Kristin Bjella

Practice Areas

Kristin Bjella provides legal advice and assists in litigation within the areas of energy and natural resources, as well as infrastructure, transactions. Her experience is derived from her work with legal and strategic advice in major renewable energy and distribution projects, including infrastructure such as ports.

Kristin has extensive experience from licensing processes, land rights acquisition and expropriation law. She is known for her in-depth knowledge of international law and administrative law frameworks for land acquisition rights in reindeer herding areas.

Kristin is admitted to the Supreme Court and regularly conducts cases before Norwegian courts. She was a member of the expert committees drafting the proposal for the Norwegian Dispute Act and the Arbitration Act. She is experienced in arbitration, both as an arbitrator and counsel. In 2018, she acted as counsel for Finnmarkseiendommen before the Supreme Court in a plenary session on the right to land and natural resources in Finnmark.

Kristin is continuously ranked by The Legal 500 for her expertise in energy and renewable energy law.

Career

2023 Head of Energy practice area, Advokatfirmaet Hjort

2011 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort

2008–2011 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Bjella AS

2000–2008 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

2000 Admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court

1996–2000 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Vislie, Ødegård & Kolrud

1992–1996 Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Vislie, Ødegård & Kolrud

1991–1992 Deputy judge, Lier, Røyken og Hurum District Court/Drammen District Court

1988–1991 Senior Executive Officer/Legal Adviser, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice