Stuart Stock

Senior Lawyer

About Stuart Stock

Stuart Stock is a Senior Lawyer at Wikborg Rein's Oslo office and is part of the firm's Competition Law practice. He advises on all aspects of EU, UK and Norwegian competition law, with a particular focus on multi-jurisdictional merger control and investigations. Stock is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and has previously worked in the competition law team at a major international law firm in London as well as for the UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority.

Work experience

  • 2020 -

    Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2016 - 2019

    Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2015 - 2016

    Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, London

  • 2014 - 2015

    Manager, Competition & Markets Authority, London

  • 2012 - 2014

    Associate, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, London

  • 2010 - 2012

    Trainee, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, London & Brussels

  • Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

Education

  • 2021

    Norwegian Practising certificate

  • 2012 - 2013

    King's College, London, UK – EU Competition Law (Post-Graduate Diploma)

  • 2012

    Admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales

  • 2009 - 2010

    University of Law, UK – Legal Practice Course (LPC)

  • 2008 - 2009

    Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands – European Business Law (LLM)

  • 2005 - 2008

    University of Nottingham, UK - Law LLB

Selected projects

  • The European Commission's investigation of the Norwegian salmon farming market, Fisheries/salmon farming

  • Konkurransetilsynet's investigation of the Norwegian home alarm market

  • Acquisition of OceanRig, Energy

  • Acquisition of Saferoad Holding ASA

  • Sale of TTS' ship equipment business, Shipping

  • Gazprom commitments to the the European Commission, Energy