‘Contributes with security and professional expertise in structuring real estate transactions and development matters.’

‘Highly competent team. Diversified skills within all fields of real estate.’

‘Andreas Rørvik among the top 5 lawyers within Real estate in the Norwegian market. Skilled negotiator finding balanced solutions through thorough reasoning. Great ability to stay calm and create a good climate in negotiations.’

‘The team combines excellent legal skills with a very good business understanding. They also have a very good standing in the property market, making them able to find solutions and get the deal done.’

‘The team has a high level of competence with a mix of established and very competent partners and up and coming young lawyers. The team has a high standard in their day-to-day assistance in ongoing cases, but they also provide much valued tips for improvements and legal updates that are relevant for our business.’

‘They have a high level of concern for the client and the clients’ needs that exceed the concrete case.’

‘Anne Sofie Bjørkholt is our preferred partner/lawyer for real estate issues. She is extremely knowledgeable and has a broad experience in the industry. She also has a respectful and pedagogical approach with is very valuable in negotiations.’

‘They have a resourceful, competent and available team.’

‘Haavind has a large, committed and competent real estate team that can address difficult and complicated challenges related to the real estate sector.’

‘We strongly believe that Haavind has one of the best legal practices within the commercial real estate sector in Norway – due to their exceptional legal and commercial competence. We also appreciate their efficiency.’

‘Herman Roksund and Erling Timm. Both are excellent legal advisers within real estate transactions. They have high professional standards and work in a very efficient and solution-oriented way and are able to see the big picture in complex SPA negotiations.’

‘They seem to always be well prepared for every meeting/session. They always bring new ideas to the table, from either their own experience or new knowledge.’

‘Herman Roksund is very commercial and able to find good solutions for seller and buyer’.

‘Haavind’s real estate team is excellent, combining strong industry knowledge, legal expertise and frictionless cooperation with financial advisers. The team has a good mix of competences and comes highly recommended.’

‘The real estate team at Haavind combine professionalism, expertise and a fun, informal way of work.’

‘Herman Roksund and his team from Haavind work very professionally. They respond quickly to inquiries, react very calmly and precisely to complicated situations, e.g. with sellers. We really liked this type of work, and it is conducive to the completion of large transactions.’

‘Full-service firm that are able to draw on internal resources to cover just about any need we as a client could have.’

‘We have always had a good relationship with Ditlef Thaulow. He has exceptional knowledge about the real estate industry and is able to analyse our business and recommend appropriate solutions in most situations.’

‘Martin Støren is a very clever person in the legal matters/law/regulations with the public sector. Silje Sund is an up-and-coming young lawyer.’

‘The Schjødt team covers all areas and have extensive experience. For us as the client, there are no situations that is new to the team and which they cannot give advice based on similar situations in the past.’

‘Partner Ditlef Thaulow, as most Schjødt partners, is highly competent and clearly holds the skills to handle any situation within real estate. Having worked with him for more than 10 years, the confidence that Ditlef shows in any complex situation, rubs off on us as the client.’

‘Great knowledge, availability and the ability to focus on the important matters. Provides exceptional advice on how to solve complex issues.’

‘Full-service provider of all legal services, with exceptional commercial acumen and quality of work. The team is more than a mere service provider and goes above and beyond to provide value to clients.’

‘Christian Bjørn-Hansen is by far the best all-round real estate lawyer in Norway, and provides significant value to his clients. The quality of his commercial advice is unrivalled, and combined with a rigorous legal mind, he is our go-to provider for all legal services in the real estate sector.’

‘Very client focused. Responsive. Senior level attention is strong.’

‘Thomas Reppe Wetting is a solid, all-round lawyer with competence from local law to complex structures.’

‘Mikkel Vislie has unique mix of personal and corporate understanding in terms of execution. Vislie must be first tier in every aspect.’

‘Good overall experience. Nice people. Commercial approach. Broad knowledge to draw on in the company.’

‘Flexible and pragmatic approach.’

‘Hands on and quick to answer and deliver on requests.’

‘A very competent team with excellent industry knowledge.’

‘Very experienced within a range of real estate topics and “to the point” advice.’

‘Highly competent, always available and service minded. Great track record but knows how to create new solutions that fits their clients.’

