Mr Jon Rabben > Wiersholm > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Wiersholm
DOKKVEIEN 1
PO BOX 1400 VIKA
0115 OSLO
Norway

Work Department

Oil and Gas

Position

Jon Rabben assists Norwegian and international clients within the energy sector, and his main areas of expertise are acquisitions, financing, negotiations, dispute resolution and regulatory requirements within this business segment. Jon’s practice includes assistance to petroleum producers on the Norwegian continental shelf, producers of hydro electric power and businesses engaged in new renewable power. He is admitted to the Supreme Court.

Career

Partner, Wiersholm, 2017
Partner, Wikborg, Rein & Co , 2008
Managing Associate/Senior Associate/Associate, Wikborg, Rein & Co , 2000
Assistant professor, Faculty of law, UiT, 1999
Lecturer and external examiner, UiT, UiB and BI, 1997

Education

Cand. Jur., University of Tromsø, 1999

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Energy

(Leading individuals: Electricity and renewable energy)

Jon RabbenWiersholm

Lauded by clients for its ability to bring ‘a wealth of experience and technical know-how to transactions‘, the energy team at Wiersholm runs the gamut of renewable and traditional energy work, handling commercial agreements, project financing work, regulations, and project development. Inge Ekker Bartnes and Jon Rabben jointly oversee the renewables offering; Bartnes is recommended for work relating to M&A, financing deals, and financial restructurings, while Rabben assists domestic and international clients with regulatory issues, contract negotiations, and corporate matters. On the oil and gas front, the team’s expertise spans the full range of petroleum law and regulatory work, as well as commercial agreements, disputes, and transactional mandates. Sondre Dyrland oversees the oil and gas group and has extensive expertise in petroleum law and contractual matters, while Thomas Naalsund handles contentious work. At associate level, the ‘technically very sharpSvanhild Vesterheim specialises in regulatory matters in the renewable energy sector. Torkjel Grøndalen joined the practice in early 2024 from Advokatfirmaet Schjødt.