Deloitte Advokatfirma AS

Deloitte Advokatfirma was established in 1995. Deloitte Advokatfirma is a full range commercial law firm with more than 250 professionals including 40 partners (Tax & Legal) and is among the largest business law firms in Norway. Deloitte Legal can provide unique services to its customers as they are collaborating closely with other professionals than lawyers within the global Deloitte community.

Deloitte member firms have a long-standing reputation for helping clients to address complex, cross-border issues. Skilled and experienced Deloitte Legal* lawyers work together with other Deloitte professionals in tax, consulting and financial advisory to guide their clients through projects in a co-ordinated way around the world. Deloitte Legal, present in over 80 countries, is able to provide holistic guidance around strategic business decisions as well as offer support services that can increase efficiency and reduce the cost of some routine legal activities.

Deloitte Advokatfirma is part of the Deloitte Global Tax & Legal Network. Its practice has gone from being in a good position to be a thought leader in advising clients on tax technical matters in a continuously evolving world where ‘responsible tax’, BEPS and tax risk management are now fully on the agenda of Norwegian audit committees and boards of directors. It has advised clients across all areas of their tax matters, from establishing a tax function, to building an excellent tax risk management system (operating model and IT systems) as well as handling complex cross-border tax matters. It has shown its clients that its cross-functional teams can provide innovation and new solutions to advance their tax risk management systems. Deloitte Advokatfirma is Norway’s most prominent legal house on international tax and has most of its clients in the large cap segment where it now provides services to 12 of the 25 companies on the OBX on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Six of the Deloitte Advokatfirma, Norway’s lawyers are admitted to the Supreme Court. Deloitte Advokatfirma has won recognition as Tax Firm of the Year in Norway by International Tax Review Court and it has recognitions in bothThe Legal 500andChambers.

Areas of practice:Deloitte Advokatfirma provides a full range service, with dedicated resources on commercial law, real estate, employment and pensions, financial services industries, corporate and M&A, data protection, public procurement, ICT, intellectual property/TMT, competition law, dispute resolution, insolvency/restructuring, forensic, tax controversy, and, of course, regular business tax law and VAT.

Commercial law solutions:companies are facing an increasing number of business challenges globally including regulations that are more rigorous and enforcement by local authorities in the countries where they operate. As experienced advisers with a practical focus, Deloitte Legal* can help clients meet these challenges and develop commercial solutions. It offers a broad base of commercial business law services in multiple jurisdictions. Its experience and global reach allow it to provide businesses facing complex legal regulations and challenges with personalised, tailor-made services.

Corporate and mergers and acquisitions services:Deloitte Legal* provides a full range of corporate law services from complex advisory services related to major business life events (including advising in restructuring and mergers and acquisitions processes) through to general secretarial services.

Employment and pension solutions:turbulent economic times require companies to be agile and flexible in their staffing to remain competitive. Complex polices, frequent legislative changes and global operations make managing employee relations and compliance with employment law challenging for businesses. Deloitte Legal* provides businesses with the advice they need to make informed decisions and comply with a multitude of regulatory and procedural requirements.

Legal management consulting (LMC):this is a new approach and a new discipline, developed for lawyers by lawyers in co-operation with other relevant experts. With this collection of models, frameworks, and systems, Deloitte Legal* helps in-house lawyers run their departments more efficiently and meet the needs of their business more comprehensively.

*”Deloitte Legal” means the legal practices of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited member firm affiliates that provide legal services. For legal and regulatory reasons, not all member firms provide legal services.