‘Tom Rune Lian is extremely service minded and competent – makes us fully trust that the quality of the advice is top notch.’

‘Strongly competent and covers all areas of interest for my company. In my opinion, by far the best company within complex real estate matters in our region.’

‘Ståle Meleng – an outstanding knowledge of practical use of Norwegian law within all areas of real estate challenges. Excellent negotiator.’

‘All associates are competent and gives valuable input in demanding processes.’

‘The team is very skilled in real estate law and always willing to support when needed. The individuals complete each other so that both the theoretical side and the practical side are covered in a good way.’

‘The team is very available at all times. They are quick into the issue, and they are rapid and their responses are easy to use. They give precise advice on legal issues, and are also a well-informed discussion partner in business related issues.’

‘They’re not just the best when it comes to legal questions, but also have the knowledge about political processes that can affect us as a business.’

‘The real estate team at Wikborg excels in execution and breadth of offering. The team is among the most efficient transactions teams combined with deep legal knowledge. Highly commercial mindset, focusing on the key issues for the real estate owner.’

‘Lars Ulleberg-Jensen is the best real estate transaction lawyer in the Norwegian market – combining hands on and commercial knowledge with an excellent legal mind and attention to detail. Lars is complemented by his co-partner Ingrid Høstmælingen who excels in negotiations and people skills.’

‘Strong legal and commercial competence.’

‘Ingrid Høstmælingen stands out as always available, accommodating, experienced, flexible/creative and solution-oriented. She always contributes positively to a deal, irrespective of whether she represents you or your counterparty.’

‘Ingrid Høstmælingen shows considerable proactivity and flexibility.’

‘Great team!’

‘Ingrid Høstmælingen has a huge capacity and is involved in very many of the larger transactions taking place in the real estate sector. She is efficient and a very agreeable person to work with. She always puts the client first, and her availability is exceptional.’

‘The staff at AdB are by far the best team for the processes we need that I have worked with. The level of knowledge and the ability to pick out the relevant issues is incredibly good.’

‘Superior knowledge of the Norwegian real estate market, unique negotiation skills, “street smart”, superior knowledge of the client’s needs, friendly.’

‘They’re very pragmatic, business solution oriented and focused. Quick at responding.’

‘Aside from being very competent, Thomas Øslebø focuses on solutions rather than problems. A very skilled negotiator. Thomas is very well connected in the RE industry and has introduced us to key industry players for new potential businesses.’

‘Eilif Koch is particularly efficient and clever at all times. Incredible presence and short response time. Very high level of knowledge about the industry.’

‘When our needs branch out to other relevant areas for our industry, AdeB has pulled out a breath of expertise that has been astounding on every occasion.’

‘The partner Thomas Øslebø with whom we collaborate the most has his own ability to make law understandable and applicable. He has a high work capacity, is expeditious and has his own ability to delegate to colleagues in other fields.’

‘Strong academic team with great understanding of the client and the market. A diversity of skilled people with a commercial attitude in negotiations moving forward.’

‘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.’

‘I always describe DLA as the “winning team”. When in meetings we feel like winners. We have used many other law firms with varied results. The team’s strength is their cutting-edge expertise in real estate.’

‘We will especially give mention to Magnus Lutnæs, who has not only acted as a lawyer but also as sociologist and psychologist in special negotiations with landowners.’

‘They are very communicative and preempt our needs. Even with the smallest request, we get a prompt response and are provided an excellent service and knowledge that it will be dealt with quickly. Their communication skills overall also set them apart from their competitors as well as the transparency of their work product.’

‘The firm does a terrific job of incorporating different experts across their firm into their legal assistance on transaction processes and does so in a seamless manner. The various legal work streams were always coordinated and timely.’

‘The people make the practice unique to us, with diversity in all stages which means that we get efficient processes whether it concerns negotiations of leases or acquisitions of companies or in sales.’

‘Experience and knowledge, availability and capacity, pleasant behaviour.’

‘You can always expect quick feedback and good follow-up. The company spends time on the important elements and what is relevant, they don’t spend time just to spend time.’

‘Jørgen Lindboe is clear, solution-oriented and good at focusing on what needs to be done.’

‘The real estate team at Simonsen Vogt Wiig covers all aspects of advice and transactional services that we need.’

