Mr Trond Sollund > Advokatfirmaet Schjødt > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Covering the full spectrum of shipping and offshore services work, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt advises on shipbuilding issues, construction projects, modifications, charterparties, ownership issues and management structures. Henrik Aadnesen advises shipping companies, yards and contractors on financings, transactions and other projects in the shipping, offshore and oilfield services sectors. Litigation and arbitration proceedings are the purview of Trond Sollund, who is trusted by both domestic and international oil and oil services companies. Based in the Ålesund office, Stian Tennfjord is the go-to name for contractual and corporate issues, particularly in relation to shipyards, while Sverre Bjelland is the key name in Stavanger. At the non-partner level, senior lawyer Rebecca Lund Nakkim is also recommended. Norman Hansen Meyer joined the practice in mid-2023.

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt’s shipping practice advises on a number of high-value transactions, financings and contractual mandates, as well as providing advice on deep sea shipping issues, regulatory petroleum law, shipbuilding matters, construction projects, and management structures. The team is comprised of financing and transactions specialist Henrik Aadnesen, contract and corporate law expert and Ålesund office head Stian Tennfjord, and group co-head Rebecca Lund Nakkim, who focuses primarily on shipping finance. Trond Sollund is the key contact for litigation and co-head Sverre Bjelland is based in Stavanger. Norman Hansen Meyer joined the group in mid-2023.

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.