Arne Torsten Andersen > BAHR > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
BAHR Offices
TJUVHOLMEN ALLÉ 16
PO BOX 1524 VIKA
0117 OSLO
Norway
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Arne Torsten Andersen
Work Department
Competition and EU Law
Position
Partner
Career
Arne Torsten Andersen has been practising law for more than 20 years. He is recognised as one of Norway’s leading lawyers, especially in the fields of public procurement and state aid, although he also has a strong general EU/EEA law reputation. He has more than 15 years’ specialised professional experience in these disciplines.
In addition to his professional experience from private law practice, which includes BAHR over the period 2007 – 2013, Andersen has experience from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA), where he worked for five years on all aspects of EEA law. He conducted litigations before the EFTA Court and the European Court on a regular basis during his time in Brussels. He has in recent years been litigating extensively, with a special focus on public procurement litigation. Arne Torsten Andersen has also advised on major competition law investigations.
Education
- 2007 – Postgraduate diploma i EU competition law, Kings College, London
- 2001 – M.A. in European relations and European law, University of Amsterdam
- 2000 – Cand. jur., University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Public procurement
(Leading individuals)Full-service firm BAHR supports both public and private contracting authorities with the complete range of public procurement-related expertise. The team has a particular focus on healthcare and pharmaceutical sector procurements, often representing major international corporates. The team is co-headed by Beret Sundet, who routinely handles public procurement matters in the life sciences industry, and Arne Torsten Andersen, who is well-versed in all public procurement and EU/EEA matters as well as EFTA and ECHR litigation. Jan Einar Barbo and Sam E. Harris both focus on construction procurements, while Daniel Sipos has experience handling procurement issues in the rail and road sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance
- Maritime law
- Offshore construction and shipbuilding
- Real estate
- Tax