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CMS Kluge
BRYGGEGATA 6
PO BOX 1548 VIKA
0117 OSLO
Norway

Work Department

Competition/EU law, state aid law, public procurement

Position

Specialices in all EEA/EU law matters, particularly related to state aid, competition, financial markets regulation and the fundamental freedoms.

Career

2021 – Associate Partner, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS; 2020 – 2021 Senior Lawyer, Kluge Advokatfirma AS; 2017 – 2020 Legal Advisor/Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma AS; 2012 – 2017 Case handler, European Commission, Directorate General for Competition; 2011 – 2012 Legal officer, EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA), Competition and State Aid Department; 2008 – 2011 Assistant case handler, European Commission, Directorate General for Competition; 2007 – 2008 Research Assistant, University of Linz, Department of European Law

Languages

Norwegian, English, German, French

Education

2004 – 2007 Doc. jur., University of Innsbruck; 2005 – 2006 Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Toronto; 1999 – 2004 Cand. jur., University of Innsbruck

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > EU and competition

With demonstrable strength in state aid and public procurement work, CMS Kluge fields a ‘highly competent and hardworking’ team which is also increasingly active in the complex merger control field. Henrik Nordling heads up the team and focuses on national and European competition issues, state aid work, and regulatory mandates. ‘Strong leaderBjørnar Alterskjær has a strong track record in advising private companies and governmental entities on large and complex state aid matters, while Clemens Kerle handles notification and complaint procedures before the EFTA Surveillance Authority.