SANDS — Norway
About
SANDS is a major and leading law firm, serving global clients from offices in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Ålesund, Tromsø, Tønsberg and London. The firm has achieved impressive growth since 2015, especially in our transactions, capital markets and finance practices, including insurance. International business in Norway is dominated by key sectors and SANDS have highly specialised and seamless national practices in energy, shipping, onshore and offshore technology, real estate and infrastructure. We have a 30 year reputation as leading litigators and a large number of our lawyers are admitted to the Supreme Court. We are a truly international firm, working with projects in Europe, Asia, the US, South America and Africa. Many of our lawyers have legal training and experience abroad and a significant number have broader commercial and technical skills through additional graduate degrees in business, economics and other non-legal fields. Quality, service, enthusiasm and commitment define our client relationships. We are innovative and result driven, continuously seeking best practice solutions and the most effective legal and commercial strategies for our clients. ### Languages - French - German - Spanish - Italian - Portugese - English - Norwegian - Danish - Swedish - Russian ### Memberships - WTS Global - The Interlex Group
Office locations
Alesund
Alesund
SANDS Tollbugata 3, 6002 ÅLesund Alesund Norway
Tonsberg
Tonsberg
SANDS Nedre Langgate 37, 3126 Tønsberg Tonsberg Norway
Oslo
Oslo
SANDS Cort Adelers Gate 33 0254 Oslo Po Box 1829 Vika Oslo Norway
Bergen
Bergen
SANDS Nygårdsgaten 95, 5008 Bergen Bergen Norway
Tromso
Tromso
SANDS Strandtorget 3, 9008 Tromsø Tromso Norway
Trondheim
Trondheim
SANDS Dronningens Gate 7, 7011 Trondheim Trondheim Norway
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Alf Johan Knag
Partner · Construction
Alf Øystein Skudal
Partner · Energy
Anders Lund
Partner
Bjørn Stordrange
Bjørn-Ivar Bendiksen
Partner · Fisheries & Aquaculture
Børge Nygårdshaug
Partner · Real Estate
Caterina Håland Gaeta
Litigation
Christian Hartmann
Partner · Real Estate
Christian Kjellby Nesset
Partner · Insurance
Corinne Silden Stephensen
Partner · Construction
Eirik Birkelund
Partner · Construction
Eirik Edvardsen
Partner · Employment
Eirik Vikan Rise
Senior Lawyer · Public Procurement
Erik Lind
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Erik Meyer-Lampe
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Espen Furuholt
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Espen Johannessen
Partner · Employment
Guy Leonard
Partner · Maritime
Halfdan Mellbye
Partner · Fishing & Aquaculture
Hallvard Janbu Høyem
Senior Lawyer · Shipping & Maritime
Hege Birkeland Ersdal
Partner · Litigation
Henning M. Heitmann
Partner · Employment
Hilde Lund
Partner · Dispute Resolution
Jill Berglund
Special Counsel · Corporate / M&A
John Olav Auran
Partner · Tax
Jon Oppedal Vale
Construction
Katrine Malmer-Høvik
Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property and Data Protection group. · Intellectual Property
Kenneth Steffensen
Real Estate
Kirkhusmo Kirkhusmo
Partner and chairman of the board · Maritime / Shipping
Kjell Sagen Berg
Construction
Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm
Partner · Public Procurement
Lars Berge Andersen
Partner · Energy
Lars Erik Schjeide
Lars Erik works primarily with contract matters and counselling related construction law. He assists clients in all stages of the building projects, from contract negotiations, claims handling and day-to-day counselling, managing the final settlement, as well as dispute handling and litigation. Lars Erik has also considerable experience in handling mediation and proceedings before courts. · Construction
Lars Sørensen
Senior Associate · Public Procurement
Lars Tormodsgard
Lene Osen Osnes
Senior Associate · Shipping & Offshore
Lennart Garnes
Special Counsel · Competition
Malin Stenseth
Senior Associate · Employment
Maria Elena Kvalen
Partner · Employment
Marianne Kartum
Employment
Marit Kirkhusmo
Partner · Shipping & Offshore
Marita Lippert
Associate · EU & Competition
Monica Teige
Shipping & Offshore
Morten Brandhaug
Partner · Real Estate
Morten Hugo Berger
Nicolai Skridshol
Partner · Regulatory & Compliance
Odd Walther Moi
Olav Egil Midtgaard
Olav E. Midtgaard has wide experience as corporate / M&A lawyer, from over the last 20 years assisting clients within share purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, restructuring (mergers and de-mergers) and other equity transactions, as well as advising several board of directors and Norwegian and foreign shareholders in corporate matters. Olav is a specialist with particular industry focus on fishery and aquaculture. He has assisted clients in several large transactions within the seafood sector. Further, he has license for real estate transactions and is on a regular basis assisting clients with real estate transactions and settlement. · Corporate / M&A
Ole-Martin Lund Andreassen
Partner · Fishing & Aquaculture
Petter Bjerke
Partner · Intellectual Property
Roger Engebretsen
Partner · Real Estate
Simone Häderle Ingeberg
Partner and certified mediator · Shipping & Offshore
Sofia Bjørck
Partner · Real Estate
Terje Gulbrandsen
Terje Gulbrandsen heads our M&A department and is an M&A specialist, with an emphasis on company and contract law. He has broad experience advising on domestic and international transactions (public, private and PE). In addition to his law degree, he holds a Master of Business and Economics. Terje further has extensive experience advising on capital market transactions, including IPOs and other offerings. He is also part of SANDS’ forensic services team, and assists clients with corporate law and transaction related investigations. Terje is acknowledged for his work in legal guides such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, International Financial Law Review and Bestlawyers. · Corporate / M&A
Thomas Borch-Nielsen
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Thomas Sando
Managing Partner · Competition
Thorkil H. Aschehoug
Tor André Farsund Ulsted
Partner · Construction
Tore Holtan
Corporate / M&A
Torgeir Fjeldskaar
Partner · Tax