Antonio Holstad > Brækhus Advokatfirma DA > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Brækhus Advokatfirma DA Offices
ROALD AMUNDSENS GATE 6
PO Box 1369 Vika
0161 OSLO
Norway
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Antonio Holstad
Work Department
Tax and VAT
Position
Partner/Lawyer – Tax and VAT
Career
Antonio Holstad has more than 30 years of experience with international taxation. During his career, he has worked in larger tax environments for both public and private companies, and has held leading positions at the Norwegian Tax Administration and EY.
He has expertise in the area of international taxation, with particular emphasis on foreign companies and their employees and business operations in Norway, as well as Norwegian companies established abroad, including secondments of personnel. He also assists in international aspects of issues related to employment law, social security, pension and inheritance settlements. Furthermore, he has conducted several international probate processes, particularly in Spain.
He is the primary contact person in Norway for the Crowe Global accounting and auditing network and for United Tax Network.
| 2011 | Partner, Brækhus Advokatfirma |
| 2007 – 2011 | Lawyer, Private practice |
| 1999 – 2007 | Tax Lawyer, EY |
| 1995 – 1999 | Senior Executive Officer, Tax Office Bærum |
| 1991 – 1995 | Legal advisor, Norwegian Agency for Development Aid |
| 1988 – 1990 | Senior Executive Officer, international tax, Norwegian Directorate of Taxes |
| 1975 – 1980 | Second Lieutenant, Norwegian Armed Forces |
Languages
Norwegian, Spanish and English
Education
| 2007 | Lawyers’ practising certificate |
| 1988 | Master of Laws, University of Oslo |
| 1975 | The Norwegian infantry officer training school |
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Tax
The tax practice at Brækhus Advokatfirma DA has ‘a wealth of experience‘ in a variety of tax issues, and is particularly strong in indirect tax and international advisory work in the renewables, digital economy and construction sectors. Practice head Nils Eriksen is an international indirect tax specialist, and Antonio Holstad and Torbjørn Stokke both specialise in individual income tax and global mobility mandates. The group also includes Toralv Follestad, who leads the corporate tax and tax litigation teams, Maren Mikkelsen, who is a national and international VAT and customs specialist, and international personal tax expert Hjørdis Larsen.