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Advokatfirmaet Hjort Offices
Universitetsgata 1
Oslo, 0164
Norway
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Kristin Veierød
Work Department
Dispute Resolution | TMT | IT
Position
Kristin Veierød is chairman for the board of directors at Advokatfirmaet Hjort, as well as being a partner.
Kristin assists clients in a broad range of corporate law matters, such as contracts, clarifying legal framework conditions, board and management liability issues, and dispute resolution.
Kristin not only has extensive litigation experience, she is also an arbitration judge and has worked on various investigative inquiry assignments. Most notably, she led Hjort’s investigation in the so-called Panama papers case for the board of DNB ASA.
Kristin specializes within the practice areas of technology, media and communication, and has in-depth knowledge of the electronic communication sector, where she offer ongoing legal advice, assists in complaints and has conducted a number of landmark litigation cases.
Kristin assists government agencies and other public enterprises, as well as private businesses subject to regulations under public law.
Kristin holds lectures and seminars covering a broad range of topics, including digitalization and new corporate models, the use of cloud services and regulatory framework conditions, as well as administrative law issues, specifically on legal impartiality, confidentiality, and complaints.
Career
Memberships
Current
2021 – Chairman of the board of directors, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2021 – Chairman of the board of directors, Redd Barna (Save the Children)
2020 – Chairman of the board of directors, Norsk Dekkretur
2018 – Chairman of the board of directors, Mentor Medier AS
Former:
Deputy member of the board of directors, Redd Barna Norge (Save the Children)
Member of the board in Nettpartner AS
Chairman of the legislative committee on business and consumer law
Board chair, Stiftelsen Ungdom og Forskning
Member, Teknologirådet (government-appointed independent advisory body on technology)
Board member, NOAH AS (waste management)
Board appointments, Telenor Programvare AS and Telenor Finans AS
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
Advokatfirmaet Hjort‘s interdisciplinary team advises on crisis prevention and management, investigations, ESG issues, and compliance matters for businesses in the public and private sectors, with Transparency Act-related compliance an area of recent growth for the group. Kristian Brandt heads up the practice and has a solid track record leading major investigations; the ‘excellent’ Anne Marie Due, Kristin Veierød, who primarily acts for clients in the public sector, and criminal law expert Christian B. Hjort are other names to note in this space.
Norway > Dispute resolution
Fielding a ‘brilliant and dedicated‘ team of experienced litigators, Advokatfirmaet Hjort has a strong track record in advising governmental entities, public sector clients, and domestic and international corporations on the full range of contentious mandates. Practice head Kristin Veierød specialises in contract, administrative and public law disputes in the telecoms sector, while Nils Christian Langtvedt takes point on white-collar crime cases. The ‘simply outstanding’ Frode Innjord is an extensively experienced litigator with particular expertise in real estate and construction disputes; Aslak Førde is another key name for contentious construction cases. Anne Marie Due, Alex Borch and Christopher Hansteen handle contentious employment law matters, another core pillar of work for the group.
Norway > TMT
Advokatfirmaet Hjort advises on the full range of TMT work and has particular expertise in telecoms and media mandates. As a telecoms expert, practice head Kristin Veierød also assists with matters relating to IT and tech, and Monica Syrdal advises broadcaster and content distributors on both traditional and online media distribution platforms, particularly in the audio-visual media sectors. The group also includes Eivind Grimsø Moe and Petter Enholm, who both specialise in tech law and contracts, and Sunniva J. Øyen, who is a specialist in matters at the cross-section of privacy and employment law.