Mr Halvor Manshaus > Advokatfirmaet Schjødt > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt Offices
Tordenskiolds gate 12
P.O. Box 2444 Solli
NO-0201 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Halvor Manshaus
Work Department
IP & Technology
Position
Partner
Career
Admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway and sitting as an arbitrator for WIPO in UDRP cases, Halvor has a practice focusing on litigation and strategic counseling to clients, and has extensive experience representing international clients in cross-border cases.
Halvor has a diversified practice, as demonstrated in his being acknowledged and ranked in Dispute Resolution, IP and TMT in various publications. Halvor was lead counsel in the “DVD-case”, a globally significant case within technology & copyright.
Halvor also holds a number of presentations and lectures, while also publishing articles within his key areas on a regular basis.
We receive a number of questions related to Halvors’ work on the DVD-case, which made international headlines. Information about that case can be found here.
Some news articles: BBC, CBS, Time Magazine, CNN
Languages
Norwegian, English, Scandinavian languages.
Memberships
Opphavsrettsforeningen (Copyright Association) DNA (Norwegian Bar Association).
Education
1997 – Cand. philol., Dep. Of Cultural Studies, University of Oslo
1994-1997 – Can. Jur. (Law degree). Dissertation on “Gambling on the Internet”
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > TMT
Praised by clients as a team that ‘makes a genuine effort to know the client’s business and culture’, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt advises on technology disputes, data protection issues, and telecoms projects. Practice head Eva Jarbekk is a data protection expert, while the ‘knowledgeable’ Kaare Risung advises on telecoms work. The team also includes seasoned litigator Halvor Manshaus
, Jeppe Songe-Møller, who takes point on licensing and data protection work, the ‘attentive’ Inge Kristian Brodersen, and contract specialist Øyvind Eidissen.
Norway > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)Advokatfirmaet Schjødt‘s ‘stand-out team excels in all areas of intellectual property’ with particular strength in litigation and transaction-related work. Singled out as a ‘very efficient and commercial adviser’, Thomas Hagen heads up the team; his practice covers a broad range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. For contentious work, Halvor Manshaus and Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen are recommended. Manshaus has significant experience in disputes in the media sector, while Andresen has expertise in patents, as well as trade mark and copyright disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Real estate