‘My experience is of one of their exceptional individual, Kaare Risung. He is highly professional, extremely intelligent, a remarkable team leader and team player.’

‘There is a wide range of competencies in the team. We are always directed to the one who is an expert on the topic we are asking for support in.’

‘Our main contact is Kaare Risung. He is easy to speak with, understands our topics easily, and has a positive attitude.’

‘We needed a firm with strong legal skills, but an impeccable diplomatic approach to resolve our matter. We found it in Føyen Torkildsen. In addition, the Føyen Torkildsen team was also very responsive and quick with its turnaround time which was much appreciated. Further, although this was the first time we used this firm, they still treated us with complete respect as though we were a long-time client. It was a pleasure working with them.’

‘Jostein Ramse oversaw our matter in Norway and we could not have gotten through without him. He was highly knowledgeable, professional, appropriately aggressive, when needed and he spoke perfect English. As we would say in the US, Jostein was a complete “Pro”. I will use him in the future and highly recommend him to others.’

‘Our present engagements are within the fields of IT-contracts and privacy. The teams are highly skilled on both legal areas. I have been impressed about their knowledge of IT contract structures in general, and also with the practical sides of the engagements (negotiations in particular). The lawyers are very pleasant to work with, and fully understand the assignments they have been given.’

‘Lars Giske: I have been impressed by his work in relation to several engagements. He has considerable skill in drafting and negotiating IT-contracts and I find him as a very pleasant person who is liked by both client and counterparty. Very attentive and always delivering on time and with great skill. I am extremely happy to have Lars as our contact.’

‘Jostein Ramse is very thorough and skilful within the IT area and always makes himself available for his clients. Always delivers as agreed. Lars Folkvard Giske is very skilful within the SSA-contracts (government contracts) and has unique negotiation skills.’

‘We have had the pleasure of working with partner Arne Byberg from Haavind. He has provided great advice and guidance on IT-contracts and various general contractual matters. He stands out as a highly intelligent, competent, strategic lawyer who is also very pleasant to work with. Most certainly the best Norwegian IT lawyer we have met or engaged so far.’

‘The features that come to our mind in relation to Haavind are their extraordinary industry knowledge, their responsiveness and their problem-solving approach. Also that they are very useful and really skilful in negotiations.’

‘The partner we are working with mostly is Mr. Leif Thrane who is an excellent lawyer with deep industry knowledge. He is attentive, a problem solver and great fun to work with. All in all a true professional! The associate we are working with mostly is Magnus Melsom who is really a star in waiting. Great knowledge of the industry and his responsiveness is fantastic.’

‘The value and work from Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS has been outstanding in all matters. They have in-depth knowledge, understanding and experience in the industry and technology – and apply this is in an extraordinarily diligent manner. Their spirit and drive are highly positive, solution oriented and energetic – and they act with the highest degree of loyalty and trust. The team structure and leading partners (eg. Leif Thrane and Arne Byberg) are of true international calibre – carrying the new and in-depth understanding of the future technology, way of working and business logics – and transform this into true value-added services.’

‘I am extremely satisfied with the services and collaboration we get from our partner, Arne Byberg. Compared to all other law firms in my experience, Arne really stands out due to: his true international experience, in-depth domain knowledge and personal experience from the industry incl. technology through actively working in the industry, true market orientation, strategic thinking and proactivity in utilising his experience to give strategic advice.’

‘The team is composed of employees with different strengths and knowledge that overall means that the deliveries have a very high quality. The deliveries arrive at the agreed time and at the agreed price.’

‘Employees have a very high level of competence within their fields. They are always available and flexible.’

‘I especially appreciate their business and IT industry acumen having an in-depth understanding of the industry and trends.’

‘Leif Thrane combines strong business understanding with great legal skills, straightforward attitude and extensive in-house experience. He is always quickly on top of any new assignments. ’

‘They have an unique approach in understanding how legal questions and legal matters are interlinked with the realities of running ERP projects. Thus they are able to really understand and connect with the project management and process/solution resources. They work very well with all levels in the organisation, from board room to subject matter experts both in business areas and technical areas.’

‘Trine Vaborg is an outstanding lawyer. She makes sure she understands the client needs properly and what results they want. She has an extreme ability to achieve the requested results based on superior legal knowledge and ability to connect with all involved parties.’

