Advice from our lawyers
Our team has extensive experience as advisors related to innovation and commercialisation processes, digitalisation and R&D activities, enabling us to support our clients’ strategic and operational goals. We provide assistance with the following:
- company formations
- capital raising
- negotiations and drafting of agreements
- protection and utilisation of intellectual property rights (link)
- privacy and GDPR (link)
- understanding and complying with regulatory requirements
- transactions (M&A)
- dispute resolution
Research communities and R&D
We have more than 20 years’ experience as advisors to development communities, such as SINTEF, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a number of research and educational institutions in the Nordic countries. We assist many of Norway’s leading business players in connection with the purchase of R&D services as well as participation in national and international collaborative projects for the development of new technology, both under public subsidy schemes and private projects.
Start-ups and spin-offs
We enjoy an extensive collaboration with key players such as DIGS, Mesh and the NTNU School of Entrepreneurship. We have broad experience with start-ups and spin-offs from research communities and commercial enterprises, and allocate significant resources to contribute to the innovative ecosystem in Norway. As advisors to start-ups and contractors, we help reduce “legal friction” on their journey towards success.
Established companies
We find that most of our clients are involved in digitalisation and technology utilisation on some level. We daily assist large, well-established national and international clients, including technology-centered businesses and traditional businesses, with all issues related to technology and innovation utilisation. Some examples are major technology transactions, complex disputes before the courts, improper use of key trade secrets or intellectual property rights, drafting of customer terms and conditions, negotiation of distribution agreements and assistance related to compliance with marketing rules.
What to expect from us
In addition to being one of Norway’s leading legal communities, we have solid and valuable connections to players in various research and academic communities and are therefore updated on both digital and technological developments in various industries. We make a living by providing clear, practical and commercially viable advice within a complex legal landscape, tailored to the specific needs of our clients.
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, and naturally expand the team if required. In summary: With us, you will always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.
