Competition law
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Ranking, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Financing, Capital Markets, Compliance and crisis management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency, Shipping Offshore, Competition law, Contract and Construction, Employment Law, Renewable energy and infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Commercial Property, Tax Law, Technology and digitalisation
2023
Wikborg Rein top ranked in Chambers Europe 2023
We are very pleased to announce that we have also in 2023 been top ranked in Chambers Europe, an annual ranking guide for Europe's leading law firms.
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2023
The Norwegian Supreme Court permits merger between Schibsted and Nettbil
In the Norwegian Supreme Court's first judgment in a merger control case, it has sided with the merging parties against the competition authority. Why?
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International sanctions and export control, Competition law, Financing, Financial Regulation, Sustainability
2022
Four new partners from 2023
We are pleased to announce that Tine Elisabeth Vigmostad, Elise Johansen, Preben Milde Thorbjørnsen and Andreas K. Lund have been appointed partners in Wikborg Rein from 1. January 2023.
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Ranking, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Financing, Capital Markets, Compliance and crisis management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency, Shipping Offshore, Competition law, Contract and Construction, Employment Law, Renewable energy and infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Commercial Property, Tax Law, Technology and digitalisation
2022
Wikborg Rein top ranked in Chambers Europe 2022
We are very pleased to announce that we have also in 2022 taken another step up in Chambers Europe, an annual ranking guide for Europe's leading law firms.
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Competition law, State aid and EU/EEA law
2021
Wikborg Rein's competition team ranked "Elite" by Global Competition Review
We are delighted that our competition team has just been ranked as one of the Elite competition law practices in Norway by Global Competition Review in its new GCR 100 rankings for 2022.
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Financing, Ranking, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Arbitration, Oil and gas, Intellectual Property, Shipping Offshore, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Financial Regulation, Competition law, M&A, Employment Law, Renewable energy
2021
Chambers Europe 2021
We are pleased to announce that Wikborg Rein is consolidating our strong position in the Chambers Europe 2021 Guide launched today.
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State aid and EU/EEA law, Intellectual Property, Competition law, Procurement, Data Protection, Technology and digitalisation
2020
New Partners
We have the pleasure of announcing that Gry Hvidsten, Hanna Beyer Olaussen and Hanne C. Zimmer are appointed new Partners in Wikborg Rein as of 1 January 2021.
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2018
Transaction tips from our competition team: Clean Teams
In the middle of deal negotiations or transaction due diligence it is prudent for the buyer, or the merging parties, to get to know as much about the target or its new partner as possible. When the companies involved are competitors, however, this information sharing can raise its own concerns.
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2018
Transaction tips from our competition team: Gun-Jumping
When businesses decide to pursue a transaction they are understandably keen to complete and implement the deal as soon as possible in order to realise the anticipated synergies. However, when a deal requires clearance from one or more competition authority, there is often a prohibition on implementation pending receipt of the necessary clearances. Taking implementing steps in breach of this prohibition is called 'gun-jumping'.