Olav joined BAHR as a Partner 2026 and his practice focuses on competition law, EU/EEA law and Oil & Gas regulation. Olav holds an MA in jurisprudence and a Ph.D. in law from the University of Oslo, his doctoral thesis was on competition law and economics and during this period he was research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law in Munich. He held a professorship at the University of Oslo until 2011 and before joining Schjødt he worked both in industry, within the legal department of Norsk Hydro (1998-2001), and in private practice, as a Partner in Kvale (2009- 2012).

Olav is a co-editor and author of Norsk Konkurranserett Bind 1 og 2, the leading textbook on Norwegian Competition law, and has published a broad array of articles within the field of competition law and EU/EEA law. He has a wealth of experience in advising clients on the antitrust aspects of their commercial behavior and structuring agreements in compliance with competition law imperatives. Beyond the realm of pure competition issues, Olav also possess a significant understanding of the Oil & Gas industry’s regulatory framework; to this end he assists clients operating on the Norwegian continental shelf in issues covering the full scope of petroleum and gas extraction and distribution. Moreover, as a result of the amalgamation of his practice areas with his specific industry knowledge.