Monica Syrdal > Advokatfirmaet Hjort > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Hjort Offices
Universitetsgata 1
Oslo, 0164
Norway
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Monica Syrdal
Work Department
Intellectual Property | Competition and Antitrust | TMT | GDPR
Position
Monica Syrdal works with a combination of EEA/competition law and intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademark, marketing law and GDPR.
Monica has in-depth knowledge of communication, technology, media and retail sectors and practical experience with many of the legal matters that are relevant to these sectors including intellectual property rights and competition law.
Within competition law, she specializes in issues relating to the prohibitions on anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant positions. She has particular experience in handling alleged infringement cases before the Norwegian Competition Authority, the Competition Appeals Board (“Konkurranseklagenemnda”) and the EFTA Surveillance Authority. She has also practical competition litigation experience before the ordinary court in respect of private competition law enforcement.
Within the media sector, Monica has extensive experience with respect to copyright issues pertaining to audio-visual content, including films, sports and other content licensing and questions in the nexus of competition law and intellectual property rights. Monica has hereunder experience with copyright and other IPR litigation before the courts and various alternative dispute resolution bodies, including but not limited to the Appeals Board for Industrial Rights and the Remuneration Board (“Vederlagsnemnda”). She also advices on regulatory issues involving broadcasting and audiovisual on-demand services. She has for a number of years worked extensively with adoption of new legislation within the copyright and broadcasting field both on a national and EU/EEA -level.
Another part of her practice involves consumer marketing legislation, unfair marketing in relation to other businesses and privacy/GDPR.
In addition to English, Monica also speaks German.
Career
Languages
Norwegian, English and German
Memberships
Leader of The Norwegian Bar Association’s legislative committee on European and Competition law
The Norwegian Bar Association
The Norwegian Copyright Association
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > EU and competition
Praised by clients for being ‘competent and effective’, the EU and competition team at Advokatfirmaet Hjort is geared to handle cartel cases, state aid work, and EU/EEA law matters. Practice head Monica Syrdal combines in-house experience with broad expertise. The team also includes Heddy Ludvigsen, who focuses on state aid work, and Kristin Veierød, who is a name to note for matters in the telecoms sector.
Norway > TMT
Advokatfirmaet Hjort‘s practice spans the full spectrum of TMT matters, with noted strength in the telecoms and media spaces. A key example of this is practice head Kristin Veierød, who has proven expertise in telecoms matters, while Monica Syrdal has a strong track record in advising clients in the media sector, including audio-visual media and telecoms businesses. Other members include Claude A. Lenth and Sunniva J. Øyen, who both handle matters at the nexus of data privacy and employment law, and Eivind Grimsø Moe and Petter Enholm, who specialise in tech law and contracts.
Norway > Intellectual property
Noted for its capabilities in copyright-related matters, Advokatfirmaet Hjort routinely assists clients in the media sector, and handles contentious IP matters. The ‘very knowledgeable and competent’ Monica Syrdal heads up the practice and has positioned herself as a key adviser on trade mark and licensing matters for the media industry. The practice also includes Rolf Trolle Andersen, an experienced litigator with expertise in industrial IP rights, and Nils Christian Langtvedt, who is a specialist at the intersection of dispute resolution and IP matters.