We possess leading expertise in all types of capital market transactions and regulatory requirements. We assist with the following:

We are a team with a broad range of skills and different backgrounds, specialisations and areas of expertise. We work closely with specialists from other fields and industries in our firm, to ensure that our clients are designated the most optimum team for each assignment.

Capital markets

To draw up good contracts, you must have an understanding and knowledge of the actual market situation and the industry, as well as knowledge of regulations and frameworks.

There is one key feature that transforms a correct contract into a great correct: creativity in finding good solutions that work in practice.

Our lawyers have the knowledge, they quickly understand the heart of the matter and have keen business acumen.

They have a remarkable ability to combine business goals with the interests of the parties.

Good contracts are an investment that produces a good return day after day, year after year. Our experience puts us in a position to take on the most difficult assignments.

We provide advice based on our client’s interests and on the basis of good commercial understanding of your industry. For example, if we perceive that a contractual incentive could threaten the cooperation, it is our job to point it out.

We take steps to protect clients against disputes and work with our clients to attack problems before they arise by formulating contracts to help prevent conflicts.

Should there still be any disagreement, we have extensive experience in safeguarding our clients’ interests in the court system.

Commercial contracts

Regulations in competition law are dynamic and complex, and thorough knowledge of the regulations is a prerequisite for competing efficiently. The need for advice in this area has grown as the competition authorities have taken on an increasingly active role, and adopted stricter measures with regard to breach of the regulations. We assist our clients with everything from ongoing advice, processes against competition authorities and any disputes. We provide assistance with the following:

all types of contract negotiations such as collaboration agreements, purchase agreements, annual agreements, delivery and distribution agreements, joint venture agreements, franchise agreements, etc.

drafting of instruments and follow-up of agreements

compliance with competition rules (own or competitor’s)

acquisitions, mergers and establishment of joint ventures

emergency response team to assist when the competition authorities search the company’s premises

investigations (internal and external), audit

The state aid regulations regulate aid provided by the state, municipalities or other public bodies. We assist several of the key aid providers in Norway, including Enova, as well as research institutions, trade associations and national and foreign companies, in respect of the scope and consequences of the prohibition in the EEA Agreement. We help you with the following:

strategy and design to get into position to receive aid

drafting of aid schemes and aid decisions

We assist our clients in handling these types of cases before the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the European Commission. We also have experience in representing clients before national courts and the EFTA Court in cases concerning illegal public aid and repayment claims.

We are a team with a broad range of skills and experience from industry, from foreign law firms and from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). We invest a considerable amount of time to get acquainted with the client’s business and activities in the market. 

We have a large international network to draw on in cases involving other countries’ authorities. Moreover, we work closely with specialist communities in competition economics as well as internal specialists in order to put together the most optimum resources for each individual case.

Competition and state aid law

We have extensive consulting and litigation experience in the construction and process industry sectors, and assist many national contractors and builders.

Our lawyers have extensive experience from both contractor and client perspectives.

Our services cover all stages of the construction process:

For more than a decade Arntzen de Besche has played a vital role in establishing integrated project delivey projects (IPD), and has developed an unrivaled competence in this respect. Arntzen de Besche has developed IPD contracts for some of the largest Norwegian construction projects in recent years.

Construction law

Any director of a company may be held personal liable regardless of the type, size and complexity of the business. This also applies to other members of the management, for instance the CEO. Since the beginning of 2017, more than 70 judgements related to directors’ and officers’ liability have been handed down by the Norwegian courts. It is expected that the number of claims will continue to rise due to, among other factors, the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawyers at Arntzen de Besche has the expertise that is needed in order to handle such cases in an efficient and professional manner.

The lawyers at Arntzen de Besche handles everything from large, complex directors’ and officers’ liability cases to less extensive disputes, and regularly argue such cases before the courts.

Our lawyers provide assistance related to compensation claims from companies, shareholders, creditors, bankruptcy estates and others. We also have extensive experience with recourse claims between directors and officers, professional practitioners and insurance companies.

