Amund Noss > CMS Kluge > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

CMS Kluge
BRYGGEGATA 6
PO BOX 1548 VIKA
0117 OSLO
Norway
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Work Department

Tax, Dispute resolution, Energy

Position

Litigation and dispute resolution, including cases related to tax law, company law, energy law, contract law and public administration law.

Career

Associate BA-HR, 1997-1999; Lawyer, the Office of the Attorney General (Civil Affairs), 1999-2012; Director General and head of the Tax Law Department, Ministry of Finance, 2012-2016; Partner Kluge  (CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS) 2016.

Languages

Norwegian, English

Education

Law degree 1996; LL.Mm, University of Cambridge 1997; Admitted to Supreme Court 2004; Senior Managers in Government, JFK School of Government, Harvard University 2015;

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Tax

CMS Kluge is ‘very knowledgeable‘ in a variety of tax related issues, with particular expertise in dispute resolution and transfer pricing work, as well as tax mandates in the technology, real estate, oil and gas, and energy sectors. Practice head Amund Noss is an experienced tax litigator and ‘extremely skilled in the art of presenting complex issues in an enlightening way’. The group also includes transfer pricing expert Oddleif Torvik, and Anders Heieren, who is a specialist in Norwegian and international tax law and ‘a go-to person for transfer pricing issues’. Alexander With, who joined from Deloitte Advokatfirma AS in November 2022, specialises in indirect tax and real estate work.

Norway > Dispute resolution

Christian Galtung leads the ‘exceptionally skilled’ disputes team at CMS Kluge, which stands out for its strong track record in acting for contractors, government entities and developers in infrastructure, energy and construction-related litigation. Galtung focuses on company law and public administrative litigation, while Asle Bjelland takes point on disputes in the shipping and construction sectors. Amund Noss is the key contact for contentious tax matters. For restructuring and insolvency disputes, Hans Ingvald Stensholdt is recommended, while Steffen Asmundsson specialises in contract law.