Mr Christopher Borch > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS Offices
Ruseløkkveien 38, 0251 Oslo
PO Box 1484 Vika
NO-0116 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Christopher Borch
Work Department
Real Estate; Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner. Mr Chris Borch mainly works with purchase and sale, development, leasing, and syndication of commercial property. He also has extensive experience in litigating real estate cases before arbitration tribunals and before the regular courts. International rating agencies rank Mr Borch as an expert in commercial real estate transactions.
Career
2007-Partner, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2005-2006 Senior Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2002-2005 Senior Associate, Oslo office, Wikborg Rein; 2000-2002 Associate, Oslo office, Wikborg Rein; 1999-2000 Deputy Judge, Drammen, County Court; 1999 Admitted to the bar; 1997-1999 Associate, Oslo, Council Solicitor; 1997 Visiting lawyer, Hong Kong office, Sinclair Roche & Temperley
Languages
English
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
1996 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Real estate
(Hall of Fame)Leveraging the firm’s strength in M&A, corporate matters, and dispute resolution, the real estate department at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is well-placed to advise clients across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious matters, handling lease and shareholder disputes, high-value transactions, commercial lease agreements, and property developments. ‘Very talented’ practice head Even Bratsberg takes point on high-value transactions, and also handles refinancings and restructurings, while Christopher Borch
focuses on the purchase, sale, development, leasing, and syndication of commercial properties. The ‘extremely good’ Mette Borger Fyksen was promoted to the partnership in January 2023 and handles large property transactions for domestic and international clients. Managing associates Rolf Nyhus and Jenny Mo ably assist with large transactions, syndication projects, and commercial lease negotiations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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