Are Fagerhaug > Selmer > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Selmer fields a full-service tax practice with cross-border capabilities and areas of expertise spanning corporate tax advice, reorganisations, VAT issues and tax due diligence. Practice head Sverre Hveding ‘goes the extra mile for his clients‘ and specialises in tax planning and structuring work. Other notable practitioners include Einar Bakko, who is an expert in national and international tax and corporate structuring matters, and Bård Ivar Koppang, who specialises in national tax and corporate structuring work, corporate and M&A mandates, restructurings and family office issues. Praised as a ‘Swiss Army knife‘ who has ‘expert answers and reasonable solutions to all issues‘, Are Fagerhaug is a VAT and indirect tax specialist.

The ‘highly skilled and service-minded‘ employment practice at Selmer advises on issues relating to pensions, investigations and whistleblowing claims across a wide range of sectors, including the IT, oil and gas, hydropower and construction industries. The practice is co-headed by Hans Jørgen Bender, who is a specialist in non-compete and non-solicit issues and whistleblowing matters, and Fredrik Punsvik, who advises clients on termination processes, workplace disputes and employment issues relating to M&A. The group also includes pension specialist André Istad Johansen, and Are Fagerhaug, who is an expert in transfer of undertakings and downsizings. Anja Lange, who is an expert in matters at the nexus of data compliance and employment, and whistleblowing specialist Eldrid Huseby Gammelsrud are also key contacts. Ragnhild Nakling and Siri Falch-Olsen both joined the practice in early 2024 from Ræder Bing.