Selmer
With strength in merger control and transaction-related competition issues, Selmer acts for public and private sector clients on the full range of public procurement matters, investigations, and state aid mandates. Ole-Andreas Torgersen and Karen Anne Rekkedal jointly lead the team; Torgersen is recommended for his extensive merger control expertise as well as distribution and cartel-related litigation, while Rekkedal is the name to note for public procurement and state aid matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Very experienced, top legal skills, strategic and clever.’
‘Understands our business and mindset.’
‘The team has thorough knowledge of our companies and the business within which we operate, which makes them able to offer prompt and to-the-point advice.’
‘The people that we work with are direct, able to scope the work in accordance with our needs and give clear guidance on not only the legal question but also the documentation needed.’
'The team is always available, motivated and keen on doing an outstanding job for us as a client. They are impressively well coordinated between themselves.'
'Our key partner regarding EU and competition practice is Ole-Andreas Torgersen. He is driven, genuinely interested in giving us value-adding advice and always trying to be a good adviser with efficiency. I would give Mr. Torgersen my best recommendations.'
Key clients
- Orkla
- SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge
- Daimler
- Institute for Energy Technology
- Nordic Concrete Group
- Foodora Norway
- SpareBank 1 Betaling
- Balder Betaling
- Eika VBB
- Betong Øst
- Å Energi (former Agder Energi and Glitre Energi)
- Gjensidige Forsikring
- Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
- Fjord1
- Alstom
- Advania Norge
- Getinge
- EQT
- Canon
- Rælingen Municipality
- Bertel O. Steen
- Nor Tekstil
- Bekk Consulting
- Solar Norge
- Vedal Entreprenør
- Viking Entreprenør
- Strøm Gundersen
- Leca
- Rælingen kommune
- SBB
- Ardoq
- Northcom
- Dossier
Work highlights
- Advised Daimler on the follow-on claim lawsuit from the Norwegian Postal Services (Posten Norge) following the European Commission's truck cartel case.
- Advised Agder Energi on its merger with Glitre Energi, creating Å Energi.
- Advised SpareBank 1 Betaling, Balder Betaling and Eika VBB, three of the largest owners in Vipps, the Norway-based mobile wallet, on a merger between Vipps and MobilePay, the Denmark-based mobile wallet.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ole-Andreas Torgersen, Karen Anne Rekkedal