{"id":7311,"date":"2025-11-06T10:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/?post_type=person&#038;p=7311"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:05:05","slug":"simen-klevstrand","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/people\/simen-klevstrand\/","title":{"rendered":"Simen Klevstrand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"template-person alignwide wp-block-dekode-hero\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__inner_blocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Simen_Klevstrand_HAA_00024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Simen Klevstrand<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-role wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/role\/partner\/\" rel=\"tag\">Partner<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-info wp-block-t2-people-meta\"><div class=\"card-info__post-meta meta-key-people_email\"><a href=\"mailto:s.klevstrand@haavind.no\">s.klevstrand@haavind.no<\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-info__post-meta meta-key-people_phone\"><a href=\"tel:+47 980 76 340\">+47 980 76 340<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"haavind-block-person-vcard wp-block-haavind-block-person-vcard\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"v-card-link\" href=\"#\" data-name=\"Simen Klevstrand\" data-role=\"Partner\" data-email=\"s.klevstrand@haavind.no\" data-tel=\"+47 980 76 340\">Download v-card<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"haavind-block-person-meta alignleft wp-block-haavind-block-person-meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"person-taxonomies taxonomy-speciality\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Expertise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/kompetanse\/fagomrade\/eu-eea-competition\/\" rel=\"tag\">EU\/EEA and competition<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"person-taxonomies taxonomy-speciality\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Industry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/kompetanse\/bransje\/technology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Technology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/haavind.no\/en\/kompetanse\/bransje\/retail\/\" rel=\"tag\">Retail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Simen Klevstrand heads the EU\/EEA and Competition Law practice area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He assists clients across the entire spectrum of competition law matters. He has handled competition cases before both the European Commission and the Norwegian competition authorities, as well as before Norwegian courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignleft has-text-align-left is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>He is a\u202fsharp thinker, knowledgeable and very accommodating and business-minded while focusing on trying to find the solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<cite>Chambers &amp; Partners, 2022<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He has significant experience advising Norwegian and international companies in connection with acquisitions, the establishment of joint ventures, and the structuring of various types of collaborations\u2014both on competition law issues and in negotiating agreements. He also has extensive experience advising players in the retail sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simen also has substantial expertise in state aid law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Simen provides advice on sanctions and export control, FDI screening, and matters related to international trade agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simen&#8217;s core areas of work include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Merger control and FDI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooperation and joint ventures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distribution and agency agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistance during dawn raids and investigations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competition law disputes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistance to clients in the retail sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russia sanctions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Simen is recognized within competition law by the international ranking agencies Chambers &amp; Partners, The Legal 500, and Who\u2019s Who Legal. 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