Lawyers in Norway

Henrik Boehlke

Henrik Boehlke is a partner in Hjort’s Criminal Law department. Boehlke primarily advises on dispute resolution, criminal cases and inquiries. He has extensive litigation experience from both civil commercial disputes and criminal cases (including cases brought by Økokrim – the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime). Boehlke is regularly engaged as a defense attorney by Oslo District Court and the Borgarting Court of Appeals.

Advokatfirmaet Hjort

Henrik Fabian Torgrimsby

Partner Henrik works in our Renewable Energy and Infrastructure department and primarily focuses on the contractual side of larger energy and infrastructure projects as well as complex supply agreements in Norway and internationally. He regularly assists in contract negotiations, ongoing project follow-up, and, if necessary, in disputes that may arise. Henrik has led numerous international negotiations. Henrik has extensive experience with insurance matters – including project insurances and directors' liability insurances, among others. Henrik is part of Thommessen's sustainability law group and is closely involved with the sustainability regulations relevant to suppliers in energy and infrastructure projects. Henrik has received several awards for his work in project development, contracting, insurance, and energy.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Henrik Hagberg

Partner. Mr Henrik Hagberg has broad experience from working with both contentious and non-contentious matters within the entire shipping and offshore industry, inter alia in connection with shipbuilding and offshore construction, sale & purchase and financing of vessels and rigs, including project finance, emergency response and casualty investigation and marine and energy insurance related matters, including insurance cover disputes. Mr Hagberg also has experience from the Norwegian oil and gas industry, in particular with respect to the Norwegian gas export industry.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Henrik Høines

Works with CMS Kluge's IP, technology and EEA department, where he works in particular with Intellectual Property Rights and contract law. Provides assistance related to patent, trademark, design and copyright disputes and matters under the Marketing Act and the Act relating to Trade Secrets. The work within patent rights concerns in particular negotiations and dispute resolution in cases of patent infringement and validity of patents. Furthermore, he assists in trademark disputes and has represented several clients in cases before the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and the Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights. Høines also assists in cases concerning copyright infringement, product licensing and competition clauses, and regularly represents clients in the courts. Also assists clients with drafting and negotiations of contracts related to technology development, NDA’s and R&D projects, including cooperation and partner agreements related to development and commercialization of technology. He also has broad experience with various contracts related to development and licensing of technology and software. Høines frequently assists clients in connection with technology transactions.

CMS Kluge

Henrik Møinichen

Partner Henrik primarily works with dispute resolution and negotiations within shipping, the insurance market and other industries, as well as a variety of construction and project related disputes. Henrik has litigated several high-profile cases and has gained extensive experience with national and international arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. In recent years, Henrik has been heavily involved in disputes related to shipbuilding, cargo damage and casualties, insurance coverage (including all forms of marine insurance), charterparties, as well as larger project disputes.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Henrik Nordling

Expertise in Competition Law, EEA Law and anti-corruption.

CMS Kluge

Herman Roksund

Partner Herman Roksund is one of our leading partners within real estate transactions and commercial property leases. He has extensive experience from his 15 years of practice within our corporate real estate group. His practice area covers legal advice related to all corporate real estate matters, and with main focus on assisting leading real estate companies and funds with transactions. He assists a broad spectrum of real estate companies, including project finance advisors, covering all phases of the transactions from structuring, leases and lease back, financing and property development. His versatile experience and his dedicated, customer-centric approach to practice have made Herman Roksund a recognized name among some of Norway’s largest real estate players and he has served as a trusted advisor in many significant real estate matters in Norway. Over the last years, his work has seen a particular focus on structuring for transactions of real estate portfolios and funds, including cross-border transactions. Our clients say that he has "a keen eye for detail and is good at boiling complex legal issues down to their commercial ramifications" and “He often acts on the sale, purchase and restructuring of real estate portfolios”.

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Herman Steen

Herman is head of the firm's Shipping and Offshore Dispute Practice in Oslo and global head of the Maritime and Offshore Emergency Response Team. He is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court and is member of the Norwegian Bar Association's Legal Committee on Maritime, Air and other Transport Law, including Marine Insurance. Herman is ranked by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and the Norwegian Financial Daily. Legal 500 has described him as "the go-to person for international maritime disputes, specifically casualty claims and marine insurance issues", "always has a practical solution to solve a tricky issue" and that he is "calm, knowledgeable and a steady pair of hands". He is one of the leading lawyers in international maritime and marine insurance law. Herman has particular experience with maritime casualties, where he assists Norwegian and international clients, including P&I clubs, hull insurers, shipowners and others in connection with investigation and handling of incidents in Norway and around the world such as salvage, wreck removal, pollution, collisions, groundings, fires and cargo damage. He also assists in the handling of claims and legal proceedings arising out of such incidents. He has extensive experience with cover disputes under P&I, hull, war and cargo insurances, as well as reinsurance, direct actions, jurisdiction and choice of law issues and charterparty disputes. He is one of a few experts on autonomous ships. Herman has extensive litigation experience as a lawyer and previously as a judge. He has argued several cases for the Norwegian Supreme Court and has acted as a mediator on numerous occasions and is an experienced negotiator. He has been working out of the firm's offices in Oslo, London and Kobe, Japan. Herman has previously been a judge in Oslo District Court and Drammen District Court, and also research assistant at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, where he wrote a thesis on charterparties which has been published in the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law's law journal. He has a law degree from the University of Oslo and a master's degree in maritime law from King's College London. He has attended Harvard Law School's Program of Instruction for Lawyers (Negotiation). Herman is frequently speaker at Norwegian and international conferences. He is lecturing at the Nordic Association of Marine Insurers' (Cefor) Claims Forum and has for many years been lecturing at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law. He is regularly publishing maritime and marine insurance law articles in Norwegian and international periodicals. Herman is one of the editors of the firm's Shipping Offshore Update.

