About
Partner and board member at Kvale Advokatfirma DA, Kristin Hjelmaas Valla is a competition and EU law specialist with extensive experience in merger control, cartel and leniency matters, dominance issues, compliance, cooperation agreements, joint ventures and distribution. She also advises on public procurement, state subsidies (state aid) and other EU/EEA regulatory matters.
Practice areas
CompetitionEU LawMergers & AcquisitionsPublic ProcurementState AidCompliance
Office
Expertise
Merger controlCartels and leniencyDominance/abuse of dominanceCompetition complianceCooperation agreements and joint venturesDistribution agreementsPublic procurementState aid / state subsidiesEU/EEA regulatory law
Education
- Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies (DEA) in European Law, Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (1995–1996)
- Cand. jur., University of Oslo (1995)
- French, University of Oslo (1989)
Languages
NorwegianEnglishFrench