‘Good knowledge of the offshore business and the standard contracts.’

‘The firm is highly skilled, efficient and very professional. They have a broad expertise spanning all elements of the oil and gas and energy sector, such as corporate transactions, construction and maintenance contracts for rigs, vessels and offshore installations and related litigation and regulatory matters.’

‘Martin Tandstad Ege stands out in the team. He is the upcoming generation lawyer with a keen willingness to explore new technical solutions to increase efficiency and client value combined with a strong legal acumen and business understanding.’

‘Mikkel Vislie – just an excellent advisor to our management.’

‘The firm has strong individual capabilities in the commercial real estate sector. This leaves us as clients with processes that result in up-to-date contracts and settlements. Furthermore, the firm’s strong partners attract younger talents, who are given opportunities to build their own experience with close support from partners. The broadness of this practice outshines other firms in my view.’

‘Real personal involvement and level of details in specific cases. Less focus on “billing-time” than others. Focus on solving and advising rather than troubleshooting.’

‘The team of Sverre Nordlie at Selmer delivers immediate service and safe handling of our matters.’

‘A very business-oriented team with the client in focus. Very high level of business capability, all the way from associates to senior partners.’

‘Sverre Nordlie really stands out as a very pedagogic and business-minded lawyer. He is also very good in explaining the characteristics and features of the market for me as a non-lawyer and from a foreign country.’

‘Exceptionally strong on details and complicated matters.’

‘Even Berg is highly intelligent and efficient.’

‘Unrivalled knowledge of the Norwegian savings bank market, and capital markets knowledge concerning equity certificate capital.’

‘Extensive hands-on experience, industry leading in regulatory matters concerning savings banks. Commitment to clients’ success.’

‘Bernt Olav Steinland and Andreas Jarbø are the best in the market concerning issues related to savings banks. Immediately available and service minded.’

‘Strong legal skills combined with good business acumen and a pragmatic approach to problem solving – seeking to find the best solution for all parties while limiting complexity.’

‘Very responsive and well organised, and easy to work with. Truly a trusted advisor. ’

‘Robert Sveen had complete control of his team, focus on schedule and always delivered on time. His efforts were a major contributing factor for the trade to go through.’

‘The team led by Are Herrem have been handling our commercial and corporate practice since 2005. Are Herrem has a unique knowledge of our business combined with very strong knowledge of relevant practices.’

‘They have the ability to quickly address quite complex discussions in an outstanding way. They are quick to react and help out at almost all hours.’

‘Johannes Meyer-Myklestad is an outstanding lawyer and very pleasant to work with. He is confident, nice and skilled.’

‘They are very clear and understanding, and give the client great confidence and trust.’

‘Johannes Meyer-Myklestad always responds quickly and precisely on all tasks. He also has outstanding skills in understanding our business and challenges.’

‘ They have a large team working on construction. They are thorough, professionally strong and pleasant colleagues.’

‘Mads Fuglesang is very concerned about the interests of his clients. He shows enthusiasm in promoting the Norwegian market to foreign contractors, making him a natural local contact point for cases that need to be referred.’

‘Johannes Meyer Myklestad is a pleasure to work with on a personal level because of his standing integrity and great sense of justice.’

‘The construction team at Selmer combines legal and commercial advice. They understand the industry drivers which makes them easy to communicate with and find viable solutions.’

‘Mads Fuglesang is knowledgeable, hard-working and very pleasant. Mads is at the top among peers in his industry. He answers questions quickly and precisely, without too much complexity, delivering balanced opinions and advice. It is a true pleasure to work with him.’

‘The team is well equipped with the support of Mads Fuglesang. He and Johannes Meyer-Myklestad really stand out against competitors regarding their insight and experience handling large and complex contracts. The response time is fast, and they deliver great responses on large topics in the shortest possible time.’

‘Very dedicated and very hard working, willingness to go all the way and work day and night to win.’

‘They have a deep understanding of the pressures and demands of international litigation and can work seamlessly with foreign lawyers to provide a valuable support service on matters of Norwegian law.’

‘Very strong ability to understand complex technical challenges and solutions. Therefore very trustworthy when it comes to facts that need to be explained.’

