Lawyers in Norway

Thomas Rukin

Group IP Litigation Director, Attorney at Law, Partner in Zacco Norway AS

Zacco

Thomas Sando

Managing Partner

SANDS

Thomas Steen Brandi

Partner

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

Thomas Talén

Partner

Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig

Thomas Øslebø

Partner. Øslebø assists with property transactions, property investments and property development projects. Thomas has considerable experience of large and complex development and transformation projects related to commercial properties, inner-city revitalisation and urbanisation. Øslebø provides specialist property-related legal competence to clients ranging from major players, such as traditional property companies, property developers and financial investors, to syndicates and joint ventures. Øslebø also has broad experience of working with international investors in the Norwegian market. This involves developing partnering models, preparing shareholder agreements and facilitating cooperation between financial and operative entities. With his background and broad experience, Øslebø is a highly valued strategic advisor. He has the ability to see the big picture and also provide advice on tax, financing, company law and M&As. He takes a proactive approach to his cases and is keen to find commercially advantageous solutions for the parties involved.

Arntzen Grette

Thor Leegaard

Attorney-at-law/Partner Thor Leegaard is part of the corporate tax department and covers all areas of international and corporate tax law as well as European law issues connected to taxation. Thor has extensive M&A experience, and has successfully managed significant tax and transfer pricing controversies with the tax authorities. He has litigation experience both, from Norwegian courts and the EFTA Court of Justice.

KPMG Law Advokatfirma AS, Norway

Thor Wessel

Thor Wessel has broad expertise within Norwegian and international contract law and specializes in contracts and dispute resolution in cases involving construction and manufacturing. He advises clients during all phases of construction projects, ranging from the initial tender phase, contract negotiations, preparation, and management, to potential dispute resolution following project completion. Thor supports a wide array of clients including developers, contractors, and consultants. They include public and private entities. Thor has experience as in-house lawyer for some of the largest Norwegian and European infrastructure and construction companies. His work also covers general company law matters through board positions as well as advisory during M&A transactions.

Advokatfirmaet Bull AS

Thor-Arne Wullum

Partner

Advokatfirmaet Helmr AS

Thorkil H. Aschehoug

SANDS

Tine Elisabeth Vigmostad

Tine provides advice within a wide range of compliance related topics, both on the preventive and the responsive side. Her core areas of expertise are sanctions and trade compliance, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and responsible business including human rights and the Norwegian Transparency Act. She has worked on several international investigations related to corruption or other forms of misconduct, and headed crisis management teams established to handle the coordination between the investigators, legal advisors in several jurisdictions as well as advisors within other disciplines. Furthermore, Tine has considerable experience advising on international sanctions and trade compliance, where she provides advice from a multi-jurisdictional perspective, and is responsible for the firm's Trade Compliance & Sanctions Team. Tine works with various sectors, but particularly industry, shipping and the energy/petroleum sectors. She also has practical experience from her time working as an in-house legal advisor in the compliance department of two larger industry corporations.

Wikborg Rein

Tobias Behncke

Senior Associate. Behncke assists Norwegian and foreign clients with various forms of dispute resolution, including litigation, negotiations and general business law counselling. He possesses broad expertise within contract law, law of damages and insurance law, and has been involved in several extensive and complex disputes before the courts. Behncke has considerable experience of cases relating to professional liability and directors’ liability. In addition to his involvement in sizeable litigation assignments concerning directors’ liability and management liability, he has written an article on mitigation of directors’ liability pursuant to Section 17-2 of the Limited Liability Companies Act, published in Norwegian legal journal “Tidsskrift for erstatningsrett, forsikringsrett og trygderett” (journal for law of damages, insurance law and social security law). Behncke is also part of the professional liability team, which handles a number of cases against different kinds of professional practitioners, and has particular expertise in the area of auditor’s liability. Within insurance, Behncke’s assistance includes assessment of cover, filing of claims to insurance companies and handling of disputes associated with various types of insurance cover. He has particular experience of D&O insurance and professional liability insurance. Behncke also gives lectures on these subjects.

Arntzen Grette

Tobias Øren

Senior Associate

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

Tom G Eilertsen

Tom Eilertsen works mainly with intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on copyright. He specializes in film, television, publishing, museums, theatres, adventure centers, music, computer games, and media. Tom also has extensive expertise with employment and assignment contracts within film, television, and entertainment, as well as company law, administrative law, and general contract law. He advises media sector clients on issues such as framework conditions, legislation, and regulations, as well as collective bargaining and framework agreements.