We have competent partners and associates at all levels who are experienced with these specific types of cases, enabling us to create cost-effective teams.

Several of the lawyers at Arntzen de Besche are appointed as directors themselves and has extensive experience of how to deal with practical issues. Satisfactory internal control and reporting procedures, solid board documentation templates and knowledge of the directors’ and officers’ duties and responsibilities are crucial to act responsibly as a director or officer.

The expectations to directors and officers are constantly expanding, including expectations in relation to compliance and risk management. This means that directors and officers more often are in need of and should take advice on how to deal with practical issues. The lawyers at Arntzen de Besche may for instance provide advice on directors’ and officers’ formal duties, how to deal with practical issues that arise for instance in board meetings, and assist by drafting various types of documents. In addition, we provide advice on the directors’ and officers’ leeway if the company is facing financial difficulties or involved in a restructuring processes.

The lawyers at Arntzen de Besche also possess considerable expertise on important issues such as the division of responsibilities between the directors and the CEO, the interface towards auditors and external advisors, distribution of responsibility in group companies and particular obligations that applies to public listed companies. Finally, we advise on the directors’ role in relation to strategical work, including in relation to trends such as ESG and sustainability.

Compensation claims can be a heavy personal burden for the affected parties. Defence against these kinds of legal proceedings can be a costly undertaking, even if the claim proves to be unfounded. Therefore, it is important that the company takes out D&O insurance on behalf of its directors and officers.

In order to determine what is covered by the D&O insurance it is necessary to interpret the terms and conditions of the insurance policy as the coverage and exclusions may vary. The lawyers at Arntzen de Besche have extensive experience in handling insurance claims on behalf of both insurance companies and policyholders. Our assistance includes, among other things, interpretation of insurance terms and conditions, notification of compensation claims, handling various types of insurance disputes, and arguing insurance related cases before the courts.

Directors’ and officers’ liability

The rating agency, Chambers and Partners, cites sources that say we offer “a fantastic service – there is always a lawyer available, even on national holidays – and good value for money”.

Legal 500 cites sources that say “Arntzen de Besche ‘ranks well above other companies we have experienced, both in terms of general service and lawyer quality’”.

Several of the firm’s lawyers regularly act as arbitrators. A number of our lawyers are considered to be among the best in Norway in their field.

We have a strong reputation, especially in oil and gas, employment issues, professional liability and commercial disputes, but we also assist clients in other areas.

With extensive and broad experience from Norwegian and international legal proceedings, our litigators have gained expertise in the following areas:

Professional liability, especially for auditors and lawyers

Our litigation and dispute resolution services also include assistance with settlement negotiations and various forms of mediation. We give our clients clear advice about reputational risk and advise against litigation when it is not in the interest of the client.

Dispute resolution 

Part of what we do as a company is to actively participate in Skift – Business Climate Leaders, we create our own climate accounts, are members of the UN Global Compact, have been Eco-Lighthouse certified since 2013 and are climate neutral (through the EU ETS). In 2022, we will move into BREEAM-Nor Excellent certified premises in Oslo – one of the market's highest climate certifications for buildings.

EU taxonomy is a classification system for sustainable economic development and forms the very foundation of the EU's new regulations on sustainable finance. The taxonomy sets a number of requirements that are of relevance to Norwegian business and industry. These requirements are expected to be implemented in a new Norwegian act on sustainability information.

We are committed to ensuring that our customers are confident in the implementation of the new regulations and feel sure that the minimum standard of the taxonomy is met.

The construction industry is crucial to our society achieving a sustainable development. Construction is often referred to as the 40 percent industry because it consumes 40 percent of the energy, 40 percent of material resources and accounts for 40 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions.

At Arntzen de Besche, we are proud to cooperate with the Norwegian Green Building Council to achieve better implementation, follow-up and execution of the BREEAM-NOR environmental certification system in construction projects. BREEAM is the most recognized environmental certification scheme for buildings, both in Norway and internationally.

