Department profile
Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2026 : Norway
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About
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BAHR’s dedicated Dispute Resolution group is highly experienced and respected in the market. We provide first class litigation and arbitration counsel.
By combining in-depth expertise on dispute resolution and relevant industries, our Dispute Resolution group tailor the best team to solve any type of commercial dispute.
We combine broad legal expertise and market knowledge with a thorough understanding of our clients' business needs. We consistently team up with and draw from the expertise of our colleagues across the firm ensuring top tier expertise from the get-go in any complex dispute within areas such as M&A/corporate, PE, ECM, DCM, Banking & Finance/Restructuring and Energy. For the international aspects of arbitration, we team up with our colleagues in Scandinavia making use of the power in our pan-Scandinavian platform.
The BAHR Dispute Resolution group put extra focus on providing our clients with the tools needed to avoid costly disputes.
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Work Highlights
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BAHR advised Norwegian Air Shuttle on a dispute against the Norwegian State relating to the obligation to surrender emission allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System following insolvency.
Strengths
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BAHR has unmatched expertise in the jurisdiction. The team is prompt and provides exhaustive assistance, clarity and decisiveness.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalBAHR provides top standard client service; it is an excellent team.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalBAHR has a hands-on and strong team.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalBAHR's dispute resolution team delivers quick responses to complex legal questions in a simple, to-the-point manner, and is made up of excellent communicators.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalBAHR is very helpful and easy to get a hold of.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 
Band 1 Jan B Jansen
Jan Jansen is a leading litigator who garners acclaim for his expertise in contentious tax issues, often connected to the oil and gas sector. He also possesses experience in insurance disputes relating to loss of income. Jan is a pleasure to work with and is good at coming up with new angles and perspectives.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalJan Jansen knows his business very well and is extremely skilled.
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Band 2 
Band 2 Atle Skaldebø-Rød
Atle Skaldebø-Rød is a highly regarded practitioner with considerable experience in commercial litigation. He frequently handles shareholder disagreements, breach of contract and post-M&A disputes. Atle Skaldebø-Rød is a very impressive lawyer who exudes well-deserved self confidence.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalAtle Skaldebø-Rød is a very good litigation lawyer.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalAtle has a way of being both confident and also getting his points across in a very good way.
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Up and Coming 
Up and Coming Simen Skjold Søgaard
Simen Skjold Søgaard is an up-and-coming partner who is well-versed in handling dispute resolution matters. He is highly active in the area of litigation, with particular expertise relating to post-M&A and shareholder disputes.
Simen Skjold Søgaard is very sharp and thorough.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalSimen focusses on the important stuff and disregards noise.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalSimen has very strong competence and experience. He is top notch.
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Foreign expert for Sweden 
Foreign expert for Sweden Asade Pourmand
Asade Pourmand is a Swedish-qualified lawyer who acts for international clients on commercial disputes. She has experience handling arbitration mandates.
Asade is an absolute go-to for anything related to international arbitration.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalShe understands truly complex cross-border matters quickly.
Dispute Resolution respondentGlobalShe's very active in the arbitration community and is building a network internationally.
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Ranked Individuals at BAHR (4)
Norway
Jan B Jansen
Dispute Resolution
View profile Atle Skaldebø-Rød
Dispute Resolution
View profile Simen Skjold Søgaard
Dispute Resolution
View profile Asade Pourmand
Dispute Resolution
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Members
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Thomas K Svensen
Adele Matheson Mestad
Head of Department
Daniel Sipos
Simen Skjold Søgaard
Jan B Jansen
View profile of Jan B JansenAtle Skaldebø-Rød
View profile of Atle Skaldebø-RødSimen Skjold Søgaard
View profile of Simen Skjold SøgaardAsade Pourmand
View profile of Asade Pourmand
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