Lars Gunnar Aas

Practice Areas

Lars Gunnar Aas is the Managing Partner of CLP. Aas specializes in M&A and private equity, and his extensive experience covers a wide range of international and domestic transactions, strategic investments and cooperation between shareholders, where he represents corporates, private equity/venture capital funds and other financial sponsors and investors.

Clients rely on Aas for advice on transactions in all sectors, with a particular focus on technology and knowledge businesses and the renewable energy sector. His competencies also include capital markets and financial regulatory matters, and he regularly advises on acquisition financing.

Aas is recommended by all major international rankings for his transaction work, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR 100. Legal 500 ranks Aas as one of the “Leading Individuals” in Norway for Corporate and M&A. He is also specifically lauded for his work in the renewable energy sector where IFLR 1000 rates him as “Highly Regarded”.

Career

Partner, Advokatfirmaet CLP DA (2008), Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein (2007-08), Resident Lawyer (Senior Associate), Wikborg Rein, London (2005-07), Secondment with Allen & Overy LLP, London, Corporate Department, Financial Institutions Group (2005), Associate, Wikborg Rein (2001-04), Compliance Officer and board secretary in E*TRADE Norge ASA (2001)

Professional Memberships

The Norwegian Bar Association