Mr Andreas Meidell > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS acts for national and international insurers on a wide range of insurance issues, such as D&O claims, pension insurance, reinsurance issues and regulatory work, and has notable expertise in the marine and offshore sectors. Practice head Andreas Meidell has ‘excellent skills and knowledge regarding insurance law‘ and focuses his practice on commercial insurance claims. The group also includes Henrik Hagberg, who is an oil services and shipping lawyer with extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious work; Trond Hatland, who regularly acts for major insurers; and Tore Mydske, who advises financial institutions on matters relating to financial services regulations. Emilie Falch Christensen is a key contact for shipping and marine insurance matters. Henrik Møinichen and Markus Kjelløkken are also notable practitioners alongside renewable energy and infrastructure project expert Henrik Fabian Torgrimsby.

Kristine Hyldmo Bjørnvik heads up the ‘excellent‘ disputes practice at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS, which fields a large and experienced team with a strong track record in advising blue-chip clients across the full spectrum of commercial disputes, including post-M&A, banking and finance, insurance, and maritime disputes. White-collar crime mandates are the area of focus for the ‘highly competent’ Henning Harborg, while ‘fantastic’ litigator Eirik W Raanes handles competition law matters as well as general commercial disputes. Other key names in the team include corporate law expert Stig Berge and leading insurance litigator Andreas Meidell, who handles both land-based and maritime insurance cases. The team also includes new partner Nanette Arvesen, who focuses on professional liability cases and post-M&A disputes.

Drawing on the firm’s notable strength in banking and finance, the ‘extremely hardworking and responsive‘ maritime practice at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS stands out for its expertise across the full range of transactional shipping and maritime work. Acting for owners, banks and syndicates, the team is especially active on Norwegian shipping transactions as well as refinancings and restructurings in the offshore supply sector. ‘Excellent partners’ Mads Haavardsholm and Henrik Hagberg jointly lead the team; Haavardsholm has a broad corporate shipping practice spanning vessel sales and purchases, shipbuilding contracts and charterparty negotiations, while Hagberg is the key name for cross-border transactions and dispute resolution in the space. Casualty work and marine insurance issues are handled by Andreas Meidell, and Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl is recommended for her ‘one-of-a-kind’ ship finance expertise.