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‘Halvor Manshaus is in a separate league. He combines the interest in tech and law in a way that ensures good solutions. Strategically very strong, and the favourite for any CEO or COO. It is always interesting and inspiring to work with Halvor.’

‘Kaare Risung is the go-to person for drafting and crafting highly complex agreements.’

‘The practice has a very high knowledge of the business models in the IT industry in Norway. They spend the time to understand the needs of the different actors in a market where cloud services are significantly changing how business is done.‘

‘Top knowledge – always easy to get in touch with and 100% professional.‘

‘Lars Folkvard Giske has spent a significant amount of time to try to adjust the standard agreements used in the market place to make sure they are adaptable to cloud. He has also been on different stages to explain this message.‘

‘Haavind’s TMT team is not the biggest TMT team in Norway but they are able to provide great support due to their strong industry knowledge and passion to serve customers whenever needed.‘

‘The firm consists of many strong teams with a high legal quality within different fields of law. They always have an updated knowledge of the law, and are always able to give clear legal advice within the time limits set. They are decent and polite, and have a very service-minded attitude that always makes it easy to call them for legal discussions and more heavy legal assessments and assistance.‘

‘The main features of the Haavind TMT team members is that they combine excellent legal skills with a thorough understanding of the IT/tech industry. Accordingly, it makes them superb legal advisors in complex IT projects and M&A activities in the tech industry.‘

‘Leif Thrane is the real professional combining strong IT and M&A backgrounds, therefore providing practical and straightforward solutions.‘

‘Kari Gimmingsrud has an excellent knowledge within the area of privacy law, and is always capable of delivering on-time feedback and other kinds of assistance that helps us the way we need in our day-to-day business. A great advantage with her, besides her high level of expertise within the field and her politeness, is that she knows our business so well that her answers and legal assistance are not only high quality, but also have the necessary practical touch.’

‘The group stands out for its very deep knowledge of the IT Industry as well as IT itself. It also has enormous commitment to deliver exceptional quality work in a timely manner.‘

‘The person that really stands out is Leif Thrane who is one of the great IT lawyers that we have worked with in recent times. Brilliant attention and commitment, deep knowledge of the industry and very practical and solution-oriented. Second to none.‘

‘Kari Gimmingsrud is “cool, calm and collected”; she’s very steadfast and professional, and she is great to have on your side in a crisis situation.‘

‘Isak Mendoza is a star and I would hire him any day of the week. He is very knowledgeable and service-minded, and he understands the projects he is involved in and works to find compliant solutions that work for the project but at the same time ensuring sound data protection principles.‘

‘The team can quickly adapt to new challenges and situations and bring value to our company.’

‘Tor Stokke understands our company and business very well. He knows what we are looking for, can counsel us both formally and informally and is a great discussion partner and adviser.‘

‘Espen Tøndel and Torstein Losnedahl are both extremely valuable.‘

‘Always solid and well-considered advice, highly responsive, full-service firm with ability to pull in the right resources when needed.‘

‘Thommessen’s TMT team offers very practical and hands-on advice, fields excellent teams with combined expertise, and shows outstanding business acumen.‘

‘Christopher Clausen is a strong partner, with a talent for finding commercial solutions to legal issues in a very regulated environment.‘

‘Espen Werring is highly professional, proactive and has deep knowledge of the areas of transformation, transition and outsourcing work.‘

‘I want to call out Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen in particular, but the entire team is excellent from my experience working with them for many years. Christopher is very agile and business-oriented, has a wealth of knowledge, provides practical advice that’s easily digestible to the business client and is highly responsive.‘

‘Knowledgeable about the field we work in and contracts used. Know the law and give business-related thoughts on how to use the law.‘

‘Rune Opdahl is an excellent professional with in-depth knowledge of data protection, cookies and technology. One other positive aspect of the team is that they are very good at lifting the younger individuals up, enabling them to become really good lawyers and also saving costs for the client. All in all, this is the best data protection team in Norway due to the high quality of the deliverables, the practical knowledge and the understanding of the business environments.‘

