About

Provided by Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS

Arntzen de Besche has top-notch expertise in litigation and dispute resolution within the oil and gas business, professional liability, especially auditor’s and lawyer’s liability, insurance law, contract law, real estate, tax law, corporate law, employment law, public law and EC/EEA law.

The department handles large and complex litigious cases for Norwegian and International clients within a broad range of sectors.

We are specialists in professional liability in respect of malpractice by top management, board of directors, lawyers and auditors.

Our lawyers have broad experience in arguing large and complex cases before all courts of law, arbitration tribunals, the EFTA Court and the European Court of Justice (ECJ). We assist in settlement negotiations and various forms of mediation. We give our customers clear advice about reputational risk and advise against litigation when it is not in the interest of the customer.

Several of the firm’s lawyers regularly act as arbitrators. A number of our lawyers are considered to be among the best in Norway in their field.

Our Dispute Resolution team is regularly involved in commercial arbitration, and the partners frequently act as arbitrators, both nationally and internationally. 

Our lawyers act as mediators and we see more and more disputes resolved through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

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Dispute Resolution - Norway

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Arntzen de Besche has an experienced dispute resolution practice that is particularly active in shareholder disputes and contract litigation. It also handles professional negligence and directors' liability cases. The lawyers are a popular choice for clients in the insurance and financial services industries.

Work Highlights

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  • Arntzen de Besche represented Overføringsavtalen Sikringsordning in a case before the Court of Appeal concerning the enforcement of claims against Ferkingstad Sokn, and the legality of a statute in the church regulations prohibiting the seizure and forced sale of church property.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Terje Granvang
3
Terje Granvang
3
Band 3
Terje Granvang is an established commercial litigator with experience in professional liability disputes, as well as insurance and white-collar crime litigation.

Terje Granvang is a very skilled lawyer with extensive knowledge. He is able to provide legal advice that is adapted to the client's business and operations.

Terje Granvang is extremely experienced.

His dedication to his clients is unmatched, and his expertise in the field of law is truly impressive.

Terje is very service-minded and conscious of the need to come up with a solution that is in the best interests of the client.

Vidar Riksfjord
4
Vidar Riksfjord
4
Band 4

Vidar Riksfjord often represents clients in directors' liability claims, in addition to acting on insurance and product liability cases. He is well versed in cross-border disputes.

Vidar has exceptional execution skills.

Vidar Riksfjord is a strong litigator. If you need someone who is fast and aggressive, he is one of the best.

Vidar Riksfjord is very service-minded and skilled.

He is pragmatic and responsive.

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Norway

Dispute Resolution

Terje Granvang
3
Terje Granvang
3
Band 3
Vidar Riksfjord
4
Vidar Riksfjord
4
Band 4

Members

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Andreas Nordby

Berit Svensli Solseth

Eivind Landmark Tandrevold

Head of Department

Jan Olav Aabø

Stian Heimdal

Wenche Maartmann-Moe