Acting for a roster of clients drawn from a range of industries including the oil and gas, telecoms, construction, and transportation sectors, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig‘s EU and competition law offering spans across merger control work, cartel cases, state aid issues, and EU regulatory litigation. Practice head Jan Magne Langseth is well known for cartel investigations, dominance mandates, merger cases, and antitrust litigation. For clients in the pharmacy, transport, and construction industries, Espen Bakken is a key name. Other key names are Anders Thue, who is a state aid expert; fellow state aid expert Erik Klevmo also takes point on EU regulatory law.
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Testimonials
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‘Adviser on the boundary between private and public business. Very good ability to assess legal issues against political issues.’
‘Jan Magne Langseth, the head of competition and EU/EEA law, is an outstanding, experienced business law specialist with a very good understanding of economics.’
‘Espen Bakken has deep knowledge and understanding of Norwegian and European Public Procurement law.’
‘The combination of people with in-depth knowledge in specific areas of law, as well as people with cross-legal competencies is valuable.’
‘You do not always need extensive legal papers. Espen Bakken can give to-the-point recommendations that are easy to effectuate.’
‘Espen Bakken is a brilliant lawyer, with significant experience in competition and procurement law.’
‘Always available and unique capability of understanding emerging and complex markets. Very talented lawyers.’
‘Jan Magne Langseth gives practical and solid advice on very complex matters.’
Key clients
- Alsaker Fjordbruk
- Nødnett
- British American Tobacco
- Coop
- Melanor
- Kindred Group PLC /(Unibet)
- Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
- Baxter Inc.
- Snusbolaget / Haypp Group
- St1 Group
Work highlights
- Representing Horisont Energi regarding its set up of Barents Blue, Europe's first large scale hydrogen/ammonia production based on natural gas from the Barents Sea.
- Acting as competition counsel to Yara International.
- Assisted Alsaker Fjordbruk in connection with the European Commission's ongoing cartel investigation in the farmed Atlantic salmon sector.
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Practice head
Jan Magne Langseth
Other key lawyers
Espen Bakken; Anders Thue; Erik Klevmo