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Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Europe 2023
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Chairman: Johnny Johansen

Number of partners: 44

Number of Lawyers: 150

Languages: English, Italian, French, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian


Firm Overview:

Haavind is one of Norway’s leading law firms. The firm is located in central Oslo and provides legal services to businesses, covering all aspects of commercial law. Haavind is a full-service law firm with several of the largest companies in Norway, as well as public sector, as clients.


Main Areas of Practice:


Aquaculture and fisheries:

We support clients in a broad range of complex matters, from patent protection and licensing to high-stakes disputes and transaction. Haavind has a large list of clients within the sector, many of whom are national leaders. Haavind has been the external counsel for the Norwegian Seafood Federation (Sjømat Norge) for more than 10 years.

Contact: Bjørn Sørgård

Tel: +47 970 89 528

Email: [email protected]



Banking & Finance:

Core team of 8 lawyers. Advises across the full spectrum of banking and finance law, including asset financing, project financing, acquisition financing, bonds, derivatives, trading operations, financial restructuring, PPAs, compliance, license applications, regulatory issues, product development, insurance, UCITS and alternative investment funds, implementation issues related to EU directives, regulations and guidelines within the financial sector.

Contact: Hans-Christian Donjem

Tel: +47 950 54 868

Email: [email protected]



Capital Markets:

Core team of 5 lawyers. Advises on the whole range of capital markets transactions, including IPO’s, rights issues, private placements bond issues as well as regulatory work. It is particularly known for its work on public takeovers and has advised on some of the largest public to private transactions completed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in recent years.

Contact: Cornelius Sogn Ness

Tel: +47 906 43 417

Email: [email protected]



Competition/Antitrust:

Core team of 6 lawyers. Advise clients across the spectrum of competition matters including merger control, joint ventures, cooperation agreements, dominance issues and state aids. The lawyers represent clients in court and during investigations as well as in leniency processes.

Contact: Simen Klevstrand

Tel: +47 980 76 340

Email: [email protected]



Public Procurement:

Core team of 6 lawyers. The public procurement team is recognised as one of the biggest and strongest in its field. The team assists both clients and suppliers in all stages of the procurement process.

Contact: Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim

Tel: +47 920 39 717

Email: [email protected]



Corporate/M&A:

Core team of 26 lawyers. Experienced and well proven team for public and private domestic and cross border M&A, JVs and restructuring, with a dedicated and well reputed private equity practice serving both PE funds, infrastructure funds and specialist funds.

Contact: Kjetil Hardeng

Tel: +47 480 12 274

Email: [email protected]

Dispute Resolution:

Core team of 32 lawyers. Particularly recognised for its litigation work within the field of construction, offshore, IPR, media and technology, employment, real estate, renewable energy and public procurement in addition to a substantial general litigation practice.

Contact: Henning Nordtvedt

Tel: +47 911 46 894

Email: [email protected]

Employment:

Core team of 14 lawyers. One of the largest employment and pensions departments in Norway. The team assists in all aspects of employment and pension law, with special focus on restructuring, downsizing, transfers of undertaking, employee terms and benefits and collective labour issues.

Contact: Pål Kvernaas

Tel: +47 906 07 838

Email: [email protected]

Electricity:

Core team of 11 lawyers. Covers all aspects of the renewable energy sector, including inter alia wind and hydro projects, grid projects, engineering, project development, concessions, land acquisitions, PPAs, financing etc., in addition to transactions and energy litigation.

Contact: Aksel S. Tannum

Tel: +47900 22 765

Email: [email protected]

Oil & Gas:

Core team of 8 lawyers. Serves the industry on all areas of required legal services. The team has particular experience with various offshore and onshore development projects, dispute resolution, HR-related matters and transactions within the oil and gas industry.

Contact: Mikal Brøndmo

Tel: +47 936 77 222

Email: [email protected]

Intellectual Property:

Core team of 13 lawyers. Assistance within all areas of IPR. Particularly strong within IP litigation within the field of patents, unfair business practice/know how and copyright. Substantial experience within both contentious and non-contentious trademark matters.

Contact: Vebjørn Krag Iversen

Tel: +47 909 15 129

Email: [email protected]

Real Estate:

Core team of apr. 20 lawyers. A true full service department, covering all matters related to real estate, focusing on transactions (financing, structuring and corporate issues), real estate development and public issues (planning, land acquisitions) and infrastructure (railroads, airports, harbours etc).

Contact: Herman Roksund

Tel: +47 913 71 120

Email: [email protected]

Construction:

Core team of 30 lawyers. Assistance in relation to drafting of contracts, negotiations, contract discussions and litigation for a wide range of clients.

Contact: Johnny Johansen

Tel: +47 928 07 826

Email: [email protected]

Restructuring/Insolvency:

Core team of 5 lawyers. Covers all aspects of insolvency, including debt negotiations and restructuring, creditor representation and board liability issues and litigation. Also acts on appointments from Oslo bankruptcy and probate court.

Contact: Ellen Schult Ulriksen

Tel: +47 975 05 432

Email: [email protected]

Tax:

Core team of 5 lawyers. Assistance in all tax and VAT issues. In-depth experience in international tax issues. Considerable litigation experience, including before the Supreme Court.

Contact: Espen Nordbø

Tel: +47 489 90 055

Email: [email protected]

Ranked Offices

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Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS rankings

Europe Guide 2023
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Norway
Aquaculture and Fisheries
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Aquaculture and Fisheries
1
Aquaculture and Fisheries
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Bjørn Sørgård
1
Bjørn Sørgård
1
Band 1
Ida Espolin Johnson
2
Ida Espolin Johnson
2
Band 2
Banking & Finance
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Banking & Finance
4
Banking & Finance
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Hans-Christian Donjem
4
Hans-Christian Donjem
4
Band 4
Banking & Finance: Regulatory
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Kasper Formo Asplin
3
Kasper Formo Asplin
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Equity
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Cornelius Sogn Ness
3
Cornelius Sogn Ness
3
Band 3
Competition/Antitrust
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Competition/Antitrust
3
Competition/Antitrust
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Simen Klevstrand
2
Simen Klevstrand
2
Band 2
Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement
2
Competition/Antitrust: Public Procurement
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim
1
Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim
1
Band 1
Construction
1 Department
6 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Construction
1
Construction
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Johnny Johansen
1
Johnny Johansen
1
Band 1
Arve Martin Bjørnvik
2
Arve Martin Bjørnvik
2
Band 2
Andreas Rostveit
4
Andreas Rostveit
4
Band 4
Henning Nordtvedt
4
Henning Nordtvedt
4
Band 4
Mikal Brøndmo
4
Mikal Brøndmo
4
Band 4
Sofie Komissar
U
Sofie Komissar
U
Up and Coming
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A
2
Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Lawyers
3
Kjetil Hardeng
3
Band 3
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