‘The way Trine Vabog combines her juridical expertise with a profound technological knowledge impressed me. I felt very comfortable during the process when she led the work in a way that was understandable and inclusive for everyone so everyone could relate to the content of the work.’

‘SVW has deep knowledge about business, commercial and tech. They are very supportive and dynamic. They follow the needs and agility of my business. Strong on disruptive technology, innovation and venture.’

‘Deep knowledge. Great on services. Very flexible and agile. Give good advice. Integrity.’

‘Comprehensive insight into SaaS related legal issues and contracts, including DPA matters. Always available and able to reply on short notice, to meet the requirements from our customers.’

‘Very good understanding of our business. Important contributor to our business development. Broad competence. For us they are a one-stop shop.’

‘Espen Tøndel has long experience within IT/telecom and deep understanding of the business.’

‘The team has exceptional competence in public procurement and the use of contract standards for agile development. In addition, the team is at the moment probably the practice with best competence on legal questions in the context of cloud computing, at least in Norway. They also have a very good understanding of technology for the health sector and the possibilities in use of health data. This also means that they stand out in the areas of information security and privacy.’

‘Trine Vabog has been operationally responsive for both developing a detailed, specific and efficient contract, and both initial and ongoing contract adjustments and negotiations. She is friendly, efficient and exceptionally hard working.’

‘Strategic partner, always delivers quality, on time, highly competent lawyers.’

‘Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS delivers high standard and timely TMT advice. The team’s strengths are inter alia working in small teams with cost-effective deliveries.’

‘Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen – commercially oriented in his advice and approach to the legal questions.’

‘I find Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen and his team to provide a truly outstanding service. Always very responsive and providing business-oriented advice with innovative solutions. They have a deep understanding of the tech industry and current developments in the sectors.’

‘I want to call out Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen specifically – though the entire team I work with is great. He is always responsive and a good discussion partner on a range of topics, and is good at organising his team to ensure the right competencies and timely responses. The advice is business-oriented and provided in a digestible and actionable manner to the business.’

‘Easy to work with. Knowledgeable. Solution oriented. Able to defend a position.’

‘Espen Werring is outstanding.’

‘Good people skills. Able to discuss business without escalating issues. Brings discussions forward.’

‘The team combines strong legal expertise with excellent technical and commercial understanding. This allows them to provide legal advice that is practical and business-oriented. The team members are curious, creative and eager to expand their capabilities beyond the classic lawyer role. They understand that legal advisers need to be cross-functional team players and are good at developing new professional networks in the industries they advise.’

‘Partner Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen: Personable, committed, creative and curious, not afraid to speak his mind and able to break complex problems into resolvable tasks. Excellent technical understanding (data, cyber).’

‘Exceptional competency in IT, technology and outsourcing deals and contracts.’

‘Highly skilled – very professional and very nice to work with.’

‘What makes this practice unique is their practical approach. They find solutions you can actually use and benefit from, not solutions you have to “translate” to your colleagues in order to apply it internally. They are also top performers in terms of availability, professionalism, and legal expertise.’

‘Rune Opdahl is intuitive, always available, has an excellent legal mind and is solution-oriented and pragmatic. He’s also tech savvy and is great at managing complicated contracts and issues.’

‘They have a very good TV/Media and content practice.’

‘Hans Erik Johnsen is exceptional with his experience.’

‘I have had a close and satisfying collaboration with Lisa Digernes. She has been efficient and very helpful.’

‘Lisa Digernes has a unique experience from both the US and Norway which makes her able to provide legal counsel that spans across borders.’

‘Competence, great work capacity and credibility. Dedicated individuals with valuable experience.’

‘This practice has a broad knowledge base and covers many of the legal disciplines. They are able to tailor their assistance and guidance specifically to our concrete needs and use their resources to best accommodate us as a client. They are extremely professional and we feel secure in that fact that we are always given advice that is based on up to date practice and experience. We know that when we have used their services for quality assurance that because of their name and standing, the users of our services feel secure and safe knowing that Wikborg Rein have been involved.’

‘There is a lot of knowledge among the team members in WR. They are always available and give advice on small and larger issues, often on a short term notice. WR understands our business strategy and processes.’

‘The team provides complete capacity within TMT Law. It provides expert advice in TMT and related areas of law with a high standard of accuracy, efficiency and value for money.’

‘The team consists of experts that are efficient, provides practical and constructive advice, and has a great understanding of the needs of an in-house department (many of the team members have backgrounds as in-house lawyers).’