The goal is to make sure that more market operators in the construction and real estate industry achieve a high level of environmental quality in their projects.

The EU taxonomy defines, among other things, which real estate investments can be classified as green buildings. BREEAM-NOR has until now been the most widely used certification scheme for new buildings and rehabilitation projects in Norway, where enterprises have been assessed according to the degree to which they have complied with the certification. With the EU taxonomy, absolute requirements will be more common.

At Arntzen de Besche, we follow closely the EU's work on developing criteria for buildings and implementation with regard to Norwegian standards and regulations for certification, energy labelling and technical requirements. We assist our customers in ensuring that reporting requirements

Finance is expected to be a key sector in the work to meet the sustainability targets, and national, regional and international targets for 2030 and 2050. At Arntzen de Besche, this is a high priority, which is why we put much of our resources into improving our understanding of current soft law, and future regulatory requirements that will advance a low-emission society and the sustainability targets.

As the internationalisation of working life increases, a growing number of regulatory requirements also set guidelines for how the business sector should behave. Activities abroad offer a far more complex risk profile than what a Norwegian market operator relates to at home.

Staying within the regulations can be demanding, and it often requires a systematic approach. Companies are increasingly expected to actively work to ensure compliance with the regulations, particularly when it comes to corruption and money laundering. At Arntzen de Besche, we follow developments closely and advise customers so that they have routines that meet compliance requirements at all times. In addition, we assist customers when a breach of regulations is uncovered or suspected.

Good and thorough reporting of sustainability and corporate social responsibility is important. Investors and customers increasingly emphasize companies' impact on society and the environment, and good reporting is therefore essential to a company’s competitive ability. Recently, there has been an extensive development in judicialisation of reporting in this area, both when it comes to regulations initiated by the EU and rules adopted on a national level. Among other things, our lawyers already have a lot of expertise on the new rules that apply to Norwegian companies' reporting obligations on supply chains and partners (the Transparency Act) and in general about the requirements in the Accounting Act on sustainability reporting.

Many companies use the reporting rules as an active part of their marketing to customers. This new trend has caught the attention of governments, investors, the media, partners and consumers. Reporting will therefore be relevant to the Marketing Control Act and other adjacent regulations. We help customers avoiding "greenwashing" and ensure that the reporting is otherwise correct and not misleading.

We know that the public sector today buys goods, services and construction work worth more than NOK 500 billion annually, and with such purchasing power it can stimulate significant growth as the business sector’s largest market. The business sector itself has a great potential to demonstrate good purchasing sense and push the supplier market in a more sustainable direction.

Arntzen de Besche advises both suppliers and the public sector on this sustainability interaction. We assist in all phases of procurement, from planning to implementation and follow-up of contract. Sustainability, the environment and social considerations are, in our view, equally important in all phases of procurement.

Sustainable procurement is a broad term, but at its core is procurements made in accordance with the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Our lawyers advise both the business sector and the public sector on what this specifically entails for individual procurements. Life cycle perspectives, circular economy and holistic thinking are important keywords in this work.

Through strategic cooperation with the business sector, such as the Skift network and the Norwegian Green Building Council, we help set the sustainability agenda in essential industries. Among other things, Arntzen de Besche leads Skift – Business Climate Leaders' work on a pilot for sustainable procurements. The first step of the pilot was to create purchasing rules for sustainable procurements – www.gronneinnkjop.no. We support these principles because we believe that sustainable procurement is an effective and suitable tool for supporting a more sustainable business sector.

The energy sector and a transition to renewable energy are at the heart of the "green shift". As much as 98% of the electricity generated in Norway is renewable, and the share of total energy consumption that is renewable is high compared to other countries. Society will nevertheless be even more electrified in the future, and the need for more renewable electricity generation and associated infrastructure is crucial. New energy carriers, especially hydrogen and ammonia, are expected to play a central role in the future, and the interaction and convergence with the electric power system will be important.

