Mr Trond Sollund > Advokatfirmaet Schjødt > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt Offices
Tordenskiolds gate 12
P.O. Box 2444 Solli
NO-0201 Oslo
Norway
Mr Trond Sollund

Work Department
Litigation.
Position
Partner
Career
Trond specialises in litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on the offshore sector, including offshore wind and decommissioning projects. In addition he has extensive experience with offshore construction contracts, rig-contracts and gas sales agreements. He joined the firm in 1998. Trond is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo, with foreign study ships at the University of Southampton. He has also been an associate judge at Nedre Romerike tingrett. Trond was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2008.
He has been in charge of a number of large projects and disputes related to major offshore development projects. Trond also has more general experience with litigation and arbitration and has acted as a sole arbitrator in an ICC dispute.
Languages
Scandinavian languages, English
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association.
Education
Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo, 1997
Degree in Maritime Law from University of Southampton 1996.
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)With a extensive specialism in oil and gas disputes, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt also has an array of specialties including handling securities and corporate, maritime and shipping and technology disputes. The practice is led by the capable trio of Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen, Trond Sollund and Hallvard Gilje Aarseth. Andersen is a patent and IP expert, Sollund is a key name in the oil and gas sector, and Aarseth’s broad practice covers energy, shipping and offshore, and public law work. On the company law side, Per Magne Ristvedt is a key contact, while Andreas A. Johansen specialises in offshore and onshore construction disputes.
Norway > Shipping and maritime law
Sitting within the firm’s broader shipping and oil services team, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt offers ‘very strong business insights and competence’ across the full range of shipping and maritime law, standing out for its strength in shipbuilding work, maritime disputes and sustainable maritime projects. The practice group is co-led by experienced partners Camilla Bråfelt, who specialises in disputes and operational contracts; and Norman Hansen Meyer, who acts for ship owners, operators and shipyards. Other key practitioners include ‘top-notch commercial and legal adviser’ Stian Tennfjord, who focuses on shipbuilding deals, and Trond Sollund, who is a key contact for litigation and arbitration in the oil and gas sector.
Norway > Offshore construction
Praised for its ‘very good understanding of the offshore construction industry’, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt covers the full range of offshore construction work, standing out for complex offshore construction contracts and disputes. The practice group is co-led by Trond Sollund, who specialises in litigation and arbitration in the oil and gas energy sector; and Camilla Bråfelt, who is a key name for advising on the conversion of FPSOs and FSRUs. Experienced litigator Erlend W Holstrøm handles complex offshore construction disputes, while Norman Hansen Meyer is a contract specialist. Other notable practitioners include Andreas A. Johansen, who takes point on the late phases of projects.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution Norway
- Leading partners Norway > Dispute resolution
- Offshore construction Norway
- Shipping and maritime law Norway
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Real estate