Jonn Ola Sørensen

Jonn Ola Sørensen is a partner based in the firm's Bergen office, and is part of the firm's EU/EEA and Competition law group. Sørensen's principle area of expertise is competition law. Sørensen is former Legal Director of the Norwegian Competition Authority, and has considerable experience in handling cases within the entire area of competition law. In Wikborg Rein Sørensen also handles cases within the field of public procurement law and general EU/EEA law.

Sørensen also has broad experience from dispute resolution and litigation, both as lawyer and as former judge and deputy judge.

Sørensen graduated Candidate of Jurisprudence from the University of Bergen and holds in addition a postgraduate diploma in EC Competition Law from King's College, London.

Curriculum Vitae

Work experience:

• 2009 - Partner, Wikborg Rein, Bergen
• 2008-2009 Acting judge, Nordhordaland District Court
• 2006-2008 Legal director, The Norwegian Competition Authority
• 2004 Regular lecturer, civil law, Liaison Committee for minor civil court and enforcement officers
• 2004 External examiner and speaker at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen
• 2002-2005 Assistant  legal director and senior legal adviser, The Norwegian Competition Authority 
• 2000-2002 Lawyer and associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1998-2000 Associate, Gundersen & Co
• 1997-1998 Deputy judge, Valdres sorenskriverembete

Education:

• 2007-2008 Training programme for young leaders ("Solstrandkurs for yngre ledere")
• 2003-2004 King's College, Postgraduate Diploma in EC Competition Law
• 1991-1996 Cand. jur., University of Bergen