Competition, Antitrust & the EEA

At DLA Piper, we have extensive experience advising companies on all aspects of Norwegian and EU/EEA competition law, as well as access to the internal market. We serve as a trusted partner for management in optimising business operations while ensuring compliance, tailoring our advice to help you achieve your commercial goals.

The EU is Norway's most important trading partner, and the EEA Agreement is the largest and most comprehensive agreement Norway has entered into. Our deep knowledge of the EEA Agreement, the internal market, and the associated opportunities and limitations is vital for your business. Competition rules are a key part of the EEA Agreement and market regulation throughout the EEA and Norway.

Our competition & antitrust team offers global-standard legal advice combined with thorough knowledge of industry-specific issues in Norway. We regularly assist both national and international clients in matters relating to cooperation agreements, R&D agreements, specialisation agreements, project and procurement collaborations, and distribution, agency and franchise agreements.

We have experience with complex and high-profile competition cases in both the EU and Norway. Several of our lawyers have backgrounds with EFTA institutions or national authorities, and have worked with state aid and competition law from both public and private sector perspectives. We have considerable experience preparing compliance manuals and procedures, and support clients in relation to internal investigations.

We represent clients before the Norwegian Competition Authority, the Competition Tribunal, Norwegian courts, the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA), the European Commission and the European Court of Justice.

A partner with international reach

DLA Piper has more than 100 lawyers specialising in antitrust and competition law across Europe, the US, Australia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Our international team is tightly integrated, enabling us to deliver seamless and efficient support across jurisdictions - often in multidisciplinary teams.