Hågen Hansen > Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig leverages the firm’s domestic network of offices to advise on the full range of shipping and maritime issues, fielding a ‘very experienced‘ team with a solid presence along the Norwegian coast. The full-service offering spans corporate and commercial mandates, ship finance work, offshore matters, as well as casualty work and litigation. Erlend Lous attracts praise for his ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of maritime law’ and takes point on complex financing issues in the shipping and offshore sectors, while Yannis Litinas specialises in cross-border transactions. The ‘extremely talented‘ Christine Rødsæther handles the full range of transactional shipping mandates, including bareboat charters, shipbuilding contracts, sale and leasebacks, and ship financings. ‘Fantastic tactician‘ Hågen Hansen rounds out the team and is a key name for shipboard investigations, casualty work, and contentious matters; expert litigator Lars Inge Ørstavik is another individual to note here.