the EU market as well. They are good at understanding the customers’ needs.’

‘They are a leading provider of legal advice and assistance in this area. They are a very well-known company in Norway. Espen I. Bakken and his team are skilled at adapting to each individual customer, adapting the message they bring to each individual person or to each individual need.’

‘Beret Sundet is surely among the elite of Norwegian lawyers within competition and anti-trust law. She is excellent in providing clear advice and her capabilities extend far beyond that of Norwegian law only. Having her as part of the team on cross-border transactions is indispensable for multi-national clients.’

‘Fast feedback. Very accessible. For larger questions, they always let us know when we can expect answers.’

‘Partner Beret Sundet sees the challenges and can respond and advise quickly and precisely when the need arises. She also has very good knowledge of the markets our company operates in, which of course is a great advantage.’

‘Good combination of legal and economic skill set.’

‘Very good at presenting the case.’

‘BAHR has an excellent competition team. They are always spot-on and give accurate and useful advice. They also have an economist as part of the team, which is very useful.  On top of that they’ve got strong connections with other similar teams around the globe (which is also very useful as our use in these segments often includes multiple jurisdictions).’

‘Beret Sundet is always to the point. She has a lot of knowledge, and quickly captures the issues and does not spend useless time on unimportant topics. She listens to requests carefully and quickly understands what clients are asking for.’

‘The team has an extraordinarily easy-go-to culture with rapid, thoughtful and constructive feedback.’

‘Jan Magne is unique and one of the best competition lawyers in Norway.’

‘Jan Magne Langseth – outstanding competition lawyer who always delivers solid advice in a timely manner. He is always available, fast, pragmatic and delivers excellent competition law advice.’

‘The team is versatile with a broad set of skills. Very efficient and service minded.’

‘Jan Magne Langeseth is without doubt the expert in the industry in Norway. He is excellent both on the legal side and on the public affairs side.’

‘Very high knowledge of the Norwegian tender market and regulation. SVW are able to combine excellent legal capabilities with a business mindset and have a broad range of experts in different areas to bring in if needed.’

‘Second-to-none on competition law with outstanding key individuals.’

‘I work regularly with Eivind J Vesterkjær on competition law issues. Eivind is a very pleasant person to co-operate with, he has outstanding legal insight in competition law, and he works very hard to understand the facts and the commercial aspect of the matter at hand, he delivers exactly what we as the client needs from him in terms of advice.’

‘Thomas Naalsund provides much of the legal advice in the field of state aid and competition. He is very good at identifying great resources within the firm, bringing them onboard and letting them handle much of the day-to-day work if the client is happy about it. He is still available for advice etc, but very good at delegating in a way that is efficient for the client.’

‘Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal has proved impressive in the field of state aid. What I appreciate most about Elisabeth is her ability to identify what is important from a state aid perspective and provide concrete advice that is very valuable. She is also very efficient, and always reverts quickly, also within tight deadlines. In addition she is a nice person, who always appears energetic and cheerful.’

‘Thomas Naalsund and Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal are both very professional and knowledgeable on state aid law.’

‘The team from Wiersholm has very good understanding of the energy sector, both the actors and day-to-day regulation and the changes that are happening both commercially and in the national and EU regulation. Because of their understanding and experience, they can give good advice in complex cases quickly – and with high quality.’

‘Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal has impressed us. She has very good understanding of the energy sector and is an expert on EU/EEA law.’

‘Exceptional availability and service level, great customer knowledge, excellent quality of partners. Pleasant people to work with.’

‘They are simply the best. They understand what the client is looking for and find good solutions.’

‘Eivind Stage is swift to provide assistance, highly skilled and therefore most recommendable. He has extensive regulatory experience and provides solid and fit for purpose advice.’

‘A strong and very experienced team that works superbly together. The team is very attentive to client needs and gets excellent case feedback. The team is good at coordinating the contributions from different advisors, acts in the best interest of the client and does not engage in destructive fights.’

‘Stuart Stock is an excellent project manager and very attentive to the interests of the client.’

‘Strong and flexible international team.’

