Advokatfirmaet CLP DA > Oslo, Norway > Firm Profile
Advokatfirmaet CLP DA Offices
PB 1974 – VIKA, 0125 OSLO
Sommerogata 13-15
0158 OSLO
Norway
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Advokatfirmaet CLP DA > The Legal 500 Rankings
Norway > Capital markets Tier 2
The capital markets team at Advokatfirmaet CLP DA is ‘very professional, responsive, always delivers high-quality work, and is able to give commercially useful advice‘. The group has been kept particularly busy advising aquaculture and fishing, technology and financial services clients on high-value private placements and listing matters. Practice head Edvard Cock handles equity capital markets transactions and stock exchange listing work, and Andreas Kildal is a key contact for listed securities trading issues. Senior lawyer Joakim Gjerde advises investors, managers and issuers on a range of transactional matters. Senior associate Christine Schjerven is also a name to note.
Practice head(s):
Edvard Cock
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Always available and always quality work.’
‘Highly competent team, always available and delivers advice and services efficiently.’
‘Edvard Cock and Joakim Gjerde – competent, accessible and proactive.’
‘Innovative, out of the box solutions.’
Key clients
Techstep ASA
Atlantic Sapphire ASA
poLight ASA
Aqua Bio Technology ASA
DLTx ASA
S.D. Standard ETC Plc
House of Control Group AS
Morrow Batteries AS
Hofseth BioCare ASA
Saga Pure ASA
Black Sea Property AS
Clean Seas Seafood
Nordic Semiconductor ASA
Work highlights
- Advised Atlantic Sapphire ASA on its $125m private placement.
- Advised Morrow Batteries on its €100m private placement.
- Advised Standard Supply AS and its parent company S.D. Standard ETC on a NOK150m private placement and subsequent listing on Euronext Growth Oslo.
Norway > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2
Managing partner Lars Gunnar Aas leads Advokatfirmaet CLP DA‘s ‘efficient, hands-on, and commercially minded‘ team, which is highly regarded for its strength in private equity matters. Recent work for the group includes providing a wide range of corporate advice to clients from the retail, technology, manufacturing and telecoms industries. Alexander Lund has extensive experience in venture capital and private equity transactions, as well as handling mergers and demergers, and Jakob Villum has an excellent reputation for his expertise in handling technology transactions. The ‘very professional‘ Amund Erdal focuses on renewable energy work.Practice head(s):
Lars Gunnar Aas
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Highly commercial in approach.’
‘Always available.’
‘Street-smartness combined with thoroughness and an eye for details.’
‘Jakob Villum brings great value.’
‘Effective, solution oriented, fruitful cooperation, value for money. Always ready to give important input.’
‘Amund Erdal lead the team involving all parties in a very professional way.’
Key clients
Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV)
Jordanes AS
Element Logic AS
Morrow Batteries
Ferd
Instalco
Fortum Oyj
Kredinor
Viking Venture
Alliance Venture
Agder Energi
Verdane Capital
Stykket Invest
Credo Partners
Summa Equity
Hofseth International AS
Nysnø Klimainvesteringer AS
Work highlights
- Advised Fortum Oyj on the sale of its controlling stake in Fortum Oslo Varme to a consortium of investors.
- Advised Verdane Capital and other sellers on the €306m sale of Kappa Bioscience to Balchem Corp.
Norway > Real estate Tier 2
Advokatfirmaet CLP DA’s ‘top notch’ real estate practice is a key name in the market for transactions and complex development projects. The group represents a variety of clients spanning international investment funds, industrial real estate developers, Norwegian and European family offices and domestic and international retail companies. The ‘very bright’ Håvard Skogvoll has notable strength in real estate transactions, real estate developments and leases; he jointly leads the group with Elin Mack Løvdal, who specialises in real estate transactions and developments, leases and financings with a particular emphasis on assisting JV structures with development projects.Practice head(s):
Håvard Skogvoll; Elin Mack Løvdal
Testimonials
‘The team at CLP is a “new generation” of real estate lawyers in the Norwegian real estate market. They serve as quite competent advisers, not only on legal issues but on commercial issues as well.’
‘Elin Mack Løvdal and her team do a remarkable job for us. She draws great respect in the legal community and in the real estate industry. Everyone at CLP are really competent in their field, in addition to being great advisers on commercial issues. They are also always available to us as clients.’
‘The CLP team support us with solutions in complicated matters, deal-oriented work methods and the ability to investigate/understand/find information in unclear situations.’
‘All levels of the team are top notch. They are extremely commercial in their approach and quickly grasp the core issues and strive to provide sound advice in order to meet the commercial objective. They help create value.’
