Lauded by clients as ‘simply the best’, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS continues to act on the full spectrum of EU and competition work, with a ’stellar’ offering that spans antitrust, cartel, merger control, and regulatory state aid mandates. Practice head Heidi Jorkjend has extensive experience advising on investigations and general merger control mandates. Siri Teigum takes point on contentious mandates, complex mergers, and a range of EEA and competition cases before the various European courts. The ‘experienced and highly competent’ Eivind Vesterkjær has a broad practice that spans competition, state aid, and public procurements matters.
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‘Thomessen is a stellar law firm; the go-to firm in Norway. Their lawyers are pragmatic, down-to-earth and sharp litigators. They were simply the best.’
'Eivind Vesterkjær is an experienced and highly competent adviser who can be trusted to serve his clients in the best possible way. He is responsive, communicates well with clients and provides practical advice taking relevant business perspectives into account.'
‘Easy-going and highly professional competition practice. The team was swift to familiarise itself and get up to speed on what we needed.’
'Competent, agile, practical approach, responsive.'
‘Heidi Jorkjend has been our main contact. She has an excellent understanding of a very complex legal area and was able to quickly get up to speed. From working with her and her team, it's also clear that she makes an effort to include her associates and ensures that they are given a chance to participate directly with the client in a meaningful manner.’
‘Highly experienced and excellent legal knowledge in EU and competition matters. Siri Teigum has outstanding knowledge of competition law.’
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Mrs Teigum acts as an advisor and litigator in procurement matters, and is top ranked within these areas. She also has won major cases before Norwegian courts as well as the EFTA and CJEU courts, and also acts as an arbitrator. She is member of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (KOFA). Teigum heads Thommessen practice area of EU/EEA and Competition Law.
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Partner Heidi works with competition law and marketing law. She has broad experience assisting corporations under investigation by national and international competition law authorities, as well as merger control and general compliance counselling. In addition, she is experienced in marketing law.
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Heidi Jorkjend