Arntzen de Besche has leading expertise in all parts of the renewables sector and assists in every step of the process; production, transmission/grid operation and sale. We assist in transactions and disputes and advise on regulatory and contractual issues. Our leading expertise in market design and infrastructure also makes us highly qualified to advise on more general strategic issues now that the green shift is in full swing.

Growing political concern, both nationally and internationally, means that more and more businesses are affected by new regulations and new issues relating to climate and the environment. Several of these legislative initiatives originate with the EU, which means that more Norwegian businesses will need sector-specific expertise and expertise on EU/EEA legislation.

Emission reductions are crucial to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and "climate law" has emerged as a separate legal discipline. The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is a linchpin in this process, and works in conjunction with carbon taxes and other legislation aimed at reducing emissions.

Arntzen de Besche assists market operators within and without the ETS sector with compliance with all climate law requirements. We have in-depth expertise relating to the EMS and its regulations and also assist financial operators in the trading market.

The more "traditional" environmental and pollution legislation is also central in a sustainability perspective. Arntzen de Besche has in-depth expertise and experience relating to, among other things, pollution liability and issues relating to waste management/recycling. Environmental considerations are increasingly regulated in business contracts, which is why we have assisted many clients with both the design, interpretation and enforcement of environmental clauses. Contact with the authorities is also often central to such cases, and we assist with applications/permits, compliance and reporting. We have also worked on such environmental issues as the closure of refineries and oil facilities, emissions and pollution, and requirements for clearing during various installations.

Contact one of our employees for a conversation about sustainability.

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Our employment law team is one of the best in Norway. One of our lawyers led the Norwegian Labour Legislation Committee. The committee’s report resulted in the current Working Environment Act.

The rating agency, Chambers and Partners, says we have “first-class employment lawyers” and that "we find that the labour law team at Arntzen de Besche is in a class of its own". Several of our lawyers are ranked among the leading lawyers in Norway; Håvard Sandnes, Ingeborg Moen Borgerud, Knut-Marius Sture and Sven Iver Steen.

The rating agency, Legal 500, notes that our labour law team “always delivers on time and has solid industry knowledge” and defines us as a leading law firm.

Our lawyers regularly hold lectures and publish books and articles on current labour law issues.

We place great emphasis on understanding our client’s business, which enables us to provide specific advice and safeguard the client’s interests as best possible.

Our lawyers have experience from both employer and employee standpoints, major private companies, public administration and the courts.

We assist in specific disputes before the Labour Court of Norway, regular courts and arbitration cases. In addition, we offer assistance related to pension law, civil servants law and maritime law.

We have substantial consulting and counselling experience and expertise from negotiations and litigation upon termination and change of employment, particularly at the management level.

Our lawyers ensure that restructuring happens in an orderly manner.

Our clients include businesses, organisations, public institutions and private individuals.

Our advisory services include:

Incentive, bonus and share option schemes

Harassment, whistleblowing and discrimination

We draft labour law reports on behalf of various clients and client groups. We make complex problems manageable for our clients.

We have Norway’s foremost employment law team. Our employment law division is among the largest in the country and has considerable knowledge of collective and individual labour law, both nationally and internationally.

We are at the forefront of labour and pension law!

Employment and pensions

We assist banks, insurance undertakings and other financial institutions, securities firms, asset management companies, payment service providers, real estate agencies and debt-collecting businesses, etc. We also assist issuers, investors and other stakeholders.

Several of our lawyers have previously worked financial institutions and/or regulatory authorities, and are authors of key professional literature in the field.

Our experience includes establishment of companies under license, cross-border service provision, acquisition of ownership interests in financial institutions (structural conditions), transactions and reorganisations, distribution, implementation of new regulations, corporate matters, capital adequacy and regulatory capital, covered bonds (CB), trading in financial instruments and payment services.