‘Stuart Stock is a highly competent young attorney with good people skills, who leads a major global antitrust related project with very good results.’

‘Skilled team with high competence and extensive experience from relevant authorities makes their advice practical and to the point. Easy to have informal and pragmatic day-to-day discussions without ending up with extensive theoretical memos (which is tempting within this field of law). High degree of availability.’

‘Good cross-border competency.’

‘Olav Kolstad has very sound and precise probability assessment skills. Transparent communication.’

‘Extraordinary and in-depth knowledge about what is current and updated practice is highly appreciated when facing e.g. merger controls.’

‘Haavind responds quickly, with a very good understanding of clients’ businesses. Their advice is helpful and to the point.’

‘Haavind lawyers are efficient and to the point. They show interest in understanding our business and in providing useful advice.’

‘Simen Klevstrand is extremely competent and understands his client.’

‘High degree of integration with client – more so than other similarly situated firms we have had experience with in the Norwegian market.’

‘Practical and fast, easy to work with.’

‘Simen Klevstrand is an expert in competition law, working at the level of international law firms with deep local expertise.’

‘Highly skilled lawyers who deliver truly value-added, high-quality work. Stands out compared to other top Norwegian law firms. The team is always structured, well prepared and proactive. Good value for money.’

‘Team provides practical and commercial advices supporting the client’s strategic objectives at local level.’

‘Simen Klevstrand has great availability, a good understanding of businesses in combination with competition law professionalism.’

‘Kluge is by most considered to be the best state aid law firm in Norway, and that is correct. Cases both big and small are dealt with professionally and expeditiously.’

‘They are hard working, and always give their best to answer all clients’ needs. High quality work, delivered on time.’

‘The team had unique insight on the topic in question and provided the advice and help we needed. They were a strong partner for discussions. They understood and knew the industry and the topic.’

‘Robert Lund was always easy to approach and always gave thorough advice in addition to being a good partner for discussions.’

‘Robert Lund showed a very good understanding of the assignment’s key questions. He was very attentive to the need of the client in a complex assignment. He covers both procurement law and state aid law and this gave a coherent and overall perspective on an assignment with conflicting considerations.’

‘They have shown a great ability to act very quickly and get to know the situation in a fast manner. They also show ability to understand and relate to the situation.’

‘Knowledgeable and service minded.’

‘Kristin Hjelmaas Valla stands out. Very thorough, and precise in her advice on competition law.’

‘Kristin Hjelmaas Valla has deep knowledge of competition law, which is combined with an ability to quickly grasp complicated facts in detail and a pragmatic approach.’

‘Very professional. Easy to get in touch with.’

‘The team at Selmer has a broad knowledge of competition law and years of experience in practising the law on a variety of cases.’

‘The lawyers at Selmer are all professional and customer minded. In the competition law area, Ole-Andreas Torgersen is a highly competent, pragmatic and solution oriented lawyer. In addition to being available and service minded, he is proactive and gives information relevant to our companies and our business. His legal skills and understanding of the client’s business make his services seem even more relevant than services provided by other legal firms.’

‘Strong competition law expertise.’

‘In particular Kjetil Johansen is indeed very competent and responsive, keeps promised time lines, provides advice that is valuable and easily understandable. Good business acumen.’

‘Kjetil Johansen and his team are proactive, solution oriented, highly competent within their field, quick in communication and response, and have an informal and agreeable attitude. In short, very recommendable.’

‘Kjetil Johansen has in-depth knowledge of competition law and practice.’

‘Excellent knowledge and experience about relevant legal issues.’

‘Professional and excellent knowledge and experience.’

‘The dedication, expertise and the absolutely extraordinary service stands the team at DLA Piper out among other law firms dealing with EU and competition in Norway.’

‘Line Voldstad: her dedication and service towards her customers is equal to none! She is extremely knowledgeable, knows her field to the absolute maximum and has a great team surrounding her which one has nothing but good things to say about.’

‘Odd Stemsrud has impressive skills in the competition field, both as strategist and in his understanding of and working with different legal systems.’

‘Extremely responsive and knowledgeable with good industry insight.’