Frithjof Herlofsen
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Band 1 : Shipping: Dispute Resolution
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About
Provided by Frithjof Herlofsen
Practice Areas
Frithjof Herlofsen is a leading specialist in arbitration and litigation, focusing on shipping, offshore and marine insurance disputes.
Frithjof has more than 25 years of experience specialising in all aspects of shipping and transport law, including salvage, GA settlements, cargo claims, charter party disputes, bills of lading, MOAs, shipbuilding and repair contracts, marine insurance (cover disputes, P&I, FDD, H&M, cargo insurance etc), marine incidents, arrest, forced use and sales as well as tort and contract disputes.
Frithjof is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court and heads the Norwegian Bar Association's Committee on Insurance Law.
Herlofsen has argued more than 100 cases in arbitrations and before the Norwegian courts, including seven cases before the Norwegian Supreme Court. Herlofsen is also frequently appointed as arbitrator, both in ad hoc arbitrations as well as under the NOMA Procedural Rules.
Career
2022 - Present:
Partner at Gjelsten Herlofsen Advokatfirma AS
2013 - 2022 :
Partner at Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS
2002 - 2013:
Partner at Advokatfirmaet Vogt & Wiig AS
1999 - 2002:
Senior Associate at Vogt & Co. DA/Vogt & Wiig AS
1994 - 1999:
Associate at Vogt & Co. DA
Work Highlights
Frithjof has successfully represented clients in a number of reported cases, recently including:
MV "Cheshire"
Court of Appeal 2021
Norwegian Supreme Court 2020, on access to evidence
MV "Norrland"
Norwegian Supreme Court 2019
MV "Norrland" II
Court of Appeal 2020
Hustadkalk/Visnes Sameie
Norwegian Supreme Court 2019
MV "Hamburg"
Court of Appeal 2018
MV "Gloria Confidence"
Oslo City Court 2023
MV "Oralora"
Oslo City Court 2022
MV " Spar Gemini"
Oslo City Court 2021
Chambers Review
Europe
Frithjof Herlofsen is a distinguished lawyer who is recognised among market commentators as a skilled shipping litigator. He has extensive experience in complex insurance claims, often arising from damaged cargo.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very bright and able to create a clear structure for the most complex legal facts."
"He is a very knowledgeable lawyer who provides clear and actionable advice, and is an excellent litigator."
"Frithjof Herlofsen is a good mix of a pragmatic and highly sophisticated shipping lawyer. He displays a good understanding of the client's business and commercial goals, enabling him to tune his recommendations to a satisfactory outcome."
"Within his fields of expertise in maritime and insurance law, he is perhaps the best lawyer in Norway."
"He is able to quickly understand the commercial and technical aspects that are relevant to the case."
"He is very bright and able to create a clear structure for the most complex legal facts."
"He is a very knowledgeable lawyer who provides clear and actionable advice, and is an excellent litigator."
"Frithjof Herlofsen is a good mix of a pragmatic and highly sophisticated shipping lawyer. He displays a good understanding of the client's business and commercial goals, enabling him to tune his recommendations to a satisfactory outcome."
"Within his fields of expertise in maritime and insurance law, he is perhaps the best lawyer in Norway."
"He is able to quickly understand the commercial and technical aspects that are relevant to the case."
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