Dispute Resolution
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
Band 2
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Provided by Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Haavind has one of Norway’s strongest teams within dispute resolution.
In recent years, we have assisted in many of Norway’s largest and most complex disputes. A significant part of our business is dispute resolution, both for national courts and arbitration (domestic and international). Every year we resolve a number of disputes before the Norwegian Supreme Court and many of our lawyers are admitted to appear for the Supreme Court.
Haavind has more than 30 lawyers who mainly deal with dispute resolution, often with industry sector focus. We believe in combining industry sector understanding with proven track record for dispute resolution. The results our clients have achieved and the feedback we receive shows that our emphasis on dispute resolution is a success.
Our dispute team handles a wide range of disputes every year, including shareholder and post M&A-disputes, disputes within tech, construction, renewable energy, oil and offshore, real estate and aquaculture as well as employment, patent and IPR disputes.
Chambers Review
Haavind maintains a strong arbitration and litigation practice with exceptional expertise in disputes connected to construction and infrastructure projects. It acts for both private clients and the Norwegian state authorities, advising clients on contentious matters often concerning shareholder agreements and contractual breaches.
Work Highlights
- Haavind represented the Norwegian tax authority in five liability cases claiming damages against board directors from numerous companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Haavind has dedicated and skilled lawyers who show great ability to go deep into the details of a case."
"Haavind offers great support in very difficult and complex cases. The team do an excellent job and are entirely focused on providing the best possible advice."
"Haavind are very responsive and service-minded."
"The lawyers at Haavind in general provide excellent counselling on a broad variety of complex issues."
"The law firm has solid lawyers who work well together."
"Haavind has dedicated and skilled lawyers who show great ability to go deep into the details of a case."
"Haavind offers great support in very difficult and complex cases. The team do an excellent job and are entirely focused on providing the best possible advice."
"Haavind are very responsive and service-minded."
"The lawyers at Haavind in general provide excellent counselling on a broad variety of complex issues."
"The law firm has solid lawyers who work well together."
Notable Practitioners
Johnny Johansen is a highly esteemed practitioner who has notable expertise in construction cases. He also has experience in a variety of other contentious matters such as IT disputes and trade secrets issues. In addition to litigation proceedings, he is also well versed in mediation processes.
"He is an extremely skilled lawyer who knows the law and sees the major points in an argument and focuses on them. He takes the time to go into all relevant factual elements of a case and he does not stop until he understands them."
"He is calm, collected and in control. He manages to find solutions and see what is important at all times."
"Johnny Johansen is a very skilled commercial lawyer who is very good with people, very respectful and extremely service-minded."
"He is very good at procedure and has longstanding experience."
Rasmus Asbjørnsen is a well-regarded litigator who represents clients in shareholder and post-M&A disputes. He also acts in follow-on damages claims from competition cases.
"Rasmus Asbjørnsen is a highly experienced trial lawyer with excellent presentation skills. He provides clear answers and advice, making the client feel reassured and confident."
"He is very client-friendly, always available and very patient."
"Rasmus is very good at summarising and putting the right arguments first."
Advancing in the rankings, Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim has experience assisting clients with IT, tax and public procurement disputes. He often represents clients from the public sector in high-profile domestic and international cases.
"He provides a very good service and quick responses. He assists with necessary clarifications on an ongoing basis and does not make a case larger than it needs to be. He is very quick to get to the core of the issues and is very efficient."
"He is a brilliant prosecutor."
"Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim offers great service."
"He is an excellent lawyer."
"He is a very experienced procedural lawyer who is used to big, heavy cases."
Mikal Brøndmo is well known for assisting clients from the shipping, fishing and construction sectors. He has ample experience in both domestic and international disputes.
"Mikal is very detailed and very good to work with."
"He has very good follow-up and commitment to each case. He is strong at finding good solutions to complex issues and has good commercial awareness."
"Mikal Brøndmo offers great client service."
Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Norway
Members
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Andreas Rostveit
Anne Hesjedal Sending
Arve Martin Bjørnvik
Henning Nordtvedt
Inger-Johanne Lund
Jarle Holstrøm
Pål Martin Abell