‘Senior team with profound knowledge about the Norwegian commercial real estate market. Provides clear legal advice without complicating matters. Efficient and effective deliveries.’
‘Great firm – with a top talented team at all levels. Good at putting together relevant teams/competence – in order to solve the clients’ challenges in the best possible way. We are very satisfied with CLP – and have not considered going to any other firm in years.’
‘Very competent team within the real estate industry, with which we have experience. Engaged, knowledgeable, lots of experience and always positive.’
‘Håvard Skogvoll is a solution oriented, experienced and very bright lawyer. Pleasant to work with, both for clients and counterparties.’
Key clients
Catella Real Estate AG
Velfra AS (Infranode/DIF Capital Partners)
Stor-Oslo Eiendom AS
Scandinavian Property Group AS
Euro Real Estate S.a.r.l.
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
Selvaag Eiendom AS
CapMan Real Estate
Morrow Batteries AS
AF Gruppen ASA
Fredriksborg Eiendom
Attivo AS
OBOS BBL
AVA Eiendom AS
Svill Eiendom AS
USBL
Bonava Norge AS
Work highlights
- Advising Morrow Batteries AS on its development of a 43GWh giga-factory which utilises 100% renewable hydroelectric power to manufacture batteries with the lowest possible CO2 footprint.
- Advising Capman Nordic Real Estate Ii Fcp-Raif (fund managed by CapMan Oyj) on the approximately NOK490m sale of Lille Grensen 5 in Oslo to a syndicate established by Arctic Securities.
- Advising Kongsberg Maritime AS on its negotiation of a lease for 46,000 metres combined industrial and office building to be developed in Horten.
Norway > Dispute resolution Tier 3
At Advokatfirmaet CLP DA, the team successfully represented Skeie Technology in a recourse claim dispute, which arose from litigation against the Norwegian Government regarding a claim under a parent guarantee. The client roster includes technology, oil and gas, construction and real estate companies. Practice co-heads Egil Jarslett and Kyrre Eggen and associate Hogne Huus-Hansen are key practitioners.
Practice head(s):
Egil Jarslett; Kyrre Eggen
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The team complements each other perfectly and together delivers exceptional service.’
‘Kyrre Eggen is a highly experienced litigation lawyer who is 100% dedicated to his clients. He is fully committed to our case and has provided us with outstanding legal advice. He communicates clearly.’
‘Kyrre Eggen is the star of the team. Professional and delivers with quality.’
‘Very strong team, able to focus on all details without missing the picture.’
‘Kyrre Eggen – clever and able to find the right angle and focus point of any case.’
‘Egil Jarslett – very good discussion partner with the ability to see the case from a top down view.’
Key clients
Ferd
Skeie Technology
SpareBank 1 Gruppen
Fortum Oyj
Recover Nordic Group
Kredinor
Viking Venture
Capman
Alliance Venture
Agder Energi
OBOS
Powel
Verdane Capital
Stykket Invest
Credo Partners
Signicat
Scandza
Skanska Norge AS
Umoe
Hofseth International AS
Flying Elephant
Tribe / First Hotels
Induct AS
Amedia
AGC Equity Partners
British American Tobacco
DNO ASA
Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P.
Floatel International AB.
Work highlights
- Acting for AGC Equity Partners Investment Management and AGC Maritime Yield Fund I in a complex dispute with multiple banks and Solstad Offshore ASA concerning the financing and possible restructuring of subsea oil vessel Normand Maximus.
- Representing Forsta Bidco AS and the company’s owners in a dispute against the successors of the late Erik Martin Vik, alleged former owner of international software company Confirmit ASA, concerning the validity of a forced sale.
Norway > Energy Tier 3
Credited as a ‘very qualified and strong transaction team within the energy sector’, Advokatfirmaet CLP DA's practice fields a ‘compact, agile and commercially experienced team’ which is adept at advising on large-scale energy and electricity transactions, infrastructure projects, and clean technology deals. Lars Gunnar Aas and Amund Erdal co-lead the practice, which maintains a strong track record in assisting power production and utilities companies with cross-border and domestic M&A.
Practice head(s):
Lars Gunnar Aas; Amund Erdal
Testimonials
‘CLP has very good knowledge about the electricity and renewable energy market in Norway, updated, know the different players quite well and are very solution oriented.’
‘Amund Erdal is very qualified, easy to cooperate with and able to find good and practical solutions. With the support of Lars Gunnar Aas, CLP has a very qualified and strong transaction team within the energy sector.’
‘Amund Erdal has been exceptional.’
‘Close personal relationship between client and client contact, including socially connected.’
