Advokatfirmaet Grette AS > Oslo, Norway > Firm Profile
Advokatfirmaet Grette AS Offices
FILIPSTAD BRYGGE 2
PO BOX 1397 VIKA
0114 OSLO
Norway
Advokatfirmaet Grette AS > The Legal 500 Rankings
Norway > Construction Tier 2
Advokatfirmaet Grette AS‘ team is well-known for its abilities acting for contractors, state-owned entities and developers, amongst others, in complex construction disputes. Further, it assists clients with the full range of issues relating to wind power, public infrastructure, and onshore energy project developments in both advisory and contentious contexts. Team lead Christoffer Fjellheim brings extensive in-house construction experience. Øystein Myre Bremset is a key name in contentious matters, while Line Wefald is recommended for her advisory and litigious construction knowledge.Practice head(s):
Christoffer Fjellheim
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
AF Gruppen ASA
NCC Norge AS
Caverion Norge AS
Risa AS
BRG Entreprenør AS
HRP AS
Avinor AS
Norwegian Public Road Administration
Nye Veier AS
The Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency
Central Norway Regional Health Authority
South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
Bane NOR
Bybanen Utbygging
Trøndelag County Council
Rogaland County Council
Stortinget (The Norwegian Parliament)
Bjarke Ingels Group
OBOS Prosjekt
Bravida Norge AS
HENT AS
Nettpartner AS
Vedal AS
BIR AS
Roadworks AS
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Otera Infra AS
Consto AS
Kraftmontasje AS
Infranord AS
Alento AS
NRC Group ASA
Baneservice AS
GK Gruppen
Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner Eiendom AS
Protan AS
Moelven Industrier
JI Bygg
Olav Thon Gruppen AS No
HAB Construction AS
NRC Group
Work highlights
- Represented Nye Veier AS in a large construction dispute against the international contractor Acciona Construccion SA.
- Representing Bravida Norge AS against Stavanger sykehus in ongoing court proceedings regarding the large construction project of the new Stavanger Hospital.
- Representing Innlandet County Council in a dispute regarding the settlement following the termination of a construction contract related to the project Fv. 33 Tonsåsen and Bjørgo.
Norway > Public procurement Tier 2
Sitting within the firm’s broader EU and competition department, Advokatfirmaet Grette AS is equipped to advise public authorities and private suppliers across a range of sectors including the energy, construction, and healthcare industries. The practice group is co-led by Marie Braadland, who has proven experience advising both private and public entities on public procurements; and Silje Grimseth Ullebust, who is instructed by both suppliers and public entities across all stages of the procurement process. Elsewhere in the team, Jørgen Aardalsbakke specialises in construction and public procurement work, and Kaj Marsh Duesund has experience at the nexus of public procurement and contract law.Practice head(s):
Marie Braadland; Silje Grimseth Ullebust
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘From our experience the different departments collaborate closely, which ensures the most complex legal matters, touching into different areas of law, can be dealt with in the best possible way.’
‘We have had a great experience with partner Marie Braadland. She demonstrates excellent legal skills combined with the ability to see matters from a strategic and commercial angle.’
‘Grette provided an excellent team for our cases. Their key capabilities were perfectly tailored to our needs regarding public procurement and dispute resolution in the district court.’
‘The Grette partner Marie Braadland is extremely competent in public procurement, ICT contracts and litigating in the court.’
‘The lawyers from Grette are professionally skilled, easy to work with and have a practical approach to their field. We cannot see how the work could be carried out differently to give a better service.’
‘We have worked most closely with Silje Grimseth Ullebust and Marie Braadland. Both are professionally skilled, service-minded and have a practical approach to their field.’
‘Marie Braadland and Silje Grimseth Ullebust are the partners I have worked closest with. They are highly competent within their legal areas and handle the most complex and technical issues formidably.’
