Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS

Chairman: Asbjørn L. Dølvik

Managing Partner: Emanuel Feinberg

Number of partners: 13

Number of lawyers: 30

Firm Overview:

Glittertind is a boutique law firm focusing on Dispute Resolution, Construction, Oil & Energy, Insurance, IP and Media – with the clear ambition to be one of Norway’s leading law firms within these target areas. The firm has experienced a formidable growth and recognition since its establishment in 2016. Glittertind is founded on hard work and professional expertise, and the focus is always to caretake the clients’ interests – not the other way around. Glittertind aims to conduct its activities in a sustainable manner. This means, among other things, long-term thinking in relation both to clients and employees. A well-run, stable and customer-oriented team creates the ideal working environment and enables us to provide the best result for our clients.

Dispute Resolution:

Glittertind is a niche civil dispute resolution and litigation firm. All our lawyers work daily on commercial dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation (both in and out of court), as well as conducting litigation in both ordinary courts and in arbitration.

Several of our lawyers have Supreme Court qualifications. We also have lawyers with experience as judges, both in the ordinary courts and as frequently appointed arbitrators. We litigate cases on behalf of both Norwegian and foreign clients in most areas of law.

Our goal is to always find the best and most profitable solution for our clients, but we are prepared to bring cases to court when necessary.

Contact: Emanuel Feinberg

Tel: 0047 45 21 63 16

Email: [email protected]

Construction:

Glittertind has one of Norway’s foremost and largest professional environments within construction contract law and assists market operators within the building and construction industry during all phases of the project.

Whether you are a developer, main contractor, subcontractor, consulting engineer, architect or have another role in the project – issues of a legal nature will arise at any stage of a construction project. This may relate to the choice of implementation model and construction form during the tender and contracting stage, it could relate to follow-up of contracts and disagreements over time and money during the implementation phase, and it could relate to assistance in final settlement discussions and dispute resolution after the project has been completed.

In a construction project, strategic, technical and legal assessments are also closely linked, and specialist knowledge and experience are essential. Our lawyers are specialists, and work with building and construction on a daily basis.We assist several of the industry’s heavyweights and professional organisations and have first-hand knowledge of and insight into developments within the industry. Several of our lawyers have worked as corporate lawyers or served on the board of Norway’s largest construction companies, some have additional education within engineering, some have written publications on construction law, and all have significant litigation experience.

Glittertind’s focus on general civil procedure also ensures extra weight and experience in construction disputes that end up in court. Our lawyers have litigated a number of the principal cases within construction law on which the Supreme Court has delivered judgement over the past 20 years.

Contact: Asbjørn Dølvik

Tel: 0047 40 86 46 34

Email: [email protected]

Energy: Oil & Gas

Glittertind offers a unique combination of extensive industry knowledge and solid legal expertise. Several of our lawyers have worked in legal departments at oil companies, supplier companies and in industrial groups.

Through advisory service, negotiations, tender processes, project support and final settlements, we have worked closely with project and group leaders as well as other decision-makers. Our lawyers have a practical and market-oriented approach to legal issues.

As far as possible, we try to apply experience and commercial understanding to the process of counselling, to avert litigation. Should this nevertheless become inevitable, our lawyers have considerable experience with dispute resolution and litigation before all instances, as well as with arbitration.

Contact: Geir Arne Borgestrand

Tel: 0047 95 20 14 35

Email: [email protected]

Insurance:

We provide ongoing assistance with compensation and insurance-related matters.

Our lawyers assist with compensation cases both within and outside of contracts, primarily in the business sector (including professional and board liability as well as maritime and transport law).

Furthermore, our lawyers assist in claiming financial losses covered by insurance policies, such as liability, construction, and marine insurance. We also assist insurance companies with such claims. Additionally, we handle ongoing subrogation assignments for insurance companies and assist underwriters in disputes regarding liability under reinsurance agreements.

Contact: Ståle Hovda

Tel: 0047 91 62 78 80

E-mail: [email protected]

TMT: Media

Today, it is no longer just the traditional media – the press, broadcasters, and publishers – that produce and disseminate content publicly. In today's digital information society, "everyone is online." Both individuals and businesses, as well as organizations in both the private and public sectors, manage and communicate information in the form of text, film, and images. This brings freedom of expression to the forefront, but also all the limitations of freedom of expression. Freedom of expression can be limited by rules on, among other things, privacy, copyright, and marketing law.

The rules on what information and content can be legally processed and communicated are complex and partly unclear. They are not found in a single law, and in this field, Norwegian law is also governed by both EU/EEA law, human rights conventions, and other international law, with corresponding practices from both Norwegian and international courts, such as the EU Court of Justice, the EFTA Court, and the European Court of Human Rights.

These rules come into play when both individuals and commercial actors or public authorities post and share text, images, videos, and other content on social media, and when traditional media publish and broadcast their content. Here, rules on, among other things, privacy, the right to one's own image, defamation, copyright, and marketing law will constitute limitations on what can be legally published/communicated. And regardless of what one chooses to publish/communicate, all electronic processing of information about individuals will, in principle, be subject to the Personal Data Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which impose a number of requirements on the basis for processing.

Glittertind has lawyers with significant experience in this field, including having conducted a number of landmark cases before the Supreme Court.

Contact: Jon Wessel-Aas

Tel: 0047 97 06 21 20

E-mail: [email protected]

Intellectual Property

In today's market with increased competition and rapid technological development, the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR) has become increasingly significant. It is estimated that as much as 80% of a company's value is tied to intangible assets, such as know-how, trade secrets, patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, etc. Therefore, it is crucial that the management of each company has a conscious approach to these types of rights, for example, in the form of an IPR strategy. The importance of this applies not only to the company's own intellectual property rights but also to the rights of competitors. This is to secure the company's own investments in technology and product development, as well as marketing, and thereby maintain competitiveness. Furthermore, it is important to establish the company's freedom to operate and avoid infringing on others' rights. The latter can quickly become an expensive lesson.

Glittertind offers strategic advice and legal assistance related to all types of intellectual property rights. This includes advice and assistance related to the establishment, exploitation, and enforcement of these types of rights in Norway and internationally. Glittertind has a large international network consisting of leading firms in this field in all the major jurisdictions.

Contact: Felix Reimers

Tel: 0047 92 01 65 30

E-mail: [email protected]