Mr Eirik W Raanes > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS advises blue-chip clients across post-M&A, banking and finance, oil and gas, and construction disputes, and other commercial litigation. Headed up by Kristine Hyldmo Bjørnvik, who consistently litigates complex commercial contract disputes, the team, which is praised for its ‘first-class legal knowledge’, also includes Henning Harborg, who is recommended for white-collar crime disputes, and Eirik W Raanes, who takes point on competition mandates. Other key names include ‘sharp-minded’ corporate expert Stig Berge, and Andreas Meidell, who is well regarded for insurance mandates. For post-M&A and securities litigation, Nanette Arvesen is a key contact.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS routinely advises life sciences, oil, and marine clients on IP matters, with continued strength in patent, trade mark and copyright disputes. Camilla Vislie leads the team and focuses on contentious matters. Working alongside Vislie, Eirik W Raanes is a key contact for clients in the oil and gas, renewables, and entertainment industries, while experienced litigator Magnus Hauge Greaker represents clients in litigation within the pharmaceutical and oil service sectors. Julie Rasmussen Solli is praised as ‘an individual who stands out within this field’ and advises on matters at the intersection of consumer markets and IP.

Delivering ‘in-depth industry knowledge’ to domestic and international clients, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS advises across a number of TMT pillars, with particular expertise in large and complex IT and digital transformation projects. A stand-out example of this is practice head Espen Werring, who advises the private sector on the implementation of digitisation services. ‘Expert business-minded adviser’ Christopher Sparre-Enger Clausen advises clients on the customer and vendor sides on a broad range of tech and data-related matters, while Camilla Vislie, Eirik W Raanes and Magnus Hauge Greaker are recommended for intellectual property matters. With an increasing caseload of data and privacy-related matters, Eli Karine Navestad and Uros Baarlid Tosinovic are key contacts here.