Mr Halvor Manshaus > Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS Offices
Tordenskiolds gate 12
P.O. Box 2444 Solli
NO-0201 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Halvor Manshaus
Work Department
IP/Infocom.
Position
LPartner. Head of TMT/IP practice group
Career
Admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway and sitting as an arbitrator for WIPO in UDRP cases, Halvor has a practice focusing on litigation and strategic counseling to clients, and has extensive experience representing international clients in cross-border cases.
Halvor has a diversified practice, as demonstrated in his being acknowledged and ranked in Dispute Resolution, IP and TMT in various publications. Halvor was lead counsel in the “DVD-case”, a globally significant case within technology & copyright.
Halvor also holds a number of presentations and lectures, while also publishing articles within his key areas on a regular basis.
We receive a number of questions related to Halvors’ work on the DVD-case, which made international headlines. Information about that case can be found here.
Some news articles: BBC, CBS, Time Magazine, CNN
Languages
Norwegian, English, Scandinavian languages.
Memberships
Opphavsrettsforeningen (Copyright Association) DNA (Norwegian Bar Association).
Education
1997 – Cand. philol., Dep. Of Cultural Studies, University of Oslo
1994-1997 – Can. Jur. (Law degree). Dissertation on “Gambling on the Internet”
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Dispute resolution
Recent work highlights for the ‘first–rate’ team at Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS include successfully representing Rottefella in a high-profile patent infringement suit. Per Magne Ristvedt and the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Halvard Helle jointly lead the team, which also includes ‘exceptional advocate’ and TMT expert Halvor Manshaus and the ‘very accomplished’ Sigurd Holter Torp, a key name for contract and IP disputes. Securities disputes, professional liability cases, and corporate litigation also feature prominently in the team’s workload. The team is ably assisted by a strong group of associates, including arbitrator Michael Decker and employment disputes specialist Elisabeth Dolva Sandøy.
Norway > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)Recent work highlights for the intellectual property team at Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS include successfully representing Rottefella AS and Madshus AS in a high-profile patent and trade mark infringement case. The ‘very dedicated and responsive‘ team is overseen by Thomas Hagen and also includes Halvor Manshaus, a seasoned litigator with significant expertise advising on patent disputes for clients in the media sector. Other key names include Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen and Øyvind Eidissen, who focus on patent disputes and licence agreements, respectively.
Norway > TMT
Leveraging the firm’s international network of offices, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS’s TMT practice has demonstrable strength in cross-border work, acting for international clients. IP expert Thomas Hagen oversees the team, which also includes ‘excellent’ telecoms specialist Kaare Risung and the ‘highly skilled’ Eva Jarbekk, who leads on data privacy matters. Inge Kristian Brodersen and Halvor Manshaus take point on IT contracts and contentious mandates and attract praise for their ‘great strategic skills, experience and deep knowledge of the industry.‘ Also in the core group are the ‘phenomenal’ Øyvind Eidissen and transactional and regulatory specialist Jeppe Songe-Møller.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution Norway
- Hall of Fame Norway > Intellectual property
- Intellectual property Norway
- TMT Norway
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations