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Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Dispute Resolution

2 ranked lawyers

Band 4

Norway

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What the team is known for

Kvale is a commercial litigation department which represents clients from a broad range of sectors, including the construction, shipping and TMT industries. The law firm assists companies and private individuals with cases relating to board member liability, contract and payment disputes, and claims for compensation and damages.

Strengths

One client stresses the team's "ability to combine an understanding of complex legal issues with business and a strategic way of thinking."

Work highlights

Represented Telia Norway in a claim raised by Telenor regarding repayments.

Notable practitioners

Jens Brede has experience handling commercial disputes in the energy and offshore construction industries. He is also knowledgeable in cases pertaining to payment disputes and the termination of contracts.

Per Conradi Andersen regularly advises TMT sector clients on litigation and arbitration matters. He also assists with board member liability cases and contractual disputes. "Andersen has an incredibly sharp mind while being a fast and prolific processor of details and important findings," according to one client.

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Overview

Kvale’s lawyers have extensive experience of handling large and complex civil actions in the ordinary courts and in arbitration tribunals. We frequently represent many of Norway’s largest companies, including in the oil and gas, energy, pharmacy and telecoms sectors. We are recognised as having outstanding commercial and technical understanding of these industries.

Kvale is one of the top-tier litigation firms in Norway, and the company’s skilled lawyers are regularly appointed as arbitration judges in legal disputes. Our team currently includes more than 25 lawyers who litigate regularly and the firm has nine lawyers who are qualified to appear before the Norwegian Supreme Court.