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Wikborg Rein
HONG KONG NEW WORLD TOWER, SUITE 1902
NO 300 HUAI HAI MIDDLE ROAD
SHANGHAI 200021
China
HONG KONG NEW WORLD TOWER, SUITE 1902
NO 300 HUAI HAI MIDDLE ROAD
SHANGHAI 200021
China
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Mr Bard Breda Bjerken
Work Department
China, Shipping
Position
Bård is dual qualified as a Norwegian lawyer and a Solicitor of England & Wales and has a broad international practice focused on shipping and offshore. He regularly assists clients with cross border disputes, negotiating and drafting complex contracts and project due diligence, and also advises international companies with a presence in China on a range of issues regarding their international operations. Before relocating to the Shanghai office, Bård worked almost five years for Wikborg Rein’s London office and two years for the head office in Oslo. Bård has also spent time at Wikborg Rein’s Singapore office.
Career
2022 – Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Shanghai
2022 Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, London
2019 – 2021 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, London
2019 Associate (3 months), Wikborg Rein, Singapore
2017 – 2019 Associate, Wikborg Rein, London
2015 – 2017 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2014 Research assistant, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Oslo
2013 Intern (6 months), The Norwegian Permanent Delegation to the Council of Europe
2009 – 2014 Editorial Consultant (part-time), Gyldendal Rettsdata
Memberships
2023 – Board member, Norwegian Business Association China
Education
2019 Admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales
2019 Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme, Kaplan QLTS
2018 Practicing certificate
2015 Master of Laws, University of Oslo
2015 – 2017 Maritime Trainee program, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association