More about Patrick

Patrick works mainly with procurement law and state aid law. He has solid experience from the procurement process, having worked with procurement of goods, services and construction works, for major Norwegian public clients in various sectors. Patrick assists both clients and suppliers with counselling, legal investigations and dispute resolution. The latter includes complaints from suppliers to contracting authorities, complaints to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, petitions for temporary injunctions and general litigation. In the field of state aid law, he has experience in investigating various issues related to state aid law, such as whether the public authority's actions constitute state aid, the rules for legal state aid, and the relationship between the procurement rules and the state aid rules. Patrick also has experience with notifications, complaint processes and investigation cases before the EFTA Surveillance Authority. Patrick also regularly works with issues related to the Security Act, including ownership control/FDI screening.