Mr Ola Haugen > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Wikborg Rein
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
Ola Haugen photo

Work Department

Litigation and Arbitration, Contract and Construction

Position

Ola is head of the firm’s Litigation and Arbitration practice. His main areas of practice include issues relating to litigation and dispute resolution, as well as contractual law, real estate and administrative law. Ola is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court and is recommended by Chambers and Partners as “Leaders in their field” in the category Dispute Resolution.

Career

2001 – Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
1993 – 2001 Associate and Senior Associate, the Attorney General, Oslo
1991 – 1992 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Private Law, University of Oslo

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association.

Education

2000 Admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court
1992 Cand.jur., University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Dispute resolution

(Hall of Fame)

Ola HaugenWikborg Rein

With demonstrable strength in complex cross-border mandates, Wikborg Rein leverages its global network of offices to provide a market-leading international disputes and arbitration offering; a recent highlight involved representing Naftogaz of Ukraine against Gazprom in a high-value commercial IOC arbitration. Ola Nisja and Marie Nesvik jointly head up the team and are both seasoned arbitrators with a focus on cross-border mandates. The ‘extremely smart and quickAadne Haga takes point on disputes in the gas industry, while Kaare Andreas Shetelig has a broad practice covering post-M&A, public sector and transfer pricing disputes. ‘Strong negotiatorJørgen Vangsnes is recommended for cases in the technology sector, while Ola Haugen has a particular emphasis on contractual, construction and project-related disputes.