Key clients
Tromsø Municipality
AF Gruppen
Construction organization of Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen Utbygging)
The Norwegian Complaints Board for Public Procurement (KOFA)
GSK/GlaxoSmithKline
Vinmonopolet
Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation
Tolletaten (Norwegian Customs)
The Central Norway Regional Health Authority
The Western Norway Regional Health Authority
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Moelven Industrier ASA
Bjerke Nettbygg AS
Johnson & Johnson (Janssen-Cilag)
Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency (Sykehusbygg)
Innlandet Municipality
Bravida Norge AS
Avinor AS
Senter for oljevern og maritimt miljø (Norwegian Centre for Oil Spill Preparedness and Marine Environment)
The Norwegian Parliament
EBA (The Norwegian Contractor’s Association (building and construction))
Nettpartner AS
Rørentreprenørene
Våler Municipality
A.L. Høyer Askim
Norwegian Government Security and Service Organization (DSS)
Vigo IKS
Work highlights
- Advised Avinor on the procurement of contracts for engineering, procurement and construction of a new airport at Bodø in Norway.
- Assisted Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen) with several public procurement issues related to the project.
- Litigated cases regarding interim injunctions for clients AF Gruppen, Avinor AS, The Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency and the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.
Norway > Energy Tier 3
The energy team at Advokatfirmaet Grette AS brings expertise to disputes, contracts, and corporate matters in the renewable energy and electricity infrastructure spaces. Marius Svendsvoll Langnes is a key contact within the team, acting for energy suppliers, utilities, and power developers on project development and construction mandates. Axel M. Thorsdal has further expertise in development projects in the renewable power and energy transition segments and is regularly sought after by operators on landmark mandates. Marie Braadland is recommended for her contract and public procurement expertise. Stig Walle and Thomas Borch-Nielsen left the firm in February 2024.Practice head(s):
Axel M. Thorsdal; Marie Braadland; Marius Svendsvoll Langnes
Testimonials
‘Extensive knowledge and experience in civil and ground work contracts.’
‘Rapid response, dedicated people.’
Key clients
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW)
Hy2gen AG
Hurum Energi AS (Hurum Kraft AS and Smartliv AS)
Energi Teknikk AS
Forte Vannkraft AS
Nettpartner AS
Hywer AS
Fornybar Norge
NGI (Norges Geotekniske Institutt)
Småkraft AS
Celsa Armeringsstål AS
MIP Miljøkraft AS
Green Norway AS
Solidenergy AS
Nettalliansen AS
IMTAS Prosjekt AS
KB Spennteknikk AS
Aggreko Norway AS
BKW Energie AG
Capsol Technologies ASA
Battery Norway
Work highlights
- Assisted EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG in connection with a joint venture (Norseman Wind AS) for the operation of a bottom-fixed offshore wind farm.
- Advised BKW Energie AG in relation to a restructuring process prior to the sale of the minority stake in the Swiss holding company.
- Assisted Nettpartner AS with all legal matters including corporate and M&A-matters, contractual and construction as well as energy regulatory matters.
Norway > EU and competition Tier 3
The ‘excellent’ EU and competition team at Advokatfirmaet Grette AS handles cartel investigations, corporate investigations, market abuse work, and state aid mandates. At the helm of the practice, Odd Stemsrud’s broad practice also extends to regulatory work.Practice head(s):
Odd Stemsrud
Testimonials
‘The team was excellent. It gave very good and adequate answers and solutions to complex and complicated matters in a swift manner.’
‘The individuals were knowledgeable and pleasant and we felt valued. They quickly grasped the core of the tasks at hand and handled it adequately.’
Key clients
AS Vinmonopolet
Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet
Höegh Autoliners ASA
Rørentreprenørene Norge
Betong Norge
Amundsen Sports AS
Stadion AS
Avinor AS
Saint-Gobain (Brødrene Dahl A/S)
Stortinget
Haleon Norway AS
Moelven Industrier ASA
Infinitum AS
Norrøna AS
Johnson & Johnson
Helse Vest RHF
Helse Midt-Norge RHF
T.D. Williamson
Nettpartner AS
Work highlights
- Representing 29 plaintiffs in a case concerning the legality of key prohibitions on temporary workers in Norway.
- Advising the retail monopoly in Vinmonopolet on Antitrust and EU law.
- Acting as legal counsel to Infinitum, a monopoly company entrusted with operating the Norwegian scheme for depositing and recycling non-refillable plastic bottles and beverage cans.