Financial regulation

We work closely with our clients throughout the entire process, from structuring to preparation and negotiation of loan documentation. We also participate in the negotiations of the terms of a loan agreement and associated documentation, such as intercreditor agreements, where applicable. We assist with the following:

loan agreements, syndicated and bilateral

Our lawyers have extensive knowledge of banking and financing and several of them possess in-house experience from banks and know the financing processes from multiple angles. We have a broad international network of contacts and long experience in coordinating cross-border financing. In cases where financing includes issues related to other legal areas, such as tax law, petroleum law, securities law, or other legal areas, we consult with specialists from other departments in our firm.

With us, you get a high level of partner attention. We are committed to providing clear advice on best practices, and to distinguishing between what is important and what is less important to our clients.

We designate the team best suited to helping you, so that you always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Financing

Our lawyers are part of an established network of leading advisory and research communities, and patent advisors. Through this network, we can coordinate assignments across national borders.

In many cases, intellectual property rights must be utilised, licensed or transferred to create value. We assist our clients in connection with start-up companies, conclusion and follow-up of technology cooperation agreements, development contracts and licensing agreements.

We assist companies with various issues related to market law, including in the assessment of marketing measures, preparation of contracts and contact with supervisory authorities. We also assist a number of players in industries such as food and pharmaceuticals, where there is particularly strict marketing regulation.

In order to preserve and protect the value of intellectual property rights, it is sometimes necessary to enforce these before the courts. We regularly assist in cases concerning infringement of rights, but also in invalidity lawsuits that ensure our clients’ freedom to operate.


We have a solid interdisciplinary environment, with strong expertise in related disciplines such as competition law, media law and privacy. We have extensive cooperation with both Norwegian and international research communities, and a broad international legal network that can be drawn upon for any questions about establishment and marketing outside of Norway.

You will always be assigned one primary contact person, who will ensure that you are designated the most optimum team for your case.



Intellectual property law and marketing law

Regulatory compliance can be demanding, and it often requires a systematic approach. Companies are increasingly expected to take active steps to ensure compliance, particularly to prevent, avoid and detect corruption. In our experience, taking a proactive approach to compliance is profitable for companies in the long term.

Internal investigations and inquiries can help to uncover any non-compliance with regulations and routines, and it can identify areas for improvement. In the event of any suspected non-compliance, the prompt launch of an internal investigation or inquiry may also have an impact externally.

Arntzen de Besche specialises in areas such as anti-corruption, employment law, stock exchange and securities law, competition law, corporate law, petroleum law and environmental law, as well as health, safety and environment (HSE) issues. We also have considerable expertise with respect to investigations and inquries, including formal questioning, interviews and information gathering, document analysis, securing evidence and documentation.

We help our clients with the preparation of preventive manuals, training, risk management strategies, the implementation of compliance-related initiatives, the follow-up of undesirable incidents, such as regulatory violations and accidents, and the conducting of internal investigations and inquiries.

Our services related to inquiries and compliance include:

Preparation of anti-corruption policies and associated procedures.

Dawn raids/mock dawn raids, preparation of procedures and provision of an emergency response team.

Follow-up of suspected or actual regulatory non-compliance.

Assistance relating to the reporting of alleged wrongdoing (whistleblowing).

Transactions and due diligence.
Ad hoc assistance in “red flag” situations relating to anti-corruption regulations.

Investigations and inquiries relating to suspected violations of regulations and routines, as well as into undesirable incidents, including accidents.

Relations with the authorities – preventive and in connection with (possible) undesirable incidents.

Staff training within relevant compliance-related areas.

Preparation of codes of conduct and guidelines for corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The firm's anti-money laundering group ("AML") offers advice on anti-money laundering regulations to companies covered by the Money Laundering Act. We advise, inter alia, on the preparation and implementation of customized anti-money laundering practices, assistance related to conducting enterprise-specific risk assessments, conducting random checks of the practical compliance with routines and regulations / follow-up of these, general training in anti-money laundering regulations, structure and integration of anti-money laundering function with digital solutions and with other compliance function in the enterprises.

