In most instances, only transactions with an EU dimension - that is transactions where the parties involved exceed certain turnover thresholds - qualify for review by the European Commission ("the Commission") under the EU Merger Regulation ("the EUMR"). However one mechanism, found in Article 22 EUMR, allows one or more Member States to request the Commission to examine, on behalf of those Member States, any concentration that does not have an EU dimension but affects trade between Member States and threatens to significantly affect competition within the territory of the Member State(s) making the request.

Competition Law

State Aid and EU/EEA

Managing Associate

Vilde advises clients on all aspects of competition law, both in relation to Norwegian and EU law. 

She has previously worked at the EFTA Surveillance Authority's Competition and State Aid Directorate for three years.

In 2018, she received the Competition Authority's award for best Competition Law thesis in Norway with the thesis, entitled "The Akzo presumption; rebuttable in theory, but conclusive in practice?". 

Vilde has an LLM in Competition Law from King's College London and an LLM in European law from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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Vilde advises clients on all aspects of competition law, both in relation to Norwegian and EU law.