Norway > Real estate Tier 3
Advokatfirmaet Grette AS advises private developers and state-owned clients on complex transactions, lease agreements, and major development projects, with sector-specific expertise in the retail industry. Department head Ole-Jacob Farstad offers experience across a broad spectrum of work, with increasing focus on transactions. For the structuring of joint ventures and real estate developments, Lise Sofie Stene is a key name, while Gaute Løchen focuses on property developments and property unit ownership issues. Dag Henden Torsteinsen is also a key name to note for developments and transactional work.Practice head(s):
Ole-Jacob Farstad
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Asker kommune
Schage Eiendom AS
Bybanen Utbygging
Eiendomsspar AS
Avinor AS
Innlandet County Muncipality
Vestland County Municipality
SGF Eiendom AS
Harald Lyche Holding AS
Insenti AS
Drammensregionens Interkommunale Havnevesen (Drammen Port Authority)
Pensjonskassen for helseforetakene i hovedstadsområdet
Bindusara AS
Construction City Eiendom AS
Axer Eiendom AS
Norrøna Adventure AS
Hersleth Eiendom
Work highlights
- Assisted Scala Eiendom in a transaction for retail property, in which Scala eiendom purchased Rortunet shopping centre from Schage Eiendom.
- Advised Construction City Eiendom AS (owned by OBOS) on its development of 103.000 sqm at Ulven, Oslo.
- Assisted Asker Municipality in a transaction for development property for residential purposes.
Norway > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4
Norway > TMT Tier 4
Advokatfirmaet Grette AS advises on all aspects of technology, media and telecoms matters, with an increasing caseload of IT and privacy matters. Practice head Peter Lenda is well versed across a variety of TMT matters, while Marie Braadland advises on work at the intersection of public procurement and ICT and TMT law.Practice head(s):
Peter Lenda
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Avinor AS
The Central Norway Regional Health Authority
The Western Norway Regional Health Authority
Tolletaten
Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon (DSS)
OiOiOi AS
Elektro AS
Northern Data Nor AS
Sølvguttene
Barratt Due Musikkinstitutt
Work highlights
- Advised Helse Vest RHF and its ICT related health projects and initiatives on a variety of legal matters involving TMT such as ICT/AI-contracts, privacy, intellectual property rights and licensing.
- Advising Avinor on TMT matters, including AI-contract, IP-matters, privacy, as well as technology and other ICT related projects.
- Providing legal support to Elektro AS on its implementation of ERP.
Norway > Fishing and aquaculture
Advokatfirmaet Grette AS > Firm Profile
The firm: Grette is a dynamic law firm dating back to 1887 and covers the full spectrum of business law. Grette has a flat organisational structure with lean and highly competent teams. This makes Grette able to solve each case in the best interest of the customer, professionally as well as commercially.
Banking and finance: The expertise of Grette’s banking and finance team includes acquisition and leveraged financings and re-financings, debt capital markets and high yield, syndicated and bilateral lending, project finance and financial derivative. The firm also advises banks and lenders, and other market participants that operate in heavily regulated environments, on finance regulatory matters.
Capital markets: The firm’s capital markets team assist issuers and underwriters with equity and debt capital market transactions, such as IPO’s, follow-on offerings and private placements, rights offerings and related transaction types.
Corporate M&A: Grette’s corporate M&A team advice across the full range of transaction types, including private M&A, public-to-privates, carve-outs, distressed M&A and joint ventures. The firm focuses on providing practicable risk assessments and solutions in its transactional work.
EU and competition, public procurement: Grette advises private and public customers in complex negotiations across all sectors on all competition issues, including: national and international cartel investigations, abuse of dominance, merger control, compliance, state aid and market access/internal market issues. Grette has one of the largest public procurement department in Norway.
Construction: Grette’s construction team has long traditions in advising on construction, including infrastructure, matters. The firm advises contractors, private developers and major state owned entities. Its expertise includes complex construction contracts, both on- and offshore, public-private partnerships, joint ventures and litigation.
