Mr Svein Aage Valen > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Bergen, Norway > Lawyer Profile

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

Dispute Resolution; Construction; Compliance & Investigations

Position

Mr Valen has litigated numerous cases before both the public courts and arbitration tribunals. He has been engaged in many extensive and high profiled criminal cases within areas concering white collar crime, tax fraud, environmental crime and corporate penalty cases related to the Working Environment Act. He has broad experience counselling both large, private clients and public entities.

Career

2003 Admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway; 1997-Partner, Bergen office, Thommessen; 1992-1997 Associate, Bergen office, Thommessen; 1990 Admitted to the bar; 1989-1992 Lawyer, Bergen, Den norske Bank ASA, legal department; 1988-1989 Chief Superintendent, Økonomiavsnittet, Bergen politikammer

Languages

English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

1983-1987 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Bergen

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Construction

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS assists its clients throughout all stages of complex construction projects. Under the leadership of Jacob F Bull, an experienced arbitrator with a focus on energy, real estate and infrastructure-related construction mandates, the team attracts praise for its ‘consistently high availability and quality‘. Svein Aage Valen takes point on construction disputes from the firm’s Bergen office, while Kristine Hyldmo Bjørnvik has a strong track record representing clients in onshore and offshore construction disputes. At associate level, the ‘fantasticHenrik Fabian Torgrimsby and Alexander Stulien, praised for his ‘exceptional’ construction project experience, are other key names to note.