‘Christian Steen Eriksen. He was always available, dealt with our queries quickly and efficiently and the work was high quality. We would highly recommend Christian for dispute resolution matters in Norway.’

‘Good balance between legal and subject matter expertise.’

‘Highly skilled people in both tech and legal.’

‘Trustworthy people in all aspects.’

‘Carl Roberts – very easy to deal with, highly responsive and organised, gives valuable legal insights, can digest complex points of law and produce clear and practical legal advice.’

‘Highly skilled and very experienced. They understand our needs. They respond quickly and assist us in a highly professional way and they are pleasant people to collaborate with.’

‘I have worked with Selmer and Are Fagerhaug for years and the team is highly skilled and service minded. They have experience and knowledge on both employment matters and other areas that might have an impact on us as a company. They are good at seeing the case/items from many sides and are good discussion partners for finding the best solution for both straightforward cases and more complex matters.’

‘I work mostly with Are Fagerhaug and I find him highly skilled and very experienced. He understands our business and mindset and he has good solutions to complex matters. We have worked together for years and he always has our company history in mind when he gives advice, making sure that we are following the laws and regulations, but also helping us keep similar solutions to same problems over the years. He has quick response times and is very service minded.’

‘The team is always ready to help us regardless of the time of the day. If we are in an M&A situation and need advice during a customer meeting late Friday evening, the team at Selmer are available. They are very competent and ensure we get what we need in time. They also ensure that their employees competencies are kept up to date.’

‘André Istad Johansen is a highly valued partner for our business. He is very knowledgeable, organised, down to earth, listens and understands the issue, as well as being very service minded. He will always answer the phone or e-mail regardless of the time of the day or the day of the week. If we have an issue in another country, he ensures it gets solved through the firms network of lawyers. He has also built a solid team that assists us where applicable and in this way he helps us to keep an eye on the cost. We have also had the pleasure to work with Anja Lange from his team. She is also knowledgeable, organised, down to earth and service minded.’

‘Hans Jørgen Bender’s commercial orientation, combined with his expertise, makes him outstanding.’

‘The team at Selmer has a broad knowledge of competition law and years of experience in practising the law on a variety of cases.’

‘The lawyers at Selmer are all professional and customer minded. In the competition law area, Ole-Andreas Torgersen is a highly competent, pragmatic and solution oriented lawyer. In addition to being available and service minded, he is proactive and gives information relevant to our companies and our business. His legal skills and understanding of the client’s business make his services seem even more relevant than services provided by other legal firms.’

‘Selmer delivers above what one normally expects from top law firms. Not only are they knowledgeable and professional, they are also extremely efficient and great to work with. The team is very accessible and have a commercial mindset, and provide streamlined advice both within ship finance and transactional work as well as in dispute resolution and enforcement.’

‘Norman Hansen Meyer is a highly knowledgeable and experienced maritime lawyer who is great to work with. He has a very good understanding of the many questions relevant for shipowners.’

‘Provides the right level of expertise within most areas. Pleasant culture and people.’

‘Norman Hansen Meyer has a focused approach combined with exceptional experience with shipping contracts. This means efficient processes and a great product.’

‘The team we use has a good business understanding and strategic thinking. Hard working and deliver on time.‘

‘High standard. Proactive and practical. Know the O&G industry segment.‘

‘The company are highly skilled regarding general cases within property and tax questions, and understand our business and mind-set well.’

‘Selmer’s availability and all-round knowledge in tax and related matters, as well as their no-nonsense approach to tax matters, is appreciated.’

‘Sverre Hveding is always available, always solution-oriented and a very good team player with an eye for matters around the corner.’

‘Daniel Løken Høgtun and Are Fagerhaug are both very experienced and have good solutions to complex matters. They also have a great business understanding.’

‘A Norwegian power house within tax.’

‘Daniel Løken Høgtun is very to the point and makes complicated matters understandable.’

‘Professional, friendly, commercial and smart.’

‘Commercial and experienced.’

‘Tor Herdlevær provides exceptional legal services for financial intuitions and companies in distress. He has a fantastic ability to present and structure complex cases in a way that makes it easier for his clients to make the right decisions and focus on the matters that will drive the process in the right direction and to come to the best possible solution. This, together with his commercial and industry knowledge, unique ability to negotiate with any opponent and find solutions, are qualities I value.’