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Advokatfirmaet Hjort
Universitetsgata 1
Oslo, 0164
Norway

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Liv Zimmermann specializes in planning and construction law.

Liv has over thirty years of experience with real estate matters.  Before she began practicing real estate law in 2005, she spent 15 years working with development and construction cases in the public sector, including as head of department and assistant director at Oslo Planning and Building Authority.

Liv has been appointed to several legislative committees, contributing proposals for amendments to the construction portion of the current Planning and Building Act and the Ownership of Property Units Act. She currently chairs the Norwegian Bar Association’s building and zoning law committee.

Liv advises construction clients and contractors on a wide range of planning and construction issues, including the implementation of planning processes, negotiation of development agreements, land acquisition, reimbursement claims, building permits, completion certificates and post-sale issues. She frequently collaborates with architects, engineers, real estate agents and other consultants to secure the best possible outcome for her clients. 

Her in-depth knowledge of the public administration and political decision processes enable Liv to contribute both professionally and strategically to planning and construction processes. She advises municipalities and other public sector clients on a broad range of property law matters, including on-going consultancy, quality assurance of administrative decisions, investigation of complicated issues and litigation. She also assists private clients.

Liv is regularly invited to lecture on planning and building law. Since 2013, Liv has lectured her fellow market colleagues on updates in case law at the annual planning and building law conference organized by the Center for Continuing Legal Education. In recent years, she has also given several lectures on environmental law, including on the EU’s taxonomy and climate and environmental requirements in land-use plans.

Together with fellow Hjort partner Frode A. Innjord, Liv has co-edited and co-authored Gyldendal’s commentary on the Planning and Building Act (2nd edition).

Career

2018     Head of the real estate and construction law practice area,
                Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2013     Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2010
2012      Partner, Bull & Co.
2005
2010       Partner, Advokatfirmaet Vodal Zimmermann & Co. AS
2005      Attorney, Bull & Co.
2004
2005       Drafting member of the Building Law Commission, the Ministry of
                    Local Government and Regional Development/Building Law
                  Commission
1995
2004      Deputy Director/Departmental Director/Head of Section/Special Advisor, Oslo City Council, Planning and Building Authority
1994
1995     Deputy Judge, the Office of the District Judge in Vinger and Odal
1989
1992   Senior Executive Officer/Consultant, County Governor of Oslo and
              Akershus

Memberships

2015 – Leader, The Norwegian Bar Association’s Committee for Building and Zoning Law

2013 – 2014 Member, Owner’s Association Committee

2007 – Board member, Skaara Arkitekter AS

2008 – 2010 Board member, Filmparken AS

Education

1989   Candidate in Jurisprudence, The University of Oslo
1988    Project forum for organisation and management, The University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Real estate

Advokatfirmaet Hjort acts for property developers, contractors, landowners and investors, advising on the full range of real estate matters, both contentious and non-contentious. Liv Zimmermann leads the team and has expertise in planning, building and property law, acting for both private and public sector developers and owners. On the contentious side, Frode Innjord takes point on real estate litigation concerning land use, planning, and taxation, ably assisted by associate Rune Mykkeltvedt. Jan Gudmund Aanerud and Kristian Korsrud are the key names for development matters; Korsrud joined the team from Advokatfirmaet Grette AS in January 2023.