Energy: Renewables
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
Band 1
Chambers Review
Wiersholm's stellar practice is active in transactional and regulatory mandates. It offers strength in wind farm and hydropower plant transactions, acquisitions of utility companies and mergers of grid-operating businesses. The law firm also handles project development matters, including financing and refinancing issues, and acts on power purchase agreements. Wiersholm represents domestic and international energy companies and investors.
Work Highlights
- Wiersholm advised TrønderEnergi on its partnership with HitechVision, establishing the jointly owned renewable energy business Aneo.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers are proactive. They handle complex problems and come up with solutions to the different issues. The team has a thorough understanding of the energy and power market, in addition to project development."
"Wiersholm is available and provides outstanding advice and support."
"The team has a very detailed approach and very good expertise coverage. It is clearly a top-tier law firm."
"Wiersholm is an invaluable partner for drafting contracts to meet complex scenarios, as well as challenging us and coming up with ideas. The lawyers go to great lengths to understand where we are coming from commercially."
"The team offers excellent legal insight and a good structure to building an argument. It has good specialist expertise in addition to available partners for greater breadth."
"The lawyers are proactive. They handle complex problems and come up with solutions to the different issues. The team has a thorough understanding of the energy and power market, in addition to project development."
"Wiersholm is available and provides outstanding advice and support."
"The team has a very detailed approach and very good expertise coverage. It is clearly a top-tier law firm."
"Wiersholm is an invaluable partner for drafting contracts to meet complex scenarios, as well as challenging us and coming up with ideas. The lawyers go to great lengths to understand where we are coming from commercially."
"The team offers excellent legal insight and a good structure to building an argument. It has good specialist expertise in addition to available partners for greater breadth."
Notable Practitioners
Entering the top tier, Inge Ekker Bartnes has particular expertise in energy-related transactions. He advises clients on mergers, acquisitions and investments. Additionally, he supports his clients on hydropower licences, power purchase agreements and regulatory issues.
"Inge Ekker Bartnes is a great sparring partner."
"Inge is always available and solution-oriented. He is skilled at handling issues and follows up on matters as agreed."
"He is always available for his clients. He has both a legal and commercial perspective on issues, and cooperates in a good manner."
"Inge is our go-to person, both to find the right person to work with inside Wiersholm and also for the most complex matters."
"He has extensive experience of the energy sector in Norway, and hence a deep understanding of things when solving legal questions."
Jon Rabben displays extensive transactional expertise in the renewable energy sector. He also regularly advises domestic utility companies and international investment funds on regulatory issues arising from wind projects.
"Jon Rabben is in a league of his own."
"He has a strong commercial awareness, is solution-oriented and has tons of experience."