Advokatfirmaet Hjort

Intellectual Property | Competition and Antitrust | TMT | GDPR

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.

2010                                    Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort 2008  –  2009               Managing Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort 2000 – 2008                 Attorney, In-house counsel in Telenor, Telenor ASA 1999 – 2000                  Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen 1998  – 1999                  EFTA Surveillance Authority, Department of                                               Competition and State aid 1997 – 1998                  Deputy Judge, Nedre Romerike District Court 1996 – 1997                  Associate, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen

Norwegian, English and German

Leader of The Norwegian Bar Association’s legislative committee on European and Competition law

The Norwegian Bar Association

The Norwegian Copyright Association

1996 Competition law, Kings College 1995 Candidate in Jurisprudence, The University of Oslo 1992 – 1994 Examinations in English and German for lawyers