‘A strong focus on providing a compact, agile and commercially experienced team covering all our needs for legal assistance. The focus on providing us with a consistent team with one contact point is highly appreciated, knowing that regardless of the matter it will be handled swiftly.’
‘Amund Erdal is extremely knowledgeable and our go to legal adviser in the energy sector regardless of the matter at hand. He is a very strong negotiator with a great understanding of the important commercial aspects and objectives of the assignments. His calm and analytic approach also makes him a very pleasant adviser to work with.’
‘Lars Gunnar Aas is one of the most experienced legal advisers we have worked with in the sector and has a unique capability to push the transactions forward in the wanted direction.’
Key clients
Agder Energi AS
Arendal Fossekompani ASA
Fortum Oyj
Fortum Strøm AS
Agder Energi Vannkraft AS
Volue ASA
Ånstadblåheia Vindpark AS
Nygårdsfjellet Vindpark AS
Entelios AS
Green Hyco AS
Sørfjord Vindpark AS
Røros Elektrisitetsverk AS
Nysnø Klimeinvesteringer AS
Baze Technology AS
Enfo Technology AS
Agder Energi Venture AS
ECO Stor AS
Intex Resources ASA
eSmart Systems AS
Fortum Oslo Varme AS
Resoptima AS
Lefdal Mine Datacenter AS
Morrow Batteries AS
Sysco AS
Otovo
Mirova
Hy24
Work highlights
- Advised Finnish utility Fortum Oyj on the sale of its controlling stake in Fortum Oslo Varme AS to an investor consortium comprising Hafslund Eco AS, HitecVision and Infranode.
- Advised Morrow Batteries AS on its €100m private placement against Siemens Financial Services, ABB, Nysnø Klimainvesteringer, Arendals Fossekompani (new investors) and the existing shareholders Agder Energi Invest, NOAH and the Danish pension fund PKA to finance the first phase of Morrow Batteries AS’ 42 GWh giga battery factory.
- Assisted Agder Energi Vannkraft AS with the negotiation and signing of a PPA with Yara Norge AS for the purpose of electrifying and decarbonising Yara’s ammonia plant at Herøya.
Norway > Intellectual property Tier 3
Advokatfirmaet CLP DA‘s ‘compact, knowledgeable and consistent‘ team provides ‘solid and competent advice‘ to technology and software companies, start-ups and media sector clients on licensing and distribution disputes, contentious trade mark and copyright issues and a broad range of transactional mandates. Practice co-head Stephan Brodschöll is a key name for handing contentious and non-contentious IP mandates, and fellow co-head Hanne Heltne ‘provides high quality and commercially oriented advice. She is very skilful with a focus on the client‘.Practice head(s):
Hanne Heltne; Stephan Brodschöll
Testimonials
‘Strong intellectual property rights team.’
‘Hanne Heltne: a pragmatic and effective lawyer.’
‘Highly professional competence, unique attitude and presence. Constructive and creative in advice to achieve the goal.’
‘CLP provides us with a compact, knowledgeable and consistent team which exceeds other legal advisers we have worked with previously. They are flexible and focused on our needs and always deliver on time.’
‘Hanne Heltne provides high quality and commercially oriented advice, benefiting from long in-house legal experience. She is very skilful with a focus on the client and delivers high value for money.’
‘Solid and competent advice.’
Key clients
Aftenposten AS
VGTV AS
Schibsted ASA
Schibsted Norge AS
Resoptima AS
CXS Nordic AS
OSS Norge AS
Promon AS
WindSim AS
Dyreidentitet AS
Sanity AS
Fusetools AS
Interwell P&A AS
Xait AS
Prophylaxia AS
E-smart AS
Otivio AS
Vitux AS
Agder Energi AS
Signicat AS
poLight AS
MHWirth AS
Green Iceberg AB
Ignite Procurement AS
Norway > TMT Tier 3
Advokatfirmaet CLP DA is perhaps best known in the TMT space for its strength in acting for technology and software clients in contentious mandates and handling technology transfers and agreements, competition matters and licensing issues. In recent instructions, practice co-head Hanne Heltne led the advice to two media houses concerning licensing rights for use of photos and videos in the Netflix documentary, The Tinder Swindler. Practice co-head Stephan Brodschöll regularly acts for a client base of life sciences, biotech, IT, telecoms, technology and media companies.Practice head(s):
Stephan Brodschöll; Hanne Heltne
Key clients
Signicat AS
Agder Energi AS
Mercell AS
EU Supply AB
Tellu IoT
Numascale AS
eSmart AS
Interwell AS
NetNordic AS
Boost Communications AS
Sysco AS
Promon AS
WindSim AS
Tribia AS
Sanity AS
House of Control AS
Northcom AS
PoLight AS
Bazefield AS
Interwell AS
Vitux AS
Otivio AS
Prophylaxia AS
VGTV AS
Fuse AS
Memory AI AS
Schibsted ASA
eRate AS
Oliasoft AS
Resoptima AS
Ørn Software AS
Arribatec ASA
Inventory Investment AS
Appear AS
Advokatfirmaet CLP DA > Firm Profile
People are different. And so are lawyers, and law firms. Offering top-tier legal advice with personal touch and commitment, CLP is a dynamic, exclusive boutique alternative to the largest law firms in Norway.
