Thomas Alnæs > Advokatfirmaet Hjort > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Hjort
Universitetsgata 1
Oslo, 0164
Norway

Work Department

Commercial | Corporate and M&A

Position

Thomas Alnæs leads the corporate and M&A practice area at Hjort. He specializes in M&A, corporate and tax structuring, commercial negotiations and private equity and investment fund structures.

Thomas has more than 15 years of experience guiding multinational companies, financial institutions and private equity firms through every stage of technically complex issues, including buy structures, exit strategies, share and incentive schemes, corporate and commercial issues as well as tax structures. Thomas has a special focus on technology and research-driven industries.

Career

2019:                       Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA
2012 – 2019:       Partner, Advokatfirmaet Grette
2009 – 2011:       Managing Associate, Advokatfirmaet Grette
2004 – 2009:     Managing Associate/Senior Associate/Associate,
Advokatfirmeat Haavind
2002 – 2004:    Tax Attorney, Bærum Tax Office, Legal department
2001 – 2002:     Senior Executive Officer, Frogn Tax Office

Languages

Norwegian, English, French

Education

2001 Master of Laws
1997 1998 Program d’éetranger Université d’Aix en Provence

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The transactions team at Advokatfirmaet Hjort is ‘always available and very competent‘, and advises on a host of matters in the technology, energy, renewables and aviation sectors. Practice head Thomas Alnæs is highly experienced in M&A, tax structuring and company law, and also handles cross-border transactions. The group also includes Christian Dahl Aaser, who specialises in the offshore and energy sector; and ‘excellent‘ M&A and international capital markets expert Vegard André Fiskerstrand, who joined the team from Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS in February 2023. Helene Eng is also recommended.