Wiersholm > Oslo, Norway > Firm Profile

‘Atle Gabrielsen is one of the market leaders in most fields of financing.’

‘High skills, experience and efficiency on ship finance matters.’

‘Available and accessible, proactive, quick to respond, good knowledge of the energy field.’

‘Positivity, availability, pro-activity. Comes with good suggestions to how we can solve problems. great knowledge in our field. Would highlight Petter Thomren Moltu as a great representative for Wiersholm.’

‘Great availability and commercial thinking. Pleasant to work with.’

‘Provides top service, both in respect of speed and quality of work.’

‘High quality services delivered on the agreed timeline. One of the best choices for a transaction. You can expect the lawyer in charge to take a hands-on approach and to guide you on specific transaction issues, as well as adjacent issues. The latter ensures time and cost efficient processes.’

‘Anne Lise E. Gryte: A pleasure to work with. Always available and gives the client the feeling that your transaction and issues are top priority. Solution oriented and efficient.’

‘Tone Østensen: Highly competent in corporate law and is a first pick to explain difficult issues to non-lawyers. Great at conflict mediation.’

‘Anne Lise E. Gryte – up-and-coming partner who provides great client service.’

‘Willing to walk the extra mile in the client’s interest.’

‘Very skilled and dedicated lawyers, excellent business understanding.’

‘Jarle Kvam: very competent M&A lawyer. Value driven and always on the spot on challenges in transactions.’

‘Kristian Lind – Commercially oriented and creative lawyer. Can be trusted with complex matters. Sverre Sandvik – extremely knowledgeable on corporate matters, and strong on M&A as well.’

‘Very strong team.’

‘Very responsive, available, knowledgeable.’

‘Wiersholm is one of the best firms I have ever worked with. Each and every partner is fully dedicated to the client’s interest. The advice given is always relevant, crisp and sharp. Simply fine lawyering from a great team.’

‘Magnus Hellesylt is enormously experienced. His advice is sharp, relevant and always pragmatic. The client’s interest are front and centre to what he does.’

‘Thomas Naalsund is a superb and robust negotiator. Truly committed, fully dedicated and smart. He is the one you want to have with you when negotiating a tough deal.’

‘Christian Hauge’s advice is sharp and relevant. He is fully dedicated to the client’s interest and a fantastic litigator. He is a voice of reason and in the toughest circumstances he will build the best legal arguments. Brilliant legal mind to have on board.’

‘Very hard working and very high level on what they deliver.’

‘Thomas Naalsund is a brilliant litigator.’

‘Highly competent professionals, with long and deep industry experience combined with a wide range of competencies (ranging from industrial specialist topics to M&A transaction execution).’

‘Jon Rabben has wide and deep industry knowledge within his sector. Leader within his field!’

‘Ekaterina Pouzatcheva: up and coming star with strong legal knowledge and excellent client management capabilities.’

‘Very dedicated people.’

‘Top of the line.’

‘Practical advice, competent, service minded.’

‘Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS provides excellent service.’

‘Eli Aasheim, Christel Søreide, are both out standing partners. Ellen Røyneberg is a competent lawyer/associate.’

‘Extremely professional, exceptionally skilled and always available.’

‘Elisabeth Haugsdal is dedicated, knowledgeable and has full control of the law. She understands the commercial realities.’

‘Håkon Cosma Størdal and Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal are strong individuals.’

‘Very client oriented and service minded. Excellent legal knowledge.’

‘The team’s client service and technical expertise is high.’

‘Thomas Naalsund’s competence on state aid issues is of the best in Norway.’

‘Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal has the highest competence in state aid law.’

‘Professionally qualified and service minded.’

‘Hans Kenneth Viga-Gerhardsen has excellent insurance knowledge.’

‘Olav Perland has a sympathetic and charismatic way in court.’

‘Wiersholm’s team provides swift and relevant advice.’

‘Hans Kenneth Viga-Gerhardsen is highly competent and quick to see the relevant questions at hand from both an insurance regulatory as well as from an insurance contractual perspective.’

‘Kjersti Trøbråten is highly experienced, and has great insight into the practical implications of the evolving regulatory landscape.’

‘Strong legal knowledge and great commercial and business/industry understanding.’

‘Service minded and client focused, strong legal knowledge, always available and excellent knowledge of the business and industry, making it easy to apply the advice we receive.’

‘Rune Opdahl and Hans Erik Johnsen are very skilled and have business expertise that makes them good supporters in complicated cases.’

‘Long experience in the sector. Hands on and short response times.’

‘Their knowledge of the topic of IP, and work effort for us has been incredibly good help in demanding situations, and which has contributed to the company coming out victorious in several disputes over patents and ownership.’

‘Anne Marie Sejersted (partner) provided cutting edge legal services within the relevant field (Copyright) and showed great interest in the established policies enveloping the topic in question. Her deep legal insight combined with total control over the timeline and valuable tactical input more than reassured me of my pick of Mrs. Sejersted for the job.’

