Kvale Advokatfirma DA

The EU and competition practice at Kvale Advokatfirma DA is particularly active in merger clearances and state aid work, and is sought out by clients in the grocery, telecoms, media and technology industries. With ‘extensive competition law expertise, great industry understanding and a strategic mindset’, Kristin Hjelmaas Valla heads up the practice and is a key contact for merger clearance mandates, cartel and leniency processes, and compliance work. For state aid, Robert Lund is a key name, with experience dealing with cases before the courts. The ’very skilled’ Gjermund Mathisen has extensive in-house experience from the EFTA Surveillance Authority, with broad experience across antitrust and state aid matters. At associate level, Sindre Svendsen and Hermann Solheim are both recommended.