Mr Christian Hals > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

M&A and Corporate law; Capital Markets; Oil and Gas

Position

Partner. Christian works primarily with M&A and securities law within the oil and gas segment. He has broad experience with M&A and equity capital market transactions, and has inter alia assisted several issuers in connection with listings on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Career

2018-current Partner, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2015-2017 Managing associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2013–2015 Senior associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2013 Admitted to the bar; 2009–2012 Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen.

Languages

Norwegian
English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

2009–2009 LLM, Bond University, Australia; 2005–2009 Master of Laws, University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Energy

(Leading individuals: Oil and gas)

Christian HalsAdvokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS attracts praise for its ‘deep industry knowledge‘ and routinely advises clients on the full spectrum of regulatory, contractual, M&A, restructuring and contentious mandates. Christian Hals leads the oil and gas team and takes point on M&A and capital markets transactions on the Norwegian Continental Sshelf. Hals works alongside Pål Lieungh and Audun Stornes; Lieungh has an impressive track record advising Norwegian companies undertaking offshore and oil and gas international projects and also handles disputes, while Stornes works with clients in the upstream and oil service sectors, handling contentious mandates. On the renewables front, Bendik Christoffersen oversees a strong group with expertise in project development and structuring, project finance, and expropriation and valuation issues. Gunnar Martinsen is the key contact for regulatory mandates and energy-related litigation, while June Snemyr heads up the renewables team in Stavanger.