Investigations, inquiries and compliance

Our lawyers can take care of everything from private transactions and reorganisations to large international acquisitions. We assist private owners and investors as well as large publically listed companies and investment banks. 

Legal 500 cites sources that we are “proactive”. We can read the lay of the land and identify potential threats early in the process. This means that you do not need to meet legal challenges reactively. With us, you have the opportunity to resolve the situation before it even arises.

For those of us who work with corporate M&A at our firm, our specialties include corporate law, contract law, stock exchange and securities law. Also, many of us have commercial experience, including from directorships.

You may need a lawyer who is extremely strong on restructuring one day and one who is an expert in employment law the next. We put the lawyer who can best help you on the job. Nevertheless, you will have one person as your main contact on the team.

We draw on specialist expertise in-house to provide the best legal advice, whether for tax, employment, or competition law. And we combine our legal expertise with industry knowledge.

We help Norwegian companies establish themselves abroad. We also assist international companies seeking to serve the Norwegian market.

We would be happy to help anyone working for

owners, buyers and sellers of companies and businesses

Merger and acquisitions

We ensure that innovation and digitalisation are in line with basic privacy principles. We help clients make privacy law assessments and prepare necessary documentation pursuant to data protection regulations. We assist in cases involving data subjects, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority and third parties, and will, for example, be able to provide advice on role understanding, as a joint or independent data controller or data processor.

Assessment of the basis for processing in terms of various processing activities.

Privacy impact assessments in connection with processing that involves a high risk to data subjects.

Transfer of personal data to countries outside the EU/EEA.

Deletion routines for different kinds of personal data.

Requests from data subjects concerning fulfilment of rights such as access and deletion.

Statements to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority related to non-conformance in or complaints about a company’s processing of personal data.

Our privacy experts are part of the technology and innovation group at Arntzen de Besche and therefore have special expertise in technology – both practically and legally. Consequently, we attract a number of clients belonging to research and academic communities in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. However, privacy concerns all businesses on some level, and we therefore have experience in assisting clients in many different industries, also including the public sector.

We have a solid and valuable network comprising players in various research and academic communities, who to a greater or lesser extent have to deal with data protection regulations. We are therefore up to date on both legal and technological developments in various industries.

You will be assigned one primary contact person. We put you in touch with the lawyer who can help you in the most optimum way, both in terms of knowledge and cost. In summary: With us, you will always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Privacy and data protection

A professional practitioner is a person who is subject to professional norms. For example, an auditor will need to meet with certain criteria as a result of the education and the profession the auditor performs.

When assessing whether a professional practitioner can be held liable, it must be considered whether the person has acted negligently. The course of action must be compared with how a responsible and sensible professional practitioner in the same industry would have acted. In order to provide the best advice, it is therefore essential to have a good understanding of the different industries.

Arntzen de Besche has a broadly composed professional liability team with in-depth knowledge and extensive experience from many different industries. Our lawyers have amongst other matters handled liability cases related to auditors, accountants, lawyers, doctors, insurance brokers, financial advisers, consulting engineers, and architects.

Arntzen de Besche has competent lawyers at all levels with experience from these types of cases. The professional liability team has a broad network. This is for example of importance when it is necessary to appoint experts. Arntzen de Besche also has framework agreements with several insurance and audit companies related to professional liability.

Our lawyers hold a high professional level, and they pay close attention to the development within different industries. We are regularly present at various industry forums. Among other things, our lawyers give lectures at the The Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants' annual conference, and for the construction association in Oslo and Bergen.

The professional responsibility team is involved in the development of the law by being part of various law committees, and writing commentaries on relevant laws. We also regularly write articles in legal journals and industry magazines. In addition, we give lectures at educational institutions, for clients, and at various industry events. Our lawyers are also network managers and speakers for JUC's network for insurance and tort, where professional liability is an important area of expertise.