‘This is the city’s best team. Both in terms of knowledge, strategy and professionalism. They have good business competence and also contribute well beyond the purely legal assessments.’

‘Understands the psychology of the counter parts.’

‘Sondre Dyrland: excellent performance, excellent business acumen, provides excellent and balanced advice, very service minded.’

‘They have lawyers with deep knowledge about the business.’

‘Sondre Dyrland has vast experience within all areas of the business, which enables him to give high quality advice very efficiently.’

‘Excellent in-depth knowledge of the energy sector and the legal framework. Efficient.’

‘Sondre Dyrland – highly skilled and easy to work with.’

‘Thomas Naalsund is an excellent litigator.’

‘Excellent, to the point and practical advice. Excellent sparring partners on how to approach legal uncertainty and manage legal risk within the subject area.’

‘Oda Hellenes Ekre: very knowledgeable and updated on all legal developments within public procurement. Gives clear advice and guidance in difficult questions. Very pleasant to work with.’

‘High competence within public procurement, and capacity and availability to assist at all times.’

‘Morten Goller has high competence and together with his team is always available and helpful.’

‘The team has extraordinary legal skills. The client service is second to none. The lawyers show great commercial awareness and commercial understanding, and they always put the client’s interests first. They are efficient and have proven to always give us good value for money.’

‘Morten Goller has extraordinary knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the public procurement rules and the practical sides of both the tendering process and the procurement process. His expertise within the discipline of public procurement is second to none, and the same counts for his expertise within dispute resolution.’

‘Oda Hellenes Ekre is a rising star. She has excellent knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the public procurement rules and regulations. She has excellent understanding of the client’s business and always puts the client’s interest first. She is efficient, and her advice is always excellent and well-founded. When you combine her legal skills with her kind personality, you have a winner.’

‘Thomas G. Naalsund is one of the top lawyers within the discipline of public procurement and dispute resolution. He has excellent knowledge of all aspects of the rules and regulations. He understands the client and his advice is always excellent.’

‘Professionally skilled, efficient, pleasant, quick feedback.’

‘Strong technical competence. proactive and service-minded.’

‘Excellent knowledge of the business and industry, making it easy to apply the advice we receive.’

‘Always available and client focused.’

‘Best in their area of expertise.’

‘Rune Opdahl is extremely clear and concise in his advice, never giving just the “on the one side” answers we all fear to get without also getting a conclusion. He has also been of tremendous help in terms of translating complicated GDPR requirements into concrete check-lists and templates which can be used by the business as part of our internal control program. Rune is also good at promoting/lifting his associates while at the same time ensuring quality control from his side. Rune is also excellent in terms of marketing law and complicated IT contracts. He is definitely the best TMT lawyer in Norway.’

‘Theresa Schumacher Walberg – Proactive, very competent, social skills and solution orientation beyond expectations. Customer focus and prioritisation. Trustworthy and comfortable.’

‘Deep knowledge of the TV/media sector.’

‘Hans Erik Johnsen stands out with his deep knowledge of the tv/media sector.’

‘Experienced team and always available.’

‘Dedicated and highly client-friendly.’

‘Excellent combination of commercial connections, legal excellence, industry knowledge and great people.’

‘Ståle Gjengset is superb. Great to deal with on complex and time-pressured matters. He is the go-to insolvency lawyer in his market.’

‘Great team. Fantastic service and knowledgeable.’

‘We worked with Jan Fougner and Helene Bogen on a matter. They handled the request in a very professional manner and covered all issues perfectly. In addition to the very good quality, we would like to particularly emphasize their very quick feedback and the pragmatic approach. We can highly recommend both.’

‘Versatile and deep expertise with access to a comprehensive organization with broad legal experience and competence.’

‘Empathetic with a high level of knowledge and competence.’

‘Wiersholm stands out amongst other law firms by the way they organise the work; assigning the right level of expertise to every task and still maintaining both close communication and continuous anchoring of every step of the process with the client.’

‘Georg Abusdal Engebretsen who has the exceptional combination of legal expertise and commercial and business skills, thus understanding the client’s need for strategic and legal advice.’

‘They are incredibly professional in their work with clients, always delivering high quality material with great efficiency and enthusiasm. The whole Wiersholm team displays expertise, experience and a genuine interest in their clients. Helene Bogen is the day-to-day leader of our team, and she will always walk that extra mile to make sure you are happy with the result. They are very team oriented, and I think what makes them unique compared to other law firms is how they include us, the client, as a genuine part of their team.’

‘Calm and good process with an extreme focus on reaching the clients needs in all aspects. Good support in all maters of the process and always on time. Delivers more than you expect.’

‘Georg and his team meets all client needs. The collaboration went perfectly.’

‘They have great capacity and strong competence within all legal aspects.’

‘Partner Svein-Helge Hanken stands out for his strong availability and good understanding of our needs. Makes sure Wiersholm delivers quickly and within expectations.’