Mr Halvor Manshaus > Advokatfirmaet Schjødt > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt‘s team of ‘highly experienced professionals‘ is sought after by global and Norwegian companies for its expertise in complex IP litigation; the group also handles the full spectrum of IP work. Department head Thomas Hagen, who made partner in 2022, is ‘a star in the making‘; he is well versed in marketing law, transactional matters and trade secrets issues. Halvor Manshaus is a key contact for contentious mandates, and Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen is noted for his ‘in-depth knowledge‘ of patent, trade mark and copyright disputes. Senior associate Jenny Nondal assists life sciences and technology clients with contractual work. In December 2021, Øyvind Eidissen Ransedokken joined from Advokatfirmaet Føyen AS.

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt‘s team ‘has great knowledge of all aspects within TMT‘. Clients praise the group’s ‘deep understanding of the tech industry, and ability to give clear-cut legal advice in a dynamic and fast-moving commercial landscape‘. Halvor Manshaus ‘really understands technology‘; he heads up the department alongside IP specialist Thomas Hagen and Kaare Risung, who counts telecoms work as a core area of expertise. Contractual expert Inge Kristian Brodersen is ‘an extremely high-performing professional lawyer‘, while Eva Jarbekk and Jeppe Songe-Møller regularly handle data protection and privacy matters. In December 2021, Øyvind Eidissen Ransedokken joined from Advokatfirmaet Føyen AS, while Hugo Berg Otterlei moved to Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig in mid-2022.

Per Magne Ristvedt and Halvard Helle jointly lead Advokatfirmaet Schjødt‘s team, which attracts praise for its ‘strong strategic thinking and extensive knowledge about dispute resolution and arbitration‘. Cross-border work forms a core pillar of the practice, and the group is highly regarded for its expertise in handling prominent international arbitration mandates alongside a wide spectrum of contentious work. The ‘focused‘ Trond Sollund is a key name for offshore and oil and gas sector disputes, and Halvor Manshaus is sought after for his expertise in media and technology litigation. Sigurd Holter Torp handles complex white-collar crime matters, and Sven Eriksrud focuses on contractual disputes, while construction and real estate expert Erlend Holstrøm is ‘a solid litigator‘. In May 2022, Marie Nesvik moved to Wikborg Rein.