Wikborg Rein

Hermann Solheim

Managing Associate

Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Hilde Lund

Partner

SANDS

Hillevi Myrhe

Partner

Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Hugo Matre

Partner

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

Hugo Munthe-Kaas

DLA Piper

Hågen Hansen

Partner

BAHR

Håkon Andreassen

Partner

Advokatfirmaet Helmr AS

Håkon Austdal

Håkon Austdal is specialised in intellectual property rights and regulatory affairs related to medicinal products, biotechnology, medical devices and food. In addition to being a lawyer, Håkon also holds a bachelor`s degree in pharmacy. Håkon has extensive experience with dispute resolution concerning intellectual property rights, in particular patent litigation for the pharmaceutical and aquaculture industries, as well as disputes concerning trade secrets, trademarks and product imitation. Furthermore, Håkon assists with advice and contracts concerning client management of intellectual property rights, including inter alia questions concerning ownership and transfer of rights from employees, research and development contracts and license agreements. He also assists several businesses within the healthcare industry with regulatory matters and healthcare legislation, including authorisations, government contacts, complaints on administrative decisions, product classification, advertising and marketing and questions regarding pricing and reimbursement. Håkon also has extensive experience with various agreements related to the healthcare industry, including manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements and clinical trial agreements. Håkon also has significant experience within food law and assists food enterprises with inter alia complaints on administrative decisions, government contact, review and approval of product labelling, use of nutritional and health claims, legislation concerning food hygiene and safety and questions regarding animal byproducts. Håkon is ranked as a Rising Star in the category Intellectual Property in Legal 500 as well as recognised as a Rising Star in IP Stars. He is also the author of the legal commentary of the Norwegian Pharmacy Act published by Universitetsforlaget.

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Håkon Berge

Håkon is a Specialist Counsel in Thommessen and works at the Bergen office. Håkon works mainly with consulting and dispute resolution within employment law, as well as company and contract law. He has litigated numerous cases for both district court and appeal court, and has experience with arbitration. Håkon is a widely used lecturer, especially within the field of employment law.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Håkon Bleken

Partner Håkon Bleken has extensive experience representing clients in litigation and arbitration in all levels of the courts and tribunals and experience as a judge at the district court and appellate court levels. He has recently prosecuted cases in the areas of contract/energy, IPR/trademark and contract/ European Convention on Human Rights before the Supreme Court. Fluent in English and Norwegian, Partner Bleken represents both Norwegian and international clients and is experienced in cross-border litigation and procedural challenges related to cross-border processes. He is particularly renowned for his expert handling of contentious patent cases, especially within the pharmaceutical field. Among recent highlights, he successfully litigated precedent-setting matters before the Supreme Court, including the landmark Donepezil case which is a keystone decision is a in the Norwegian law on the doctrine of equivalence, determining the scope of patent protection. In addition to his well-respected patent work, Partner Bleken has a diverse and experienced practice in dispute resolution, including special focus in contract/offshore fabrication and energy issues. He also advises on terms of entry into contracts and cases of default, and has considerable experience with contracts in the area of ​​transactions bordering on corporate law.

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Håkon Cosma Størdal

Partner Håkon Cosma Størdal advises on EU/EEA law and is a specialist in competition law. He also handles questions related to public and administrative law. From his period as legal director with the Norwegian Competition Authority, Størdal has gained significant experience in handling complex competition cases. He has also been a national expert with the EFTA surveillance authority in Brussels, working with state aid and competition cases.

Wiersholm

Håkon Hellerud

Partner

Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma AS

Håkon Lagesen

Håkon primarily works commercial property transactions, including private equity and project finance, and commercial lease agreements. Håkon also works with property development and general assistance to property owners and managers. Håkon advises both financial and institutional players, as well as traditional property companies, and has significant experience from assisting clients within i.a. project financing and property M&A. A number of his clients are foreign investors in the Norwegian real estate market. Furthermore, Håkon has extensive experience with negotiations of commercial lease agreements. Håkon is regarded as a "Key lawyer" in the commercial property segment by Legal 500. "Håkon Lagesen: Hard working, high level of accuracy and efficient." Legal 500, 2022.

Wikborg Rein

Håkon Stalheim Meldahl

Håkon specialises in dispute resolution, contract law and compliance. He has extensive experience in sanctions, export control regulations, anti-corruption measures, business and human rights, as well as security legislation. Håkon's work includes providing general advice, assisting in transactions, engaging with authorities, and serving as a defence counsel for corporations, especially in cases relating to sanctions. Håkon also has significant experience with complex projects in the energy industry. Previously, Håkon worked as an in-house counsel at Equinor. In this role, he managed contract negotiations and disputes, assisted in investigations, and served as a compliance officer for the group's business area for project developments, drilling operations, and procurement activities globally.

Wikborg Rein

Håkon Styrvold Carlberg

Managing Associate

Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma AS

Håvard Bergli

Partner. Bergli has extensive experience as an advisor and legal representative in connection with transactions and property projects. He assists not only with the buying, selling and leasing of commercial property, but also with development projects and other matters relating to commercial property and residential property projects. As well as being an experienced lawyer, he also has experience as a partner and project manager in investment firms and as financial facilitator for syndicated property projects. He therefore has a comprehensive understanding of the legal, financial and commercial aspects of property projects. Bergli regularly assists the country’s largest property companies with structuring, due diligence and contracts relating to property transactions and leasing agreements, as well as providing other advice. Experience from “all sides of the table” means that Bergli has a unique overview and is an important strategic advisor for his clients. With his commercial and pragmatic approach, he is able to grasp the most important elements in each project.

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