Mr Øyvind Axe > Wikborg Rein > Bergen, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Leveraging its international network of offices, Wikborg Rein has a solid track record in advising on high-profile and complex mandates, with a particular emphasis on cross-border work as well as shipbuilding disputes. Øyvind Axe oversees the practice from Bergen, working alongside Oslo-based co-head Andreas Fjærvoll-Larsen. Axe’s practice encompasses industry-related transactions, as well as construction contracts, asset sales, and major restructurings. Fjærvoll-Larsen takes point on international transactions in the maritime industry and also contract negotiations and charter agreements. Morten Valen Eide focuses on strategic commercial advice and dispute resolution within the shipping, offshore, and energy segments. Christian James-Olsen heads up the firm’ renewables energy group and also has extensive experience advising on energy-related offshore work, including project development, shipbuilding, and cross-border contract matters.

Wikborg Rein’s offering runs the gamut of maritime, shipping and offshore work, handling the full spectrum of dry and wet shipping mandates, disputes, and cross-border transactions. Øyvind Axe oversees the global team from the firm’s Bergen office, while Andreas Fjærvoll-Larsen, praised for his ‘exceptional industry knowledge‘, co-heads the group from Oslo. Also based in Oslo is Herman Steen, who heads up the shipping and offshore disputes subgroup and is described by clients as ‘unquestionably the leading light for casualty work‘. Oddbjørn Slinning handles marine insurance litigation and casualty mandates, while Morten Lund Mathisen attracts praise for his expertise in wreck removal contracts. At associate level, the ‘up-and-coming’ Mari Berg Rindahl is also recommended for cross-border transactional work.