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Sveinung O. Flaaten

+47 90 04 07 40 sof@hjort.no View profile

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

As a partner with admittance to The Norwegian Supreme Court, Sveinung O. Flaaten advises primarily on commercial law issues, including real estate matters and contract negotiations. He also conducts litigation in a wide range of areas.

Career

• 1996 – Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA
• 1993 – 1996 Attorney/Partner Gram, Hambro & Garman
• 1992 – 1993 Mayor, Notodden municipality
• 1988 – 1992 District Court Judge, Tinn og Heddal District Court
• 1984 – 1988 Attorney
• 1983 – 1984 Foreign associate, Sherman & Sterling, New York
• 1981 – 1983 Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Justice
• 1979 – 1981 Group secretary/legal adviser, parliamentary group of the Conservative Party of Norway
• 1979 – 1981 University lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo

Languages

English, Norwegian

Memberships

• The Norwegian Bar Association
• Board member, Notodden Utvikling AS

Education

• 1979 Law degree, University of Oslo
• 1972 – 1973 Economics and history studies, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, USA