Espen Bakken
Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt WiigWorking in collaboration with the firm’s EU and competition law team, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig acts for local authorities, governmental entities and clients in the healthcare sector on major procurement matters and contentious mandates. Anders Thue oversees the team and advises public sector clients on complex procurement matters, while Espen Bakken takes point on instructions by private sector clients, handling regulatory issues as well as competition and EU law mandates. Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen is the name to note for contentious mandates; associate Olav Haukeli is another key individual here.
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Key clients
- Baneservice AS
- Baxter
- Abbott
- Abilia
- Buypass
- Coloplast
- Smith Nephew
- Corvatec
- Infrakraft
- Medistim ASA
- Acciona
- Dragados
- Melanor,
- Go-Ahead Group
- KLP Ansvarsforsikring
- NordicInfu Care AB
- Mercell
- Sanofi Avensis Norge AS
- Statnett SF
- Nammo
- Maske
- Telia
- The Ministry of Justice and Public Security
- The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom)
- Kinnarps
- The Norwegian Police
- Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune
Work highlights
- Assisted the liability insurer of municipalities Sørfold and Fauske in a landmark appeal before the Supreme Court in January 2023, successfully argued that an Appeal Court judgement from 2022 had to be set aside.
- Providing a subsidiary of Central Norway Regional Health Authority, Helseplattformen AS, with legal and strategic assistance connected to the procurement of a new system for patient journals and patient administration (EPJ/PAS).
- Representing NIC in the tendering process for continuous glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps in Norway.
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Anders Thue