Employment and pensions: Grette’s employment law practice has a particular focus on individual and collective employment law advice to corporations. The team provides customers with strategic advise and representation in employment law related litigation and advise on, among other things, downsizings, pension law matters, employment of leading personnel and incentive schemes.
Dispute resolution: Grette represents customers before all Norwegian courts and in arbitration. The litigation work the firm does for its customers is usually led by specialist litigators, in cooperation with lawyers that are industry or sector experts.
Electricity and renewable energy: Grette’s electricity and renewable energy team advise energy companies, investors, banks, landowners and contractors on matters relating to development of hydroelectric power plants, development on windmill projects, regulatory matters, intellectual property rights matters, as well as litigation within this space together with the firm’s dispute resolution team.
Marketing: Our clients are multinationals, SMEs and start-ups within the life sciences, biotechnology and aquaculture, the food industry, oil and gas, the design industry, energy companies and the processing industry, etc. Our clients include associations representing holders of IP rights, as well as individual holders of IP rights, such as authors, photographers and other artists, music and film producers, broadcasting enterprises and ICT enterprises. R&D-intensive businesses and industrial enterprises can always be assured of meeting professionally updated and industry-oriented lawyers at Grette.
IT, E-commerce and telecommunications: Grette advises some of the biggest players in the Norwegian IT market, in privacy matters, contract negotiations and corporate M&A.
Oil services and shipping: Grette’s team regularly assists actors in the entire value chain of the Norwegian oil and gas industry, including, seismic, E&P, offshore, and service providers. Grette has expertise within all relevant legal areas of the oil and gas industry including petroleum law, petroleum tax, corporate finance, M&A, regulatory, employment, construction contracts, rig and drilling, shipbuilding contracts and charter parties.
Real estate: Grette’s real estate team assists property investors, landlords and leaseholders, estate agents, real estate corporations and planners with the full range of transaction-related work: real estate sales and acquisitions, negotiations and due diligence, disputes and legal processes, the development of building plots for commercial purposes, property and property portfolio management in cooperation with public authorities, architects and developers.
Restructuring and insolvency: Grette’s restructuring and insolvency team focuses primarily on financial work outs and litigation. Grette’s restructuring and insolvency team distinguishes itself by its attorneys having operational experience from in-house positions from both the creditor and debtor side.
Tax: Grette’s tax practice covers all areas of transactional and advisory tax and VAT (direct and indirect), including corporate and acquisition structures (national and cross-border) as well as all types of employee share or incentive schemes, procedural assistance and litigation.
German desk: Grette’s German desk, which consists of one German lawyer and various Norwegian lawyers who are fluent in German, advises German-speaking businesses in Norway in all of the above practice areas. Grette’s German Desk provides legal services with the added benefit of thorough first-hand knowledge of the relevant German speaking legal and cultural environment. Grette also has extensive contacts and working relationships with renowned advisors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including law firms, accountants, financial advisors, and patent attorney firms.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Construction | Anders Myhre | anders.myhre@grette.no | +47 932 68 632 |
| Energy, Industrymp; Technology &a | Axel M. Thorsdal | axetho@grette.no | +47 909 59 133 |
| Banking & Finance | Erik Alsvik Skogsbakken | eral@grette.no | +47 976 76 440 |
| Employment | Hege Grønsberg Abrahamsen | heab@grette.no | +47 970 84 312 |
| Insolvency & Restructuring | Jacob S. Bjønness-Jacobsen | jabj@grette.no | +47 970 87 898 |
| Infrastructure | Jørgen Aardalsbakke | joaa@grette.no | +47 916 62 501 |
| Energy, Industry & Technology | Marius Svendsvoll Langnes | mala@grette.no | +47 970 34 175 |
| EU and Competition | Odd Stemsrud | odst@grette.no | +47 480 12 194 |
| Real Estate | Ole-Jacob Farstad | olfa@grette.no | +47 934 89 940 |
| Public Procurement | Marie Braadland | mabr@grette.no | +47 970 45 301 |
| German Desk | Dr Roland Mörsdorf | romo@grette.no | +47 941 76 530 |
| TMT | Peter Lenda | pele@grette.no | +47 924 01 652 |
| Corporate & Finance | Thomas J. Fjell | thfj@grette.no | +47 958 15 300 |
| Aquaculture and Fisheries | Thomas Andreassen | thoand@grette.no | +47 958 35 167 |
| Dispute Resolution | Øystein Myre Bremset | oybre@grette.no | +47 415 62 122 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Jørgen Aardalsbakke | Jørgen Aardalsbakke offers expertise within construction law and public procurement, and has… | View Profile |