The professional liability team also has extensive experience in assessing insurance related issues related to professional indemnity insurance. We also handle various types of recourse claims, for example between professional practitioners, board members and insurance companies.

Professional liability

Our lawyers possess considerable public sector experience, both on a political as well as administrative level. Consequently, we have excellent insight into public administration, decision-making processes and what influences them. We provide advice in the following sectors:


In its exercise of public authority, public administration must have a legal competence basis in order to make binding decisions. There are two sides to public administration law; the general regulations and areas that are subject to special provisions. At Arntzen de Besche, we have specialists in general public administration law who collaborate closely with specialists in relevant sectors such as banking and financing, business real estate, fishing and aquaculture, energy and other areas subject to special provisions.

For the business community, it is important to identify practical solutions enabling players to obtain the required licences. We go the extra mile to provide advice aimed at preserving a positive collaboration between all parties involved, and avoiding disputes. With our considerable public sector experience, we are familiar with both the language and the arguments required to ensure quality in the decision-making basis, which is a prerequisite for swift and correct decisions being made at the lowest possible level, without any disputes. In our opinion, this is crucial to our clients’ ability to maximise their market potential.


You will be assigned one main contact person. We will designate the most optimum team of specialists to solve your specific case, with the least possible disruption to your core business.

Public administration

Our task is to identify and manage risk on the client and supplier side in tender competitions and framework agreements. We assist clients in all industries and sectors, and in all phases associated with procurement. From the planning phase to the implementation phase and contract phase. We offer advice in relation to the following:

risk assessment prior to tender competitions/bids

drafting of invitations to tender / tender bids

We work closely with specialists from other fields and industries in our firm, such as EU and EEA law, capital markets, dispute resolution and litigation, and construction law, to ensure that our clients are designated the most optimum team for each assignment.

Public procurement law

We have maintained our insolvency expertise and strong professional environment even in good times.

In collaboration with other professionals, we are well equipped to assist in all matters. Our expertise includes:

Tight times are challenging. When orders and cash-flows dry up and financing opportunities are few, a company’s capacity to meet its obligations to suppliers, customers and employees can be reduced.

The ability to adapt quickly and implement effective measures is key. Everyone is better off when a business that is otherwise viable can continue its operations. This requires professional assistance. Our professional advice can prevent or minimise losses.

Over the years, we have run many courses and training activities on insolvency, also at university level.

Restructuring and insolvency law

We assist a wide range of clients; from non-profit organisations, small and medium-sized Norwegian and foreign companies to large international corporations. If needed, we assist in all parts of the client’s business with anything from day-to-day operations, planning and transactions to dispute resolution. We provide advice in all aspects of tax law and related legal areas, for instance pertaining to the following:

administrative complaints and litigation


We have extensive and diverse experience from public and private enterprises in Norway and abroad, and over the years have acquired great industry knowledge within our key business areas. Several of our lawyers have a background from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance’s Tax Law Department.

We assist Norwegian and international clients with issues related to VAT both in the client’s day-to-day operations and in larger projects and transactions, and provide advice in all aspects of VAT law. We possess expertise in VOEC and regularly advise in cases concerning import, export and cross-border transactions.

We regularly assist Norwegian and international clients in matters relating to excise duties, including electrical power taxes, carbon taxes, fuel taxes, environmental taxes and stamp duty.

With us, you get a seamless delivery when several countries are involved. We have an extensive network of international law firms and work in collaboration with these in cross-border cases. We also work closely with recognised valuation communities, particularly in matters relating to transfer pricing or property tax.

We go to great lengths to be as available as possible and have a short response time. In each case, we offer a high degree of partner involvement to ensure quality in every single delivery. Our tax lawyers have expertise in related legal areas such as corporate law, and we work closely with our departments for energy, real estate, M&A, intellectual property law, dispute resolution and employment law, enabling us to rapidly expand our core team with additional resources, if required.


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