Norway > Maritime law (including insurance)
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Maritime law (including insurance)
Leading individuals
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- Erik Blaker Wiersholm
- Finn Bjørnstad Wikborg Rein
- Stephen Knudtzon Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
- Morten Lund Mathisen Wikborg Rein
- Christine Rødsæther Advokatfirmaet Vogt & Wiig AS
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS has ‘a very strong shipping team headed by
Advokatfirmaet Vogt & Wiig AS’ ‘knowledge, strength-in-depth, and value for money are the best in Norway’. Teams in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Singapore comprehensively cover dry and wet shipping. Ingar Fuglevåg and Frithjof Herlofsen head the Oslo group, in which Christine Rødsæther is ‘a skilled shipping lawyer with a strong competence in commercial transactions’. Erik Solheim and Jan Vablum in Bergen are both highly recommended. The firm is assisting the Coastal Directorate in two shipwreck cases – Full City and Petrozavodsk. Clients include Skuld and Yara.
Wikborg Rein is ‘a cost-effective and competent law firm’ with offices in Oslo, Bergen, Singapore, Kobe and London, and ‘vast experience and knowledge of marine insurance conditions, salvage and general casualty assistance’. In a large and expert group, clients particularly acclaim Finn Bjørnstad Trond Eilertsen, and Morten Lund Mathisen in Oslo, and Øyvind Axe in Bergen. Clients include BW Offshore, STX Florø and Vaagland Båtbyggeri.
BA-HR’s Øystein Ore and Jan-Fredrik Rafen are leaders in dry insurance matters. On commercial aspects, which frequently blend with oil and gas issues, Geir Gustavvson and senior lawyer Mats Sæther are ‘invaluable in terms of providing top notch bespoke legal advice in negotiations’. Clients include, for insurance matters, Atlantica Båtforsikring, and complex charter contract instructions, Hurtigruten.
Wiersholm’s ‘service level is very high, with fast feedback and excellent quality, but it’s also expensive’. Practice head and marine insurance guru Erik Blaker is ‘always to the point, honest and never oversells the legal potential in a conflict’. Blaker represented Swiss Re in a complex business interruption claim arbitration following technical problems with the offshore production vessel Berge Helene. Erling Lind acts for leading ship and rig owners Frontline, Golden Ocean and Seadrill in financial and transactional matters. Hans Kenneth Viga is ‘a major resource despite his young age’.
DLA Piper’s Runar Hansen has particular expertise in maritime insurance with an impressive client list which includes Lloyds underwriters, Gjensidige Forsikring, AIG and Chubb.
Advokatfirma Ræder DA’s Jon Andersen is steadily building an effective maritime team which includes at least one major insurer in its client portfolio, and is praised for ‘cargo claims competence’.
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt DA’s offices in Bergen and Ålesund both handle maritime work. Øystein Horneland is representing Sanco Holding in the renegotiation of its seismic vessels contracts with RXT.
Advokatfirmaet Steenstrup Stordrange DA’s Thor Ask Terkelsen and Morten B Tidemann handle traditional maritime work including contract advice and insurance.