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Solfrid Aga | Solfrid Aga specialises in construction law, public procurement and general contract law.… | View Profile |
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Erik Alsvik Skogsbakken | Erik Alsvik Skogsbakken primarily focuses on lending and borrowing. He has extensive… | View Profile |
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Thomas Andreassen | Thomas Andreassen leads Grette’s advisory team for the fisheries and aquaculture industry.… | View Profile |
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Skule Bakka | Skule Bakka is a spesialist in contract and construction law. He assists… | View Profile |
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Marie Braadland | Marie Braadland offers expertise within public procurement and contract law, and has… | View Profile |
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Ole-Jacob Farstad | Ole-Jacob Farstad specialises in property law matters, with a special focus on… | View Profile |
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Thomas J. Fjell | Thomas J. Fjell provides legal and strategic advice in relation to acquisitions,… | View Profile |
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Silje Grimseth Ullebust | Silje Grimseth Ullebust is a specialist within public procurement and has extensive… | View Profile |
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Hege Grønsberg Abrahamsen | Hege Grønsberg Abrahamsen practises in the area of commercial law, with a… | View Profile |
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Dag Henden Torsteinsen | Dag Henden Torsteinsen has special expertise within commercial property development and transactions.… | View Profile |
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Johan Christian Kongsli | Johan Christian Kongsli advises commercial banks, savings banks and other financial institutions… | View Profile |
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Peter Lenda | Peter Lenda has worked dedicatedly with ICT law issues for over 20… | View Profile |
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Kaj Marsh Duesund | Kaj Marsh Duesund offers expertise within public procurement and contract law, including… | View Profile |
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Dr Roland Mörsdorf | Dr. Roland Mörsdorf practises in the fields of M&A and company law.… | View Profile |
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Anders Myhre | Anders Myhre is a partner in Grette’s Construction department. He assists clients… | View Profile |
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Jacob S. Bjønness-Jacobsen | Jacob S. Bjønness-Jacobsen provides expertise in the form of strategic advice on… | View Profile |
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Odd Stemsrud | Odd Stemsrud assists companies globally, as well as at the European and… | View Profile |
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Lise Sofie Stene | Lise Sofie Stene specializes in real estate transactions, leases, corporate law and… | View Profile |
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Marius Svendsvoll Langnes | Marius Svendsvoll Langnes focuses on construction, supply and production contracts, as well… | View Profile |
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Axel M. Thorsdal | Axel M. Thorsdal works with development projects within renewable energy, batteries, industry… | View Profile |
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Line Wefald | Line Wefald offers expertise within construction law and general contract law, and… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
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A Responsible Legal Partner
How we do business at Grette reflects who we are and what we stand for. We are a responsible, honest, and forward thinking law firm, committed to deliver value to society by the way we manage our business. We are committed to support and enact the core values of anti-corruption, human rights, and equal opportunities, and we adhere to the ethical code of conduct as set out by the Norwegian Bar Association.
As responsible legal advisers, we assist our customers in making sustainable decisions, helping them to achieve their own ambitions, and those set out by society. Our customers include public and private organisations committed to formal and informal sustainability goals, to which we want to contribute.
Grette is an equal opportunity organisation that actively promotes the role of female lawyers. It is our objective that assignments, opportunities and resources are distributed evenly and that this principle is exercised throughout our company.
Reaching our goal of equality is achieved by unveiling and openly discussing unintended discriminatory behaviour and prejudices, ensure objective performance targets, and to facilitate for a balanced work life.
It is our aim that our workforce reflects the diversity seen in our society, and we wish to promote a culture that respects opposing views, keeping an open door policy for suggestions that can improve our working environment and the way we work.
We value diversity in age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, abilities and ethnicity, and equality means that we treat everyone equally regardless of such differences.