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Jan Sand

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Highlights

Over 20 years of experience in competition and regulation economics.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Acted as expert judge in the Norwegian Appeals Court.
Extensive enforcement experience from the Norwegian Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Norwegian Competition Authority. 
Fluent in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and English.

Services

Antitrust & Competition | Economic Damages | Environmental | Commercial Litigation

Industries

Jan Yngve Sand excels in applying advanced economic analysis to competition and antitrust cases, where he is sought after for his “ability to explain rather complex economic issues in a way that judges and lawyers can understand”.
Lexology Index - Economics - Competition Economists

Expertise

Jan Sand has over 20 years of experience in competition and regulation economics. He has been appointed as a damages expert on numerous occasions.

Jan has testified in litigation proceedings before courts and appeal tribunals in antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, and damages cases. He has produced multiple expert reports on disputes with values of up to €60 million.

Jan provides expert services ranging from competition and antitrust, damages, and general market analysis.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Competition – Economists
Consulting – Economics – Competition Economist

Jan has extensive experience with the application of financial analysis in complex transactions. He has a great practical experience and insight. He has impressive knowledge of competition authorities, which enables him to give new and valuable perspectives to matters.
Lexology Index - Competition - Economists

Background

Jan has previous experience as a chief economist at the Norwegian Competition Authority, where he advised on investigations including merger control, abuse of dominance (discriminatory pricing and exclusivity clauses), horizontal agreements (information exchanges), vertical agreements, and sector inquiries. He has also been a member of the Norwegian Competition Appeal Tribunal, where he worked on abuse of dominance, merger, and procedural cases. 

Jan holds a doctorate in economics and is an adjunct professor of economics at the Norwegian School of Economics. He is fluent in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and English.