Mr Christopher Hestnes > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Arntzen de Besche Offices
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway
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Mr Christopher Hestnes
Position
Partner. Hestnes provides day-to-day advice to clients needing expertise in the fields of intellectual property law, technology, IT, media and marketing.
His assistance encompasses the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property and industrial rights, such as copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and protection from knockoff/counterfeit products. He assists with the framing and negotiation of licensing and technology contracts and the framing of contracts for R&D projects, as well as providing advice on compliance issues and day-to-day media and marketing activities. Hestnes has also assisted clients in major dispute proceedings and complex negotiations relating to intellectual property rights and IT projects.
Hestnes is well-versed in the business sectors he assists, and understands his customers’ needs and commercial drivers. This makes him an excellent strategic advisor for his clients.
Career
2024 – Arntzen de Besche – Partner
2021 – 2024, Arntzen de Besche – Senior Lawyer
2019 – 2021, Arntzen de Besche – Senior Associate
2018 – 2019, Discovery Networks Norway – Legal Counsel
2016 – 2019, Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm – Associate
2012 – 2014, Jushjelpa i Midt-Norge – Consultant and teamleader
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association.
Education
2011 – 2016, University of Oslo – Master of Law
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Intellectual property
Tommy Dahlen oversees Arntzen de Besche’s intellectual property team, which continues to advise on the IP aspects of large transactions, particularly for start-ups and established clients in the tech industry. Dahlen takes point on non-contentious mandates and has particular expertise in advising on the preparation and implementation of protection strategies. He is ably assisted by the ‘constructive, pragmatic and responsive‘ Christopher Hestnes; both are based in Trondheim.
Norway > TMT
Hailed by clients as having a ‘good understanding of technology‘ and fielding ‘pragmatic people’, Arntzen de Besche has an expert tech practice with cross-border capabilities, especially in the energy, offshore, automotive and aquaculture industries. Practice head Tommy Dahlen focuses on transactions, acting for tech and knowledge enterprises. The group also includes Knut Martinsen, who assists with transactional and advisory matters in the IT and tech sectors, and Christopher Hestnes, who leads on TMT issues as well as tech-heavy M&A mandates. Marianne Lutterloh Ljones is also a key contact.