Asle Bjelland

Practice Areas

Dispute resolution, Energy/Oil&Gas, Construction, Infrastructure & Projects

Asle Bjelland is mainly working with dispute resolution, specializing in energy, industry and infrastructure. He has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer within dispute resolution and litigation in all courts and in arbitration. Also, he has previously been a judge and is regularly used as a mediator and arbitrator. Bjelland has extensive experience in complex projects, both within offshore development, hydropower, industry, infrastructure and construction. He has assisted a large number of major public and private players, both nationally and internationally.

Career

2019 - Partner, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS (prev. Kluge Advokatfirma AS)

2018 - 2019 District Court Judge

2012 - 2018 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen

2006 - 2012 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Mageli

2001 - 2006 Lawyer, Office of the Attorney General (Civil Affairs)

1996 - 2001 Associate, Legal department, Norsk Hydro ASA

1998 - 1999 Legal Counsel, Norsk Hydro (UK) Limited, London

1996 - 1997 Military service, Norwegian national defense high command (FO), legal department

1994 - 1995 Legal adviser, Nordic Institute of Maritime Law/Kværner

1992 - 1993 Research Assistant, Department of Petroleum law, University of Oslo