Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig > Oslo, Norway > Firm Profile

‘Friendly, professional and innovative in their approach. Impressive ability to grasp technical case material.’

‘Ørjan Salvesen Haukaas has impressed me a lot. Communication skills are outstanding, very structured and quick to get overview of complex material.’

‘Very succinct, ingenious and clear advice.’

‘Christian Reusch – very knowledgeable and able to provide clear and precise analysis and advice. Inspires absolute confidence in his experience and skills and that the dispute at hand will be dealt with in the best possible manner. Very promptly attends to all queries with in-depth analysis.’

‘Ørjan Salvesen Haukaas is a very strong lawyer. He gave us very specific and constructive advice throughout the case. He showed a genuine interest in and understanding of the relatively complex subject matter of the case, and had a kind personality. He also argued the case very well.’

‘Highly skilled professionals, working in a down to earth environment which provides for very good collaboration between lawyers and clients.’

‘The team’s strengths are their different competencies that complement each other perfectly. Their in-depth knowledge of the subject area means that they are able to solve problems at a very high level.’

‘Good knowledge about this industry. Serious and reliable.’

‘Simonsen Vogt Wiig has many lawyers with different special knowledge and experience. Together they can thereby give the best help.’

‘Arthur Duus is reliable, has good knowledge and is a calm person.’

‘I have in this field worked mainly with Arthur Duus. He has shown strong insight and ability to establish a very good overview of each case/issue and great focus on details, as well as drawing on the firm’s capability in ancillary fields.’

‘Peter Aall Simonsen is very experienced. Responds immediately.’

‘Precise, strategic and tactical legal knowledge and experience in this field.’

‘Simonsen Vogt Wiig has a longstanding ship finance practice and is a market leader when it comes to acting for lenders to the shipping and offshore sectors. The firm is equally comfortable with large corporate style restructurings as it is with smaller “workouts” or restructurings.’

‘They keep calm under pressure and handle the situation very confidently.’

‘Frithjof Herlofsen is a superb lawyer. His understanding of the Norwegian, Scandinavian and international shipping and cargo industries is first class.’

‘The Simonsen maritime law team ranks among the absolute best in Norway. The Simonsen team covers everything, and is perhaps at its very best on cargo-related topics and disputes.’

‘The support we received from Bjørn-Erik Leerberg was great and very professional and innovative.’

‘The individuals always give you good advice.’

‘Trine Vabog has an impressive combination of integrity, intelligence and resilience which makes her invaluable in our work.’

‘In my view Simonsen Vogt Wiig probably has the strongest and largest team within TMT in Norway. They are extremely efficient and to the point. The team is comprised of top skilled partners and also younger lawyers which enables them to deliver with cost efficiency. I have worked with them for many years and they are always easy to work with.’

‘Espen Tøndel is a true business lawyer with top legal skills.’

‘A pragmatic team which gives us very good legal advice.’

‘Simonsen Vogt Wiig’s team is responsive and client-focused. Leveraging on the size of the team, it can provide in-depth advice on a wide range of matters comprising tech law as well as adjacent areas of law, including public procurement and intellectual property.’

‘Trine Vabog brings heaps of IT project experience to the table, enabling her to identify and mitigate possible client pitfalls.’

‘Deep knowledge of the telecoms sector, hands on advice and really excellent response times.’

‘Halvor Klingenberg is extremely dedicated and solution oriented. He possesses the unique quality of being very thorough but also efficient. He is very pleasant to work with.’

‘Highly skilled team which seeks solutions rather than only pointing out obstacles and difficulties.’

‘SVW has a large and experienced banking and financing team which we have worked with for many years. They are effective and easy to work with and they have also a pragmatic and commercial approach which makes them stand out from some of the other law firms.’

‘Halvor Klingenberg is truly a rising star in this market and is one of the Norwegian lawyers that we prefer to appoint for new financings. He is extremely effective and always focuses on finding workable solutions.’

‘Peter Aall Simonsen – hugely experienced, his knowledge and insight is invaluable for clients at both legal and commercial levels.’

‘Sunniva Kinsella is an experienced and very effective associate, with a great focus on key issues.’

‘Agile in their approach in solving issues. Sees solutions to problems quickly and has a unique insight in the banking and finance sector.’

‘Highly competent, always available to help, customer and solution oriented. From our end, using Simonsen Vogt Wiig increases the likelihood that we make it to the finish line with a happy client.’

‘Amund F Bugge: A stellar lawyer and legal adviser. Would recommend him to anyone in relation to M&A and ECM in and outside Norway. Our clients always comment positively, solicited or unsolicited, on his work during the process and the results he achieves.’

‘Deep understanding and experience in the sector, focusing on commercial logic and the usefulness towards the task of the legal input.’