‘Jørgen Lindboe is instrumental in due diligence and contract negotiations work. He is very experienced and result oriented which makes him easy to work with.’

‘Jørgen Lindboe – experienced, calm and a good negotiator which always focuses on the client’s best interests.’

‘Simonsen Vogt Wiig are very attentive, and service minded on a personal level. They assess the problem quickly and apply the proper legal competence depending on the issue to be solved.’

‘Jørgen Lindboe is probably the best all round Real Estate lawyer in Norway. He assesses cases very quickly and is very intelligent and likeable. He is street smart and commercial, but thinks before he speaks and lays plans out elegantly when others seem stuck.’

‘Thommessen is very capable on large transactions with a corporate focus. Full service and competent in all areas.’

‘Even Bratsberg is our go-to partner. He is excellent with clients and sees the big picture.’

‘The team is excellent in the overall understanding of challenges tied to our business, competence in each part of the business and a fast and solid response.’

‘Thommessen’s real estate team is very experienced, highly commercial and a very nice group of people to work with.’

‘The ability to quickly understand needs and come up with good and relevant input and advice. Always available and deliver according to our needs with tight timelines.’

‘Highly competent team with business understanding not only among the leading partners, but also at a junior level.’

‘The ability to handle complex tasks and challenges and make them into simple solutions, that are understandable for both parties.’

‘Highly competent team with excellent solutions in all matters of the real estate law practice.’

‘The team is truly on the client’s side. They provide services beyond expectation.’

‘Always available for any services needed. Very high competence on all levels.’

‘Very high quality of their work. Very experienced people.’

‘What we find unique is the way the expertise in the company is structured. We mainly rely on a single point of contact (Knut Prestvik), where he draws on specialist expertise when necessary. Very effective for our organisation.’

‘Would like to highlight Knut Prestvik, who over the years has become an important part of our management. His outstanding commercial orientation and business understanding have meant that he appears as part of the team, far beyond just a legal adviser.’

‘The practice is very professionally skilled in their field. The company is very good at using individual employees within their specialist field, so that the team is extremely good. Collectively, they have a very broad and very comprehensive competence.’

‘We are very satisfied with the work, follow-up and the result. Very skilled lawyers.’

‘Knut Prestvik’s strongest areas: Everything within property law, negotiations and contract law, where he is particularly competent and valuable.’

‘Very good complimentary team. Deloitte offers expertise in all aspects of business operations with their many different skilled lawyers.’

‘Strong professional competence, and they always answer and are ready to work 24/7.’

‘Thorvald Nyquist is a professional and dedicated lawyer who provides a high level of service and professional advice. He takes matters into his own hands and leaves nothing to chance.’

‘We appreciate that Deloitte includes different levels of expertise on our projects, and if we need quick input from one of the other business areas it is always easy to connect to the right person in Deloitte. Their assistance has been of great value for us, as they are always quick responders, delivering the desired assignment within short deadlines.’

‘Christine Downing is an outstanding lawyer, extremely positive, efficient and solution orientated, showing both commercial and legal competence, and is able to combine this to the benefit of the client. She performs her services in line with our expectations and advises on scope of services needed for each project we cooperate on – making sure that any assistance is in line with what we need to serve the purpose.’

‘I have never met a law firm that are so good to follow-up. They are extremely reliable.’

‘The team has very good expertise in commercial property. They keep us up to date on legal changes of importance to us.’

‘Efficient team, good at working with the client. Easy to get a hold of at any time. Particularly good at understanding the customer’s needs and at the right level.’

‘Ottar Egset and Anette Thunes are both extremely skilled and quick to provide assistance. Top performance and presence. Simply brilliant!’

‘Strong presence and follow-up of relevant cases.’

‘The team is very professional in all matters. They are especially excellent at case follow up and we can always trust that our interests are well looked after. They are also very efficient which results in a cost-benefit for us that we would argue is the best in the entire Norwegian market.’

‘Føyen has an excellent combination of experienced “high profile” partners, i.e. Ottar Egseth and younger “next generation” talents. Anette Thunes is especially gifted and commercially oriented and will most likely be one of the most important lawyers in the market over the coming decades.’

‘The company is concerned with matters and finding solutions. They are not only concerned with the principled aspects of the issues. They put the customer’s needs at the centre and are interested in what it takes for us to succeed.’

