Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Chairman: Baard Bale

Managing Partner: Sverre Tyrhaug

Number of partners: 72

Number of other lawyers: Approx. 245

Languages: Norwegian, English, Swedish, Danish, German, French, Dutch

Firm Overview:

Established in 1856, Thommessen is considered to be one of Norway’s leading commercial law firms. The firm has offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and London. The firm provides advice to Norwegian and international companies as well as organisations in the public and private sectors, ranging from SMEs to large multi-national corporations. Thommessen covers all business related fields of law.

Main Areas of Practice:

Thommessen assists businesses with transactions, complex projects and contentious matters in all areas of commercial law. Their robust professional legal expertise is combined with in-depth industry knowledge, and their lawyers stay abreast of trends and developments on an ongoing basis in order to provide advice which facilitates long-term value creation.

Asset Management

Contact: Marius Holm Rynning

Tel: +47 414 55 657

Email: mhr@thommessen.no

Banking & Financing:

Contact: Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl

Tel: +47 996 47 416

Email: eth@thommessen.no

Compliance & Investigations:

Contact: Hedvig Moe

Tel: +47 404 91 135

Email: hmo@thommessen.no

Construction:

Contact: Jacob F Bull

Tel: +47 480 52 421

Email: jbu@thommessen.no

Data Protection & Cyber Security:

Contact: Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen

Tel: +47 930 53 854

Email: csc@thommessen.no

Debt Capital Markets:

Contact: Einar Grette

Tel: +47 911 55 284

Email: eig@thommessen.no

Dispute Resolution:

Contact: Kristine Hyldmo Bjørnvik

Tel: +47 994 67 423

Email: khb@thommessen.no

Employment:

Contact: Stein Kimsås-Otterbech

Tel: +47 414 20 515

Email: sto@thommessen.no

Equity Capital Markets:

Contact: Solveig F Bugge

Tel: +47 480 12 199

Email: sbu@thommessen.no

EU/EEA & Competition Law:

Contact: Siri Teigum

Tel: +47 909 12 355

Email: ste@thommessen.no

Finance Regulation:

Contact: Tore Mydske

Tel: +47 916 20 911

Email: tmy@thommessen.no

FinTech:

Contact: Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen

Tel: +47 930 53 854

Email: csc@thommessen.no

Fishery & Aquaculture:

Contact: Mons Alfred Paulsen

Tel: +47 480 12 142

Email: mpa@thommessen.no

Insolvency & Restructuring:

Contact: Kristoffer Hegdahl

Tel: +47 920 57 178

Email: keg@thommessen.no

Insurance:

Contact: Andreas Meidell

Tel: +47 917 88 344

Email: ame@thommessen.no

Intellectual Property & Marketing Law:

Contact: Camilla Vislie

Tel: +47 992 69 142

Email: cav@thommessen.no

Life Sciences & Health Care:

Contact: Magnus Hauge Greaker

Tel: +47 958 17 168

Email: mag@thommessen.no

M&A:

Contact: Christian Grüner Sagstad

Tel: +47 930 95 240

Email: cgs@thommessen.no

Oil & Gas:

Contact: Christian Hals

Tel: +47 476 21 405

Email: chh@thommessen.no

Oil Service:

Contact: Pål Lieungh

Tel: +47 992 65 577

Email: pli@thommessen.no

Private Equity:

Contact: Christian Grüner Sagstad

Tel: +47 930 95 240

Email: cgs@thommessen.no

PropTech:

Contact: Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen

Tel: +47 930 53 854

Email: csc@thommessen.no

Public Procurement:

Contact: Wenche Sædal

Tel: +47 454 53 865

Email: wsa@thommessen.no

Real Estate:

Contact: Christopher Borch

Tel: +47 922 57 987

Email: cbo@thommessen.no

Renewable Energy & Infrastructure:

Contact: Bendik Christoffersen

Tel: +47 957 72 936

Email: bch@Thommessen.no

Retail:

Contact: Eivind J Vesterkjær

Tel: +47 909 66 843

Email: eve@thommessen.no

Shipping:

Contact: Mads Haavardsholm

Tel: +47 980 09 765

Email: mha@thommessen.no

Sustainability & Climate Risk:

Contact: Tore Mydske

Tel: +47 916 20 911

Email: tmy@thommessen.no

Tax & Duties:

Contact: Finn Backer-Grøndahl

Tel: +47 934 19 804

Email: fba@thommessen.no

Technology & Digitalisation:

Contact: Espen A Werring

Tel: +47 997 97 676

Email: eaw@thommessen.no

Venture Capital:

Contact: Christian Grüner Sagstad

Tel: +47 930 95 240

Email: cgs@thommessen.no

International Work:

Thommessen represent non-Norwegian businesses in Norway, as well as Norwegian businesses internationally. Thommessen has a London office, supplemented by an extensive international network. Thommessen’s team members have comprehensive international experience, and their lawyers have argued numerous cases before international courts and tribunals. Thommessen is also the Norwegian member of Lex Mundi.

Innovation:

Top-of-class project management is a hallmark of the Thommessen approach, and both the firm and their clients experience considerable time savings and improved communication flows in projects where Thommessen’s digital project management solutions are used. Thommessen use a leading tool for interaction and collaboration on their projects and have developed proprietary project management tools. With their own internal digitalisation department at the firm, Thommessen have a short route from idea to product. Teamwork and new forms of collaboration have helped Thommessen establish an innovation culture which they believe has put them on the path towards creating the law firm of the future.