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Energy: Oil & Gas
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Provided by Thomas Abrahamsen

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Corporate generalist attorney with substantial transactional experience, in particular within industry and upstream oil and gas and oil service.

Thomas is a corporate generalist attorney with substantial transaction experience, in particular within the upstream oil and gas-, oil service-, industrial- and tech sectors. His broad M&A and corporate law practice includes corporate deals, asset transactions, fundraising processes and restructurings. He has been advising E&P companies on a range of issues, including a substantial number of license/asset transactions on the NCS. The last years, Thomas has also been advising tech companies in their growth and exit processes.

Career

2020- Partner, Thommessen; 2008-2020 Partner, Kluge; 2004–2008 Senior Associate, Kluge; 2002–2004 Associate, Kluge; 2000–2001 Deputy judge at Sandnes District Court; 1998–2000 Associate, DLA Piper; 1997–1998 Teacher, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen

Professional Memberships

The Norwegian Bar Association

Publications

The Norwegian Chapter in "Doing Business in Norway" in Chambers Global Practice Guide, 2021; Article on intra group agreements under Norwegian corporate law, ”Tidsskrift for Forretningsjus” nr. 3, 2004

Awards

Up and Coming, Energy: Oil & Gas

Chambers & Partners Global

2021

Recommended Lawyer, Oil and Gas

The Legal 500

2021

Recommended Lawyer, Offshore Construction and Shipbuilding

The Legal 500

2021

Education

University of Wisconsin Law School

Student exchange program

1996 - 1996

University of Bergen

Candidate in Jurisprudence

1992 - 1998

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

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Energy: Oil & Gas - Norway
4
Band 4

Thomas Abrahamsen is well regarded for his practice handling transactions and commercial agreements in the oil and gas industry. He operates from the law firm's Stavanger office.

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