Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen

Practice Areas

Financial Regulatory

Insurance

Capital Markets

Defence, Security & Aerospace

Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Arbitration

Employment & Pension

Mergers & Acquisitions

Career

Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen specialises in insurance and reinsurance, financial markets legislation, pensions and asset management. Klaus leads Schjødt's Fintech team in Norway and is an expert in fintech regulatory services, payment services and cryptocurrency, and is considered the go-to-guy for many of the major Norwegian regulated services players.

He advises domestic and international fintech companies, insurers, insurance intermediaries, asset managers, investment banks, credit institutions, financial enterprises and other industry players. His assistance includes the establishment of life- and non-life insurance companies and pension funds, regulatory assistance, product development, transactions and restructuring of finance businesses, claims and litigation, in addition to recourse and cost-reduction tuning. He also advises commercial companies and trade unions in matters related to insurance and pensions, including M&As.

He litigates regularly before Norwegian courts and is admitted to the Supreme Court, and has authored several books and articles on insurance, pensions, banking and financial regulatory matters.

Klaus Henrik is ranked among Norway’s leading lawyers in financial regulation, insurance & reinsurance and pensions.