Ms Elisabeth Roscher > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Wikborg Rein Offices
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
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Ms Elisabeth Roscher
Work Department
Compliance and Crisis Management
Position
Elisabeth is head of the firm’s ESG, Compliance and Crisis Management team. She was previously partner and head of the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services team at EY Norway (2011-2016). Elisabeth was also senior public prosecutor with Økokrim, responsible for investigation and prosecution of various large and complex economic crime cases. She has extensive experience in both pleading and prosecuting cases before Norwegian courts, including several Økokrim cases before the Norwegian Supreme Court. Her main areas of practice include:
– Corporate compliance in particular anti-corruption, anti-money-laundering, responsible business conduct and human rights and international sanctions and trade control
– Private investigations and crisis management for both national and international companies
– Criminal law, in particular economic crime and corporate criminal liability
Career
2019- Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2016-2019 Specialist Counsel, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2011-2016 Partner/Lawyer, EY (Ernst & Young AS), Oslo
2002-2011 Senior Prosecutor, Økokrim, Oslo
2007-2008 Director Investigation, The Norwegian Competition Authority, Bergen
2000-2002 Head of Legal, The Norwegian Competition Authority, Oslo
1996-2000 Lawyer, Orkla ASA, Oslo
1995-1996 Lawyer, Hafslund Nycomed ASA, Oslo
1990-1995 Lawyer, Wiersholm, Oslo
1989-1990 Deputy Judge, Nedre Romerike County Court, Lillestrøm
1988-1989 Visiting Lawyer, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Toronto, Canada
Memberships
Member, The Norwegian Bar Association’s Human Rights committee
Education
1988 Cand. Jur, University of Oslo
1987 Diploma in EU law, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
(Leading Individuals)Leveraging its international network of offices, Wikborg Rein’s multidisciplinary offering spans all core areas of compliance and regulatory work, with the group routinely handling crisis management, investigations, due diligence, and ESG work. Practice co-head Elisabeth Roscher has an impressive track record advising on a large volume of complex compliance cases, as well as private investigations and human rights due diligence matters. Working alongside Roscher is co-head and managing partner Geir Sviggum, who is particularly skilled at handling mandates and investigations with international aspects. The firm’s sanctions offering, hailed by clients as ‘by far the best in