Mr Håkon Cosma Størdal > Wiersholm > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Wiersholm Offices
DOKKVEIEN 1
PO BOX 1400 VIKA
0115 OSLO
Norway
Mr Håkon Cosma Størdal
Work Department
EU/EEA and Competition Law
Position
Partner Håkon Cosma Størdal advises on EU/EEA law and is a specialist in competition law. He also handles questions related to public and administrative law. From his period as legal director with the Norwegian Competition Authority, Størdal has gained significant experience in handling complex competition cases. He has also been a national expert with the EFTA surveillance authority in Brussels, working with state aid and competition cases.
Career
Partner, Wiersholm, 2016 Managing Associate, Wiersholm, 2013 Legal director, the Norwegian Competition Authority, 2010-2013, Leader of the Competition Law Reform Commission’s secretariat, 2011-2012 Head of section, the Norwegian Competition Authority, 2006-2010 National expert, the EFTA Surveillance Authority, Brussels, 2007-2008 Adviser/senior adviser, the Norwegian Competition Authority, 2005-2006 Associate/lawyer, Ro Sommernes advokatfirma DA, 2002-2005
Education
Solstrand Programme for Young Leaders, AFF/NHH, 2009-2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King’s College, University of London, 2009 Cand. jur., University of Oslo, 2002 Master of Laws (LL.M.), King’s College, University of London, 2001
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > EU and competition
(Leading partners)Singled out for ‘the unique ability to analyse, reflect and resolve a broad spectrum of different topics’, the EU and competition practice at Wiersholm has a well-established client base across the renewables, digital services, fisheries and payment platform industries. Praised for his ‘exceptional expertise and strategic guidance’, practice head Håkon Cosma Størdal takes point on complex Norwegian and international competition matters, including merger work and antitrust investigations. With a proven track record of advising clients on complex competition law, Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal is also recommended. The team also includes Stephan L Jervell, who is a seasoned litigator on antitrust and procurement matters, and fellow litigator Thomas Naalsund, who advises public and private clients on state aid and public procurement work.
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
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Offshore construction
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Tax
- TMT