‘Gry Hvidtsten is our main contact in regards to privacy law. She is very attentive, efficient and highly knowledgeable/capable.’

‘Gry Hvidsten and the team at Wikborg Rein deliver excellent support and legal advice that is tailored to the complex nature of our international corporation. They are quick to get a very good understanding of the client’s needs and deliver work of great quality, especially in the field of data protection. The composition of the team is very strong with a great mix of experienced legal professionals, many of whom have solid backgrounds from years of working in-house across different industries. This makes the team at WR stand out from their competitors in the market.’

‘Gry Hvidsten is an excellent lawyer with a solid background from years of practical data protection compliance and her support is expertly tailored to our needs every time. Gry is always available on short notice to discuss urgent matters big or small and her support and guidance in difficult matters of law has been invaluable.’

‘Young and light footed team. Very easy to work with.’

‘Knut Martinsen shows a unique combination of legal, commercial and technical sense, and paired with an extremely hands-on approach. He is ideally suited to advise on all types of TMT matters, including transactions. Having worked from the inside of the business, he understands the line of communication well and gives great value for money.’

‘The CLP team has demonstrated unique strengths, skills and capabilities within international contracting knowledge in general, contractual fencing related to liability, indemnity and other issues, software IPR fencing and transfer and more. We use CLP as our in-house lawyers for all legal advice and contract work.’

‘When it comes to individuals it is still the unique agility that really differentiates them from competitors. They work very well as a team, introducing individuals with special strengths, skills and relevant experience for different issues.’

‘International expertise, specifically with IT SaaS contracts and complex data integrity and confidentiality clauses, and working across different country requirements including UK and Brexit challenges.’

‘Very senior team that takes charge in the projects. Super business minded and pragmatic.’

‘We have been working with CLP for many years and their lawyers go straight to the point and resolve the matters we need assistance on. We work with them in the technology field but also on the financing and equity side. We find that the CLP lawyers’ approach is solid and similar although the areas of law are different. They provide to-the-point advice and assistance in a time and cost efficient manner.’

‘We work with Stephan Brodschöll in the technology space. He is an experienced lawyer, has good overview of intellectual property rights and sector regulations and is a good and clever negotiator. He has assisted us with cooperation agreements with Japanese and German companies and understands the international aspects of doing business in the technology space.’

‘CLP manages to deliver the specialisation of a boutique and the quality and speed of a larger firm. CLP is extremely strong within the software space and has been of great support during contract negotiations as well as formulation of legal documents.’

‘Very responsive, quick to understand customer business model and underlaying requirements, efficient delivery – on time.’

‘The team consists of seasoned and efficient individuals with a good sense of business friendly advice.‘

‘I’ve had the pleasure of working with Øystein Flagstad somewhat regularly for about three years. He is always consistent in delivering timely and helpful advice.‘

‘The combination of high competence and good availability.‘

‘Consistent high level of service and availability. Proactive and creative with focus on matters of substance. Ability to respond swiftly with useful context advice ready for immediate implementation or action.‘

‘The team’s major strength for us is their knowledge and experience with public procurement.’

‘We have a long-term relationship with the attorney we use. He knows us, our business, our customers and the agreements we have with our customers. Availability is important for us and we always get the appropriate assistance and service when we need it.‘

‘Two decades of continuous cooperation means we have a well-established working relationship.’

‘Vebjørn Søndersrød is very competent in the fields of law and technology, which is important within privacy.’

‘As an in-house lawyer I need an external partner within privacy issues who is available to provide advice not only in bigger transactions/engagements but who also is always available to discuss and advise on ad hoc questions and be a discussion partner. DLA provides that. Also the firm has a wide range of services and can draw in other expertise if needed.’

‘Petter Bjerke is a knowledgeable lawyer who provides practical advice in a timely manner.’

‘DLA Piper has been assisting us on various projects and legal topics, specifically on GDPR-related topics. They have a broad range of expertise and have been very useful both as a discussion partner on various difficult topics and as a legal resource on contract issues.’

‘Petter Bjerke at the Norwegian DLA Piper office has shown great support and provided professional assistance in both IPR and GDPR-related requests whenever we needed this within short timeframes. His capacity to take on projects at short notice and quick turnarounds has been very valuable to enable our business to stand out as a professional provider within a competitive market.’