Kristian Korsrud > Advokatfirmaet Hjort > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Hjort
Universitetsgata 1
Oslo, 0164
Norway

Position

Kristian Korsrud has 20 years of experience with real estate development and transformation projects, and has gained broad industry insight and knowledge from assisting several of Norway’s largest private and public real estate entities with commercial legal advice.

Kristian’s expertise and experience are linked to both residential and commercial properties. He has in-depth knowledge of zoning plans and development agreements, and the drafting, negotiation and evaluation of real estate contracts. He has vast knowledge of sale and purchase agreements, option agreements, leases, rights of first refusals, easement and tenancy agreements. Kristians expertise also includes the structuring and ownership organisation of real estate projects.

Kristian has experience from several complex disputes in the field of ground pollution. He also has experience with contractor, where he has assisted both builders and contractors / suppliers in several disputes.

Kristian has many years of litigation and arbitration experience before the courts and the arbitration courts. He was admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court in 2012.

Career

2023                     Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2020 –  2022    Partner, Grette
2011 –  2020     Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2009 – 2010    Managing Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2002 – 2008    Managing Associate | Senior Associate | Associate,
                                 Advokatfirmaet Haavind
2001 – 2002     Legal advisor, Statsbygg
1999 – 2001     Advisor, Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Government
                                Administration

Education

1998  Master of Laws, The University of Oslo
1992  Bachelors, BI

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.