‘Highly engaged partners. Strong commercial skills and overview of what is happening in the market. Small dedicated team that invests in understanding and knowing their clients.’

‘Strong experience in technology related businesses.’

‘Strong people skills, engaged, flexible, deep commercial understanding.’

‘Simonsen Vogt Wiig has deep understanding of the rights and duties of power grid companies. They are knowledgeable of the law and various cases in the field. The team is on time, and precise.’

‘The entire SVW team is strongly focused and gives relevant and “straight to the point” advice.’

‘Simonsen Vogt Wiig has a large and strong team covering all disciplines related to the “green shift”, such as solar, hydrogen, offshore and onshore wind power, grid, hydropower, biofuel, tax etc. They are engaged, easy to work with, very knowledgeable and well connected. The team includes a broad range of experts in different areas who work very well together and are great at finding workable solutions.’

‘The whole team delivers with gusto.’

‘Robin Aker Jakobsen has a very good overview of the regulations in the energy industry.’

‘Quick to respond and always clear recommendations.’

‘They are involved in negotiations and guidelines through industry organisations and for this reason they have first-hand knowledge of what is happening in the industry. This gives a great advantage in terms of being able to help the industry.’

‘Comprehensive sector experience with large involvement from partners.’

‘Great knowledge & experience in a wide range of areas and the ability to communicate well, also taking business specific challenges into consideration.’

‘Lill Egeland is a star.’

‘Lill Egeland and her team are distinctly professional, responsive and service-minded – they help you all the way through in a personal and pleasant way. No issue is too big and no issue is too little. The service delivered by SVW has always been excellent and with a personal touch that they are highly valued by.’

‘Industry knowledge combined with solid academic knowledge. Availability. Good judgement.’

‘Their expertise in the field, their concrete and excellent suggestions to solving problems related to restructuring and their soft but clear approach. In particular, partner Trine Lise Fromreide stands out in this regard.’

‘Lill Egeland is a very valuable partner that knows how to give professional advice with a practical angle.’

‘They are super available and responsive, highly knowledgeable and really tuned in to the issues that we are facing.’

‘Thomas Talén has a strategic mind and excellent communication skills.’

‘High and specialized competence. Efficient. Trustworthy and professional. Service minded.’

‘Frithjof Herlofsen is an exceptionally good lawyer, especially when it comes to disputes and litigation.’

‘Simonsen Vogt Wiig has provided invaluable assistance in connection with IP matters. Simonsen Vogt Wiig provides excellent insight both when it comes to commercializing IP, such as in connection with M&A dealings, but also in connection with more traditional IP enforcement, litigation and strategy. The firm is always readily available and show great enthusiasm in rendering their services, which has been second to none. Simonsen Vogt Wiig continues to be my go-to firm.’

‘Espen Tøndel: one of the most experienced and skilled IP attorneys in Norway. Tøndel deals with all types of complex IP legal issues from Norwegian and international perspectives. He is a true joy to work with.’

‘Nicholas Foss Barbantonis: a brilliant mind and problem solver of highly complex IPR matters; project delivery always on time. Highly recommendable and my go-to attorney for intricate IPR matters. No doubt a rising star.’

‘Nicholas Foss Barbantonis (Associate). Pragmatic advice on contentious trade mark matters. Efficient and very good availability.’

‘Hedda Baumann Heier – always eager to help and very knowledgeable of copyright.’

‘The individuals I worked with have been very service minded, and provided useful feedback regarding how to negotiate and secure co-ownership of the IP in question.’

‘The team explains complex procurement issues in a language understandable for non-lawyers.’

‘High competence and quality. Good knowledge and experience in relevant subject areas.’

‘The person / persons who contributed had both knowledge and experience of a theoretical and practical approach to our challenges. We also experienced solution-oriented service and we were prioritised when necessary in time.’

‘The team’s expertise complements each other in an extraordinary way. The team has always updated knowledge in the field.’

‘Anne Buan always has updated knowledge in the field, and is able to quickly get acquainted with the problem to solve the case for the benefit of the customer.’

‘Professional, solution-oriented and commercial.’

‘Jørgen Lindboe is a deal maker.’

‘Gøran Mjelde Aarvik delivers promptly.’

‘The team is very well qualified. They all are very quick in their response.’

‘Jørgen Lindboe is a highly regarded, all-round real estate lawyer. He is a likeable person and has a commercial, but practical mindset. He is very intelligent and sees the big picture where others get lost in details. Works very quickly with quality, which is important.’

‘High and specialised competence. Efficient. Trustworthy and professional.’

‘SVW’s tax practice provided clear, thorough and well reasoned advice on the applicability or not of various taxes to a proposed international investment structure in Norway, giving us the reassurance and confidence needed to proceed with a significant investment in Norway on behalf of our clients. It is rare to find such clear advice in tax issues.’