We are convinced that the best results are achieved when working closely with our clients. The personal commitment and the close relation with the client makes CLP better equipped to assist its clients in an increasingly complex legal environment.
CLP have approx. 50 lawyers working at our office in Oslo. Our core competencies are Corporate, Commercial Real Estate, Technology/IPR and Dispute Resolution. Our corporate area comprises Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Renewable Energy, Power and Transmission, Private Equity, Retail and Technology/IPR.
Our clients are international and domestic businesses and investors. CLP has an extensive network, both internationally and in Norway.
CLP ranks highly in national and international legal rankings.
It is profitable for clients to work with CLP.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Corporate/M&A | Fred Arthur Andersen | faa@clp.no | +47 922 90 185 |
Capital markets | Edvard Cock | eco@clp.no | +47 415 04 004 |
Dispute resolution | Egil Jarslett | eja@clp.no | +47 481 16 980 |
Renewable energy, power and transmission | Lars Gunnar Aas | lga@clp.no | +47 911 19 886 |
Private equity | Alexander S Lund | asl@clp.no | +47 913 47 061 |
Commercial real estate | Håvard Skogvoll | hsk@clp.no | +47 480 12 328 |
Retail | Kjetil Vågen | kva@clp.no | +47 977 69 083 |
Technology and media | Stephan Brodschöll | sbr@clp.no | +47 480 07 749 |
Corporate/M&A | Amund Berthelsen Erdal | aer@clp.no | +47 932 04 076 |
Corporate/M&A | Andreas Kildal | aki@clp.no | +47 958 51 375 |
Banking and Finance | Axel Manø Juul | amj@clp.no | +47 908 31 154 |
Banking and Finance | Elin Mack Løvdal | eml@clp.no | +47 911 43 487 |
Retail | Hanne Heltne | hhe@clp.no | +47 924 63 620 |
Corporate/M&A | Jakob Villum | jvi@clp.no | +47 922 55 336 |
Technology/IPR | Kyrre Eggen | kye@clp.no | +47 905 32 625 |
Private equity | Trine Waag Kanestrøm | twk@clp.no | +47 918 60 914 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr Lars Gunnar Aas | Lars Gunnar Aas specializes in M&A and private equity, and his extensive… | View Profile | |
Mr Fred Arthur Andersen | Fred Arthur Andersen is part of the corporate team. He works primarily… | View Profile | |
Mr Stephan Brodschöll | Stephan Brodschöll advises clients in the internet-, IT-, telecommunications-, technology- and media… | View Profile | |
Mr Edvard Cock | Edvard Cock’s main areas of practice are in capital markets, public and… | View Profile | |
Mr Kyrre Eggen | Kyrre Eggen is an expert on litigation and dispute resolution, and acknowledged… | View Profile | |
Mr Amund Berthelsen Erdal | Amund Erdal assists Norwegian and international clients with acquisitions and investments, project… | View Profile | |
Mrs Hanne Heltne | Hanne Heltne has substantial experience within technology and intellectual property law, with… | View Profile | |
Mr Egil Jarslett | Egil Jarslett is a specialist on commercial litigation and arbitration. Jarslett’s areas… | View Profile | |
Mr Andreas Kildal | Andreas Kildal has been advising Norwegian and international companies for several years… | View Profile | |
Ms Elin Mack Løvdal | Elin Mack Løvdal’s main focus and expertise is relating to real estate;… | View Profile | |
Mr Alexander Sandberg Lund | Alexander S. Lund’s main areas of practice are issues relating to private… | View Profile | |
Mr Axel Manø Juul | Axel Manø Juul primarily assists clients with financing transactions, including negotiation and… | View Profile | |
Mr Håvard Skogvoll | Håvard Skogvoll works mainly with real estate transactions, financing, operation and development.… | View Profile | |
Mr Kjetil Vågen | Kjetil Vågen has extensive experience in advising clients within the various types… | View Profile | |
Mr Jakob Villum | Jakob Villum has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and… | View Profile | |
Mrs Trine Waag Kanestrøm | Trine Kanestrøm is spearheading CLPs financial regulatory group. She has been in… | View Profile |