Mr Stig Berge > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
Ruseløkkveien 38, 0251 Oslo
PO Box 1484 Vika
NO-0116 Oslo
Norway
Stig Berge photo

Work Department

M&A and Corporate Law; Capital Markets; Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner. Mr Stig Berge is one of Norway’s leading lawyers within corporate law. He has long experience with complex M&A transactions as well as smaller transactions. He also litigates cases within corporate law and professional liability.

Career

2011 Admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway; 2009- Partner, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2004-2008 Associate Partner, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2000-2004 Senior Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 1999 Practising Certificate; 1998-2000 Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 1997-1998 Deputy Judge, Nedre Romerike tingrett, Court of justice; 1994-1996 Member, The Accounting Commitee; 1991-1996 Legal Adviser, Legislation Department, Norwegian Ministry of Justice; 1990-1991 Researcher, The Fridtjof Nansens Institute ; 1987-1988 Research Assistant, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Petroleum Law Dept, University of Oslo

Languages

English, Swedish; Danish

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

1990 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Dispute resolution

Kristine Hyldmo Bjørnvik heads up the ‘excellent‘ disputes practice at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS, which fields a large and experienced team with a strong track record in advising blue-chip clients across the full spectrum of commercial disputes, including post-M&A, banking and finance, insurance, and maritime disputes. White-collar crime mandates are the area of focus for the ‘highly competent’ Henning Harborg, while ‘fantastic’ litigator Eirik W Raanes handles competition law matters as well as general commercial disputes. Other key names in the team include corporate law expert Stig Berge and leading insurance litigator Andreas Meidell, who handles both land-based and maritime insurance cases. The team also includes new partner Nanette Arvesen, who focuses on professional liability cases and post-M&A disputes.