The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance (including shipping finance), Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a third tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da advises a wide range of banks and financial institutions including Fokus Bank, Handelsbanken, micro-loan group Folkia, and Terra Group. Christian Stang Våland is expert in the savings bank regulatory regime. Robert Romansky is recommended.

Within Corporate and M&A, Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a third tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da provides ‘professional and effective service’. Robert Romansky has ‘great experience in the field of corporate and M&A and very good negotiating skills’. Christian Stang Våland, Øystein Løken and Thomas Farhang are also recommended. Clients include Bilfinger Berger and Tele2.

Within Dispute resolution, Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a third tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da’s litigation group houses Jens Brede, a skilled courtroom performer and experienced hand in arbitration tribunals. Lars Trygve Jenssen and Arne Seemann Berg are both expert in IP, and Thomas Farhang is recommended for tax controversy. Christian Stang Våland is an accomplished Supreme Court performer. Clients include Bilfinger Berger, Pihl and Statoil.

Within EU and competition, Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a third tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da’s Henrik Svane and Olav Kolstad ‘give partner level attention’ and are excellent competition and state aid lawyers but ‘do not have a strong supporting team’. Clients include Orkla and EnterCard Norge.

Within Employment, tier 4

Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS’ Kåre Bjørlo, an experienced litigator, heads the employment group which offers broad, business-focused advice. Margrethe Husebø gained long experience of collective bargaining and agreements during her work for the Industry Federation.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a second tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da continues to be appointed to administrate the larger and more complex trusteeships by Oslo Probate Court and has ‘a better team and better lead partners’ than most firms. Tom Hugo Ottesen is ‘a member of the insolvency magic circle’. Thomas Piro was appointed as trustee for the Norwegian branch of Glitnir Bank.

Within Intellectual property and TMT, Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a third tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da’s Lars Trygve Jenssen offers wide expertise ranging from trade mark and counterfeiting issues to musical copyright and publishing. Frode Lillebakken is recommended. Clients include Compusoft and Swarco.

Within Offshore construction and shipbuilding, Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a second tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da’s offshore construction expertise ties in closely with the firm’s significant presence in the oil and gas sector. Construction contract expert Amund Bjøranger Tørum and Jens Brede provide ‘excellent customer-oriented service, and clear prompt advice’. Clients include Statoil, Talisman Energy and Dong.

Within Oil and gas, Kvale Advokatfirma Da is a first tier firm,

Kvale Advokatfirma Da has ‘a very competent team with good to excellent industry knowledge, and will always utilise the appropriate resources for the project’. Amund Bjøranger Tørum and Yngve Bustnesli are ‘both professionally strong and have a good reputation in the oil business’. The firm has a framework agreement with the Norwegian Oil Industry Association to advise on legal matters relevant to the oil industry. Jens Brede continues to represent Statoil in litigation andsucceeded in a dispute with Odfjell over the rig Deepsea Atlantic. Clients include Rocksource and Talisman Energy.