Advokatfirmaet Hjort

Dispute Resolution | TMT | IT

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.

2000                         Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort

2011 – 2017           Managing Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort

1998 –  2000        In-house legal counsel, Telenor ASA

1992  –  1997        Associate / Senior Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort

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

1992  Candidate in Jurisprudence, The University of Oslo

1990  Economic and business administration, Norwegian School of Economics               and Business Administration (NHH)