Advokatfirmaet Bull AS

Tom Hugo Ottesen

Tom Hugo Ottesen Heads Kvale’s restructuring, insolvency and investigation team. He has particular experience in (re)financing, credit security, credit recovery, insolvency and restructuring of hard pressed companies. He is also an experienced arbitrator and is occasionally appointed as arbitrator in insolvency-related disputes. Ottesen is frequently appointed as bankruptcy administrator by Oslo Bankruptcy Court and is appointed as administrator in a number of the largest bankruptcies in Norway each year. Ottesen is Chairman of the Board of Kvale and holds several directorships. He regularly lectures and participates in panel discussions on key emerging areas of the law in bankruptcy, restructuring & insolvency.

Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Tom Rune Lian

Partner Tom Rune Lian works mainly with real estate, with emphasis on transactions and financing, operation and development of commercial real estate. For many years, Lian has assisted major financial and operational players in the commercial real estate market with acquisition, sale, structuring, management and strategic advice. Lian is also the author of several articles on his areas of expertise.

Wiersholm

Tommy Bruun

Partner

Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Tommy Dahlen

Partner. Dahlen has over 20 years’ experience of transactions and advising technology and knowledge companies, educational establishments and industrial actors. He advises national and international businesses in a number of industrial fields on matters relating the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) rights, such as patents, trademarks, designs and trade secrets. He also assists major business enterprises and research institutes to facilitate and execute R&D projects, and has considerable experience with contract models, project execution and external framework conditions for projects fully or partly financed from public funds, typically through financing programmes managed by the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway and the EU’s various framework programmes. Dahlen has previously worked as a lecturer at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)’s Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management (IØT), where he was closely associated with the NTNU School of Entrepreneurship. Dahlen has a strong understanding of business and technology, and is always up-to-date on the latest trends, methods and developments in key areas of technology, including the development and internationalisation of medical equipment, materials technology, software and electronics. He works closely with technical resources and project managements, and devotes time getting to know each client to ensure his advice is tailored to their organisational culture, operational needs and expectations. Dahlen is a sought-after public speaker and regularly lectures at many of the largest technology conferences in Norway.

Arntzen Grette

Tone Gjertsen

DLA Piper

Tone Kaarbø

Tone Kaarbø is Managing Partner of Ræder Bing and a partner in the firm’s tax practice. She is a highly experienced tax lawyer with a background from both the public and private sectors. She advises Norwegian and international clients on a wide range of tax matters, including corporate and international taxation, share taxation and personal tax. Her practice includes tax advisory work, preparation of binding rulings, tax disputes and litigation. In recent years, she has been particularly involved in tax issues relating to property development and real estate transactions. Tone is also regularly engaged in professional liability matters concerning tax advice provided by lawyers and accountants. She has been appointed as a member of a government expert committee on hydropower taxation, reflecting her recognised expertise within the field.

Ræder Bing

Tone Lenvik

Attorney at law • Insurance law • Tort law • Damages for personal injury • Occupational illness/injury compensation•Social security law • Family law and inheritance • Litigation • Negotiations

Advokatfirma Kogstad Lunde & Co

Tone Reinertsen

Partner Tone Reinertsen is a leading expert in tax law and global mobility, with more than 20 years’ experience advising Norwegian and international clients across a wide range of industries in both the public and private sectors. She provides comprehensive advice on the full spectrum of tax and global mobility matters, from day-to-day advisory work, contract drafting, to complex cross-border structures and strategic planning. Tone has expertise in personal tax, social security and pension implications of cross-border work, as well as in developing and implementing international assignment policies and processes. Her practice is highly cross-disciplinary and often involves collaboration with specialised teams to deliver tailored, commercially focused solutions. She has advised many of Norway’s largest companies on employer and employee obligations in connection with international assignments, including tax, social security and pensions. Tone is widely recognised as a trusted sparring partner for companies seeking to develop global mobility policies and processes adapted to the future labour market. She has also played a key role in building and developing global mobility competence in Norway, contributing to the training and mentoring of new experts in the field.

Advokatfirmaet Bull AS

Tone Tangevald-Jensen

Attorney at Law, Partner in Zacco Norway AS

Zacco

Tonje Christin Norrvall

Attorney-at-law/Partner Tonje Christin Norrvall has extensive experience in international taxation and social security aspects, as well as in executive remuneration planning and preparation of incentive plans. Cross-border issues related to the above are handled daily. Tonje has provided consulting and compliance services to several multinational companies. She also has experience in coordinating the interaction of multiple tax disciplines. She has worked with several service companies in Norway, and gained experience in the field of international taxation of projects in connection with cross-border supply of services and/or equipment. Tonje is in charge of several global companies with international employment issues.

KPMG Law Advokatfirma AS, Norway

Tor André Farsund Ulsted

Partner

SANDS