Sam E. Harris > BAHR > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

BAHR’s construction practice maintains a strong track record in both onshore and offshore construction mandates, handling a high volume of development projects, infrastructure mandates, and complex contractual disputes. Sam E. Harris oversees the practice and focuses on contentious onshore construction and real estate work, while Jan Einar Barbo has significant experience advising on a broad range of contract issues for clients in the energy sector. The team is supported by a strong group of associates, including litigator Halvor Mathisen, the renewable energy-focused Marianne Myklebust, and Inglin Sognnæs, who advises on contractual and advisory issues relating to offshore construction projects. Sofie Komissar left the firm in 2023 and is now at Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS.

The ‘high-quality’ disputes team at BAHR has extensive expertise across all areas of commercial litigation, regularly handling high-value M&A disputes, contentious insolvency matters, and shareholder disputes for an impressive roster of clients. Combining ‘expert‘ litigators with subject-matter specialists across Norway’s biggest industries, the team attracts praise for its interdisciplinary work, a core pillar of the practice. The group has also seen a recent increase in cases concerning professional liability. Atle Skaldebø-Rød heads up the team and has a broad contentious practice, while Jan Jansen is renowned for his tax litigation expertise. Another key name here is Simen Skjold Søgaard, who is also recommended for competition law matters. Thomas K. Svensen handles energy sector litigation and arbitration, while Sam E. Harris takes point on construction and real estate-related disputes. Sofie Komissar left the firm in March 2023.

Full-service firm BAHR supports both public and private contracting authorities with the complete range of public procurement-related expertise. The team has a particular focus on healthcare and pharmaceutical sector procurements, often representing major international corporates. The team is co-headed by Beret Sundet, who routinely handles public procurement matters in the life sciences industry, and Arne Torsten Andersen, who is well-versed in all public procurement and EU/EEA matters as well as EFTA and ECHR litigation. Jan Einar Barbo and Sam E. Harris both focus on construction procurements, while Daniel Sipos has experience handling procurement issues in the rail and road sectors.