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Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Energy: Electricity

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Norway

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What the team is known for

Kvale Advokatfirma's renewable energy group has a noteworthy practice in hydroelectric power generation. It advises clients on corporate and transactional matters, including acquisitions, financing and restructuring. The law firm also assists with disputes and regulatory issues relating to electricity certificates, power purchase agreements, concession agreements and grid connections.

Work highlights

Kvale acted for Cloudberry Asset Management on an attempted acquisition of the small-scale hydropower production portfolio of OBOS.

Notable practitioners

Christian Poulsson is Kvale's practice head in this area. He covers disputes, and electricity regulatory mandates, as well as hydropower plant projects and transactions.

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Overview

Our team advise a number of Norwegian and foreign businesses linked to hydro power, wind power and other renewable energy sources. Our work covers the whole value chain from land and property acquisitions, development and production to trade and distribution.

We also have extensive experience with restructuring, transactions and financing related to power and grid enterprises. In addition, our lawyers are regularly engaged in litigating civil disputes before all instances of the judiciary, including commercial arbitration courts.