Mr Preben Milde Thorbjørnsen > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Wikborg Rein
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway

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Work Department

Competiton law

Position

Preben is specialized within competition law, and has extensive experience in handling large and complex competition cases within a wide range of industries, both as a lawyer and as a public servant. Preben advises Norwegian and international clients on all aspects of competition law, with a particular focus on merger control. He has also been lead lawyer on some of the biggest infringement cases in Norway in the recent years. Preben is ranked as “Next Generation Partner” in Legal 500 and “Rising Star” in Chambers & Partners. Preben Milde Thorbjørnsen “is able to see the case from different perspectives and find solutions. He shares his views and gives good advice. He is very dedicated, thorough and a pleasant lawyer to work with, in addition to cost efficient.” (Chambers & Partners Europe Guide 2022).

Career

2023 – Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

2020 – 2022 Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

2017 – 2019 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

2016 – 2017 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

2015 – 2016 Higher Executive Officer and Advisor, The Competition Authority

2012 – External examiner, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen

2012 – 2015 Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma AS

Education

2011 – 2012 Master II Droit Européen Université de Toulouse I (Master in EEA Law)

2006 – 2012 Integrated Master of Laws, University of Bergen

2005 – 2006 Annual study in French, University of Bergen

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > EU and competition

(Next Generation Partners)

Preben Milde Thorbjørnsen – Wikborg Rein

The ‘extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic’ team at Wikborg Rein acts for large private companies and public bodies in Norway, including major energy, telecoms, aquaculture, and transport players. Handling a high volume of infringement cases before Norwegian competition authorities, the team is also routinely instructed to act on antitrust investigations, follow-on claims and cartel mandates. Mads Magnussen heads up the team and is hailed by clients as a ‘fantastic adviser’. Preben Milde Thorbjørnsen is another core member of the team and handles both contentious and non-contentious competition mandates, including transactions and infringement litigation. Specialist counsel Stuart Stock, who is dual-qualified in Norway and England, takes point on cross-border and international matters, with an emphasis on merger control work. Hanne Camilla Zimmer departed the team in 2023.

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