About

Provided by Arntzen Grette

Arntzen Grette offers one of Norway’s strongest full-service real estate practices, advising leading investors, developers and asset managers across the full property lifecycle. We support clients with complex transactions, investment structures, joint ventures, financing, zoning and land-use matters, development projects, construction issues, leasing and high-stakes real estate disputes.

Our team has extensive experience in private equity real estate, forward structures, industrial and logistics property, commercial development and large-scale infrastructure-connected projects. We combine sector knowledge with a practical, commercially focused approach, ensuring solutions that create long-term value.

The practice works seamlessly with our construction, banking and finance, tax, capital markets and dispute resolution teams, enabling us to manage multidisciplinary and cross-border mandates with precision. We frequently act opposite Norway’s top-tier firms on high-value matters, underscoring the credibility and depth of our team.

With more than 30 dedicated real estate specialists across Oslo, Stavanger, Trondheim and Mo i Rana, Arntzen Grette provides national coverage, local insight and the capacity required for major, complex and strategically important developments in the Norwegian market.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Norway

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Arntzen Grette houses a notable real estate practice offering advice on high-value transactions, as well as complex lease agreements. The firm additionally advises on major development projects. Arntzen de Besche offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary service that draws on the expertise of professionals from tax, finance and dispute resolution. The firm regularly represents property developers and investment companies.

Work Highlights

  • Arntzen Grette assisted Certas Energy Norway in a dispute with the Norwegian State Highways Authority and several landowners relating to the expropriation of the leasehold for Norway’s largest fuel station and landmark at the E18 highway due to an expansion of the highway.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Hans Henrik Kværne
S
Hans Henrik Kværne
S
Senior Statespeople
Senior practitioner Hans Henrik Kværne is a highly respected lawyer who acts on real estate transactions, leasing matters and development projects.
Eilif S Koch
3
Eilif S Koch
3
Band 3
Eilif Koch advises clients on real estate transactions and development projects. He also assists with lease negotiations.

Eilif Koch is an outstanding advisor. He is calm and controlled, with a great legal mind as well as commercial understanding.

He assists us in commercial real estate transactions, with extensive experience and strong commercial understanding.

He is my preferred real estate lawyer in Norway.

Håvard Bergli
3
Håvard Bergli
3
Band 3
Håvard Bergli advises clients on the acquisition, sale and restructuring of properties and portfolios, advising funds, investors and developers.

Håvard is commercially savvy, and his problem-solving capacity has helped us in several recent transactions.

Dag Henden Torsteinsen
4
Dag Henden Torsteinsen
4
Band 4

Dag Henden Torsteinsen is active in real estate transactions and development projects, often involving zoning issues. He also advises clients on lease agreements.

Dag is a brilliant strategic advisor, as well as an expert within all legal fields that are relevant to our business.

Thomas Øslebø
4
Thomas Øslebø
Head of Real Estate
4
Band 4
Thomas Øslebø is a well-regarded practitioner who assists with property transactions and development projects involving a range of asset classes.

He is street-smart, cool and a value-for-money lawyer.

Ole-Jacob Farstad
U
Ole-Jacob Farstad
U
Up and Coming

Ole-Jacob Farstad is recognised for his strength in real estate transactions and property acquisition work.

He is academically strong and good at seeing things from different angles.

He is very accommodating, highly skilled and sophisticated in sharing thoughts and advising on the various issues one faces in real estate-related matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
Arntzen Grette

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Real Estate

Hans Henrik Kværne
S
Hans Henrik Kværne
S
Senior Statespeople
Eilif S Koch
3
Eilif S Koch
3
Band 3
Håvard Bergli
3
Håvard Bergli
3
Band 3
Dag Henden Torsteinsen
4
Dag Henden Torsteinsen
4
Band 4
Thomas Øslebø
4
Thomas Øslebø
Head of Real Estate
4
Band 4
Ole-Jacob Farstad
U
Ole-Jacob Farstad
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Anders Dyrseth

Bård Berge

Erlend L. Solberg

Jon R. Gresseth

Marianne Bjaaland

Thomas Øslebø

Thomas Øslebø

Head of Department