Stuart Stock
Stuart is an experienced competition lawyer, with a particular focus on multi-jurisdictional merger control and investigations.
Stuart is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales as well as a Norwegian qualified lawyer, and has spent time working in London and Brussels in private practice, as well as time working for the Competition and Markets Authority.
Stuart is recognised as one of Norway's leading competition lawyers, and has been ranked as a "Rising Star" in the field by Legal 500 since 2021, where he is described as "very responsive & helpful, a technically strong lawyer" and 'incredibly knowledgeable' with a track record in handling multi-jurisdictional investigations and merger control mandates". Stuart was also recently awarded a Lexology "Client Choice" award for 2024, as well as being named a "Future Leader (Non-Partner)" by Who's Who Legal.
Stuart speaks at conferences and has written several articles on topical competition law issues, including on merger control, the application of competition law in the renewable energy space, and developments in FDI and foreign subsidies regulations. Stuart is the current author of the Norwegian merger control and Norwegian FDI chapters for Lexis+.
Outside of his fee earning work, Stuart is also the Chair of Wikborg Rein's LGBTQ+ Network, which works to promote the interests of LGBTQ+ people working at the firm as well as conducting outreach and projects with third parties, and is a member of the Committee for International Lawyers at the Norwegian Law Society.