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Thomas Sando

Managing Partner

Phone
+47 33 01 77 79
Mobile
+47 951 26 344
E-mail
tsa@sands.no
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Beate Skau

Thomas Sando is SANDS' Managing Partner. He is also the Head of the firm’s group for EU, EEA and competition law.

Sando has worked with competition law since 2005,  and he assists large and medium-sized Norwegian and foreign companies in different industries, within all fields of competition law. 

Sando also focuses on public procurement law, and he regularly advises clients in negotiations concerning different types of commercial agreements. 

Sando is rated in several international publications, e.g. in Legal 500 and Chambers Europe, where our clients describe Sando as a lawyer who is ‘extremely service-minded and […] always responds quickly. In addition to his outstanding legal and commercial skills we should also highlight his work capacity, and his ability to make us feel like the most preferred customer.’

In 2022 Sando is rated as a ‘Leading individual’ in EU and Competition in Legal 500.

Expertise areas

EU, EEA and competition law Public Procurement
2022–

SANDS Advokatfirma DA

Managing Partner
2010–2022

SANDS Advokatfirma DA

Partner | Senior Lawyer | Senior Associate
2005–2010

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Senior Associate | Associate
2004–2005

Konkurransetilsynet

Executive | Adviser
2003–2004

Statens landbruksforvaltning avd. Handel og Industri

Executive
2005

King’s College London, University of London, UK

Postgraduate College Diploma in EC Competition Law with Merit,
2004

University of Durham, UK

Master of Laws in International and European Legal Studies with Distinction
2003

University of Oslo

Cand. jur.
2022

Legal 500

'Leading individual’ in EU and Comptetition
2021

Legal 500

'Leading individual’ in EU and Comptetition
2020

Chambers Europe

“He is able to formulate and communicate his observations and recommendations in a way that is understandable and gives the basis for implementing clear actions and necessary measures.”
2020

Legal 500

“I have worked with Thomas Sando and he has a great way of being. He is a guy that you always can count on and has been of great help to get things done.”
2019

Chambers Europe

"Thomas Sando provides non-contentious competition support, including merger clearance advice and compliance assistance. Clients describe him as "extremely service-oriented" and highlight his "broad technical knowledge.”"