‘Curious, creative and knowledgeable.‘

‘Rune Opdahl is tech-savvy, knowledgeable, professional, pleasant to work with and generally the full package.‘

‘Our contacts at the firm are always available and always give us priority when we need them. They make us feel important and almost like a friend or partner more than a client.‘

‘Bull & Co have a very pragmatic and no-nonsense way of providing legal advice.‘

‘Bull & Co is very capable, responsive and solution-oriented. I feel that we get value for money. Stian Schilvold and the other lawyers in the firm have extensive in-house experience. I think this provides an edge to their practice as they are used to providing to-the-point advice and they understand an in-house lawyer’s dilemmas and mentality. Their technology team is among the strongest in Norway.‘

‘Stian Sørensen Schilvold is our closest contact and is impeccable in satisfying our company and its needs. He has followed our company for almost 10 years and knows us so well that he has the best understanding for our way of business.‘

‘Kristian Foss is an knowledgeable, engaged and easy going attorney.‘

‘Stian Schilvold is an excellent adviser that provides to-the-point practical advice and is always available.‘

‘Stian Schilvold is well-rounded within tech law, and provides clear and pragmatic advice.’

‘Pragmatic and result-oriented deliverables. Good knowledge from previous projects.‘

‘We primarily work with Ståle Hagen. Very good insights and provides valuable input of similar and relevant situations that we encounter. Very structured approach to all challenges we present him with.‘

‘WR is always available to discuss and give advice on small and larger issues, often at short notice. Always reliable. The team combines in-depth competence from different sectors and areas in order to give advice which is of practical use during the procurement process. The team’s competence is of a very high standard, and consists of both senior and more junior personnel, which makes the team more flexible and expedient.‘

‘Quick in understanding the needs of the client, deep knowledge, creative when there are challenges in finding a common path between the contracting parties.‘

‘Wikborg Rein’s team excels in delivering exceptional quality, on time and as agreed; is highly professional with a focus on clients’ interests first. They strive to exceed expectations and possess the capability to deliver expert assistance in a wide variety of industries in the global setting. What makes them unique, however, is their ability to truly listen, understand and think like their client in order to deliver top-notch legal assistance and advisory services. This is ultimately WR’s strength in comparison to other firms.‘

‘Rolf Riisnæs has in-depth knowledge of various ICT-contracts and a unique understanding of the various challenges which may arise during a public procurement process.‘

‘In my opinion, Rolf Riisnæs stands out from competitors because he has a unique ability to negotiate and write well balanced, large IT strategic sourcing contracts enabling the contractual partners to build trust, motivation and to share common goals. He also has top-notch expertise in IT global agreements and technologies.‘

‘Line Coll is most likely the most credible heavyweight data protection professional in Norway.‘

‘Gry Hvidsten is truly engaged in her area of expertise (data protection) and has a terrific understanding of the issues at hand.‘

‘Gry Hvidsten has a deep knowledge of privacy law. This combined with practical experience makes for a very potent combination when it comes to giving legal advice that is to the core of what the client needs.‘

‘We work with Monica Syrdal, who is a very skilled lawyer in competition law and IP law. She has in depth knowledge within the TV and media business and is a very proactive and service-minded lawyer.‘

‘The company has a broad spectrum of competencies, thus they can put together a team or direct us to the “right” partner.‘

‘Fast, willing and able. All the partners we have worked with have met our expectations when it comes to quality and time. We are also pleased with their ability to communicate progress and track costs.‘

‘They have gone above and beyond what can be expected from them on the job they have done for us. They took a much more strategic approach to the job than just writing new contracts.‘

‘Best IT lawyers in Norway. Know their way around the domain and have enough experience to be helpful quickly and with the best solutions.‘

‘Work primarily with Stig Nordal and Martin Brox. They are both experts in their field and very friendly at the same time. They know their clients and their needs very well, and have tailored their approach to helping these clients – which is different depending on the client’s urgency, company size, severity of issue and so on.‘