Mr Espen Ommedal > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Bergen, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
VESTRE STRØMKAIEN 7
PO BOX 43 NYGARDSTANGEN
5838 BERGEN
Norway

Work Department

Tax and Duties; Oil and Oil service

Position

Partner.

Career

2018-ongoing Partner, Bergenkontoret, Thommessen; 2016 Admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway; 1994–2017 Partner, Ernst & Young; 1990–1994 Lawyer, Arthur Andersen; 1990 Admitted to the bar; 1986–1990 Associate/lawyer, Company Secretary, Bergen Skillingsbank

Languages

Norwegian
English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

1990 Tax specialization, University of Bergen; 1987 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Bergen; 1985 MSc in Business and Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Tax

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS has ‘high legal competence in the tax field‘ and advises on all tax issues, with a focus on litigation, equity and debt capital markets work, joint ventures and fund establishments; the team also has particular expertise in the real estate, renewables, oil and gas, and shipping sectors. Leading the practice, Marius Holm Rynning focuses on Norwegian and international tax issues, while the ‘excellentFinn Backer-Grøndahl is an experienced litigator who represents Norwegian and foreign clients in tax disputes with Norwegian authorities, and Ståle R Kristiansen has extensive experience in a broad range of domestic and international tax issues, including advising on the Norwegian Petroleum Tax regime. The group also includes international shipping tax expert Espen Ommedal and indirect tax specialist Bjørn Christian Lilletvedt Tovsen.