Mr Magnus Nordøy Snellingen > Wiersholm > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Wiersholm Offices
DOKKVEIEN 1
PO BOX 1400 VIKA
0115 OSLO
Norway
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Mr Magnus Nordøy Snellingen
Work Department
Insurance / Banking and Finance
Position
Magnus primarily works with dispute resolution in company, torts and contract law. His recent experience particularly includes litigation within the bank, finance and insurance sector on cases concerning complex contract, directors and professional liability.
Career
Partner, Wiersholm, 2022
Managing Associate, Wiersholm, 2016
Senior Associate, Wiersholm, 2012
Deputy Judge, Drammen District Court, 2010
Associate, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, 2008
Education
Master of Laws, University of Tromsø, 2008
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Insurance
(Next Generation Partners)The insurance and regulatory practice at Wiersholm is praised by clients as ‘very knowledgeable, with great expertise, and is very available, service-minded and hands-on‘; the team assists insurance companies and intermediaries with a diverse range of insurance matters, as well as acting in litigation and arbitration proceedings. Practice head Hans Kenneth Viga-Gerhardsen is an expert in insurance and marine insurance law, and the team also includes Kjersti Trøbråten, who is ‘one of the best advisers on regulatory matters in the industry’; Olav Perland, who is highly experienced in dispute resolution and corporate law litigation; and shipping and insurance specialist Christian Hauge. Other notable practitioners include ‘highly skilled‘ regulatory specialist Stian Endre, Magnus Nordøy Snellingen, who primarily assists with shareholder M&A and D&O liability disputes; and Fredrik Dahm, who is an expert in liability matters concerning accounts, auditing and other economic issues.
Norway > Dispute resolution
Counting leading domestic and international banks, energy companies, and telecoms and media players among its impressive roster of clients, Wiersholm’s dispute resolution offering runs the gamut of contentious mandates. Thomas Naalsund and Christian Hauge now jointly lead the team; Naalsund has a broad practice that covers post-transaction disputes as well as competition and public procurement-related matters, while Hauge has an emphasis on shipping and insurance litigation. Contentious tax matters are handled by Bettina Banoun, while Olav Perland handles financial and corporate litigation; the ‘outstanding’ Magnus Nordøy Snellingen is another core individual here. The team also includes Morten Goller, who is experienced in international arbitrations, and Magnus Hellesylt, who is a key contact for complex IT contract disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Maritime law
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Tax
- TMT