Toralv Follestad > Brækhus Advokatfirma DA > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Brækhus Advokatfirma DA
ROALD AMUNDSENS GATE 6
PO Box 1369 Vika
0161 OSLO
Norway

Work Department

Tax and VAT

Position

Partner/Lawyer – Tax and VAT

Career

Toralv Follestad works with Norwegian and international tax law, company law and real estate, and has extensive experience in Norwegian and international corporate taxation.

Toralv assists Norwegian and foreign companies with legal and strategic advice in tax matters, tax disputes and contract preparation in various transactions. He also prosecutes regularly in the courts, mainly in tax cases.

2010 Partner, Brækhus Advokatfirma
2005 – 2010 Lawyer/Associate, Brækhus Advokatfirma
2003 – 2005 Tax Lawyer, Flora Likningskontor
2002 – 2003 Executive Officer, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Languages

Norwegian and English

Education

2006 Lawyers’ practising certificate
2001 Legal exams, University of Edinburgh
2001 Master of Laws, University of Oslo

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.