‘The leader of the team is engaged in our business and understand us and our needs well. They have strong lawyers on the different topics that participate efficiently and with confidence. They deliver advice that is understandable on time.’

‘Lars Råmunddal responds very quickly and has a broad picture and knowledge of the real estate field. He understands our different problems and points out possible solutions. He is very good at drawing up and negotiating agreements.’

‘The team has exceptional knowledge of the client and the client’s business as well as sounding competition and is able to provide excellent business advice in addition to legal advice.’

‘Dag Torsteinsen is not only an excellent lawyer but a general excellent human being and businessman in general. We have also had pleasant encounters with Ole-Jacob Farstad handling transactions in a brilliant and professional manner.’

‘The team is highly competent in real estate law and covers a wide range of relevant topics.’

‘The response times are excellent together with the good depth and advice in our matters.’

‘They are all very competent and reliable.’

‘The level of competence is sky-high, the level of service is formidable. But the unique thing is that they range from professionals, deal makers to politicians with good contacts to the government.’

‘Christian Hartmann is a socially very cheerful person. The lawyer has an extremely sharp brain, is concerned with participants and, not least, follows up on the details until they are closed. The level of knowledge is extremely high. I have felt extremely well looked after by the lawyer who from the outset has handled enormous work pressure.’

‘The team has a good combination of legal skills and business understanding and last but not least, very good cooperation skills. We will strongly recommend them.’

‘We did work closest to Christian Hartmann and he has the best legal skills and experience within the legal issues we needed to solve. He has good humour, is easy to work with and create good solutions for us.’

‘The combination of knowledge in business, law and economics is great.’

‘Our experience with Hjort is that we get matter-of-fact, realistic and correct help and information in connection with our work areas.’

‘Liv Zimmermann is very professionally qualified to take on the tasks we wanted her to do for us. She solved a very difficult situation.’

‘Our work with Sigve Braaten in particular has been excellent. Quick to respond to any questions we might have and seems to be very insightful into the different areas we operate.’

‘Large company with broad expertise. Identifies and solves complex problems quickly. Assembles teams with the necessary competence. Helps the customer see opportunities.’

‘Jan Gudmund Aanerud: Very good analytical skills. Has extremely good knowledge of the legislation and legal practice. Uses the knowledge so that the parties quickly reach a solution. Extremely good overview. Very good cooperation skills. Creates trust in negotiations.’

‘Hjort has invested lot of time understanding our business and has a good ability to engage the correct competence and resources to solve our legal questions and handle our cases.’

‘Jan Gudmund Aanerud has brilliant skills, structured and professional.’

‘Pre-eminent real estate practice that handles complex cross-border transitions. Smaller firm that has second to none experience in the real estate and hospitality industry, often acting for the largest owners and operators.’

‘The firm is easy to work with, always remains calm, friendly and approachable and is technically very strong with a good view for key commercial aspects.’

‘Henrik Christensen stands out as a senior statesman. He is very well known in the market and has an extensive network. Bright and a great negotiator.’

‘Henrik Hareide Nilsen is an up-and-coming M&A and real estate star with great technical skills’.

‘Very good knowledge of market and conduct of business. Good value for money.’

‘Always available, efficient, provides good advice, solution oriented, flexible.’

‘Solution oriented, efficient and effective, knowledgeable.’

‘Very practical, commercially good.’

‘Helpful, quick responses, competent team.’

‘Anders Utne is competent in every part of the “game”. Always nice, and we can recommend him to anyone. He is responsive.’

‘The firm holds high standards for its team of lawyers specialising in real estate and has continuously offered quick and professional feedback for our property asset management company. Furthermore, the firm completes their work with a high level of rigour and with a strong presence of collaboration.’

‘We would like to give Anders Utne a special recognition. Anders Utne shows high professional competence. He always gives quick feedback, he shows a good understanding of our business challenges and finds great solutions that are adapted to our needs.’

‘Anders Utne has good personal qualities that make it easy to work with him. His personal qualities also promote cooperation with our business partners. We would without a doubt highlight Anders Utne as one of the best real estate lawyers in Norway.’

‘Great all-round capabilities on the real estate team.’

‘Excellent delivery, both in terms of speed and quality of work.’

‘Relevant market expertise, not only as law firm lawyers.’