Mr Ståle R Kristiansen > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
Ruseløkkveien 38, 0251 Oslo
PO Box 1484 Vika
NO-0116 Oslo
Norway
Ståle R Kristiansen photo

Work Department

Tax and Duties; M&A and Corpotate Law; Dispute Resolution

Position

Mr Kristiansen advises several major Norwegian and foreign companies in connection with transactions, restructurings and general issues concerning tax, corporate and accounting law. He also assists clients in tax disputes, both at the administrative level and in Norwegian courts.

Career

2014 Admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway; 2007- Partner, Thommessen; 2004-2006 Senior Associate, Thommessen; 2001 Admitted to the bar; 2000-2003 Associate, Thommessen; 1998-2000 Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers DA Law Firm

Languages

English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

1997-Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo; 1996-1997 Studies in European and International law and International private law, University of Edinburgh; 1996-English studies, University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Tax

(Hall of Fame)

Ståle R KristiansenAdvokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS has ‘high legal competence in the tax field‘ and advises on all tax issues, with a focus on litigation, equity and debt capital markets work, joint ventures and fund establishments; the team also has particular expertise in the real estate, renewables, oil and gas, and shipping sectors. Leading the practice, Marius Holm Rynning focuses on Norwegian and international tax issues, while the ‘excellentFinn Backer-Grøndahl is an experienced litigator who represents Norwegian and foreign clients in tax disputes with Norwegian authorities, and Ståle R Kristiansen has extensive experience in a broad range of domestic and international tax issues, including advising on the Norwegian Petroleum Tax regime. The group also includes international shipping tax expert Espen Ommedal and indirect tax specialist Bjørn Christian Lilletvedt Tovsen.