Mr Mads Magnussen > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Wikborg Rein Offices
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Mads Magnussen
Work Department
Competition, Litigation and Arbitration
Position
Mads is a team leader in Wikborg Rein and he advises Norwegian and foreign companies within areas of business law, in their contact with public authorities and in negotiations and dispute resolution. He also has legal assignments for and advices public entities and authorities. Mads has been a judge for many years, during which he mediated and presided in several hundred cases within a broad spectre of legal areas, and he has an expertise within civil litigation and dispute resolution. Mads’ main area of expertise is EU/EEA and competition law and he is also team leader for our legal practice group for Competition and Procurement. Mads has previously worked as Legal Director of the Norwegian Competition Authority, and in his years as a judge also been appointed Acting Director General of the Competition Authority in infringement cases. Mads is experienced in handling large and complex competition cases and has advised in many cases before Norwegian and international competition authorities and courts within different business areas. He also has experience from investigations and compliance work, advising in the establishment of various forms of cooperation between companies, conducting legal review of companies’ agreements and business conduct and handling competition notifications of mergers and acquisitions. Wikborg Rein’s Competition and Procurement team is top ranked in Legal 500 (2023) and Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 (2023). Mads is also ranked as one of the leading EU and competition lawyers in Norway in Legal 500 (2023) and Chambers (2023).
Career
2018- Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2012-2017 Judge, Asker and Bærum District Court
2007-2011 Partner and Head of the Trade, Industry and Public Sector Group, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2003-2006 Legal Director, Norwegian Competition Authority
2000-2002 Référendaire, EFTA Court, Luxembourg
1995-1999 Associate, Senior Associate, Selmer DA, Oslo
Education
1996-1997 LLM London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1995 Cand. jur., Universitetet i Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > EU and competition
(Leading partners)The ‘highly competent and motivated’ team at Wikborg Rein‘s caseload includes a high volume of infringement cases as part of a practice that covers the full range of EU and competition matters for private businesses and public bodies in Norway. At the helm of the practice is Mads Magnussen, who has longstanding experience in competition and antitrust matters. Preben Milde Thorbjørnsen is also recommended with well-rounded experience in all areas of competition law. Possessing unique dual-qualifications in Norway and England, specialist counsel Stuart Stock is a good contact for cross-border merger control work, while Eivind Stage takes point on anti-trust investigations and merger matters. Torje Sunde is also a key name to note.
Norway > Public procurement
Wikborg Rein is regularly instructed by public and private clients, including suppliers and contracting authorities, on the full range of public procurement mandates. Under the leadership of Mads Magnussen and Torje Sunde, the team also stands out within procurement litigation. On this front, Sunde is a specialist, with prior experience in the Office of the Attorney General. Deputy head Malene Reinertsen has expertise advising on IT procurement projects, and Patrick Oware ‘strives to think outside the box’ while assisting on procurement design, and dispute resolution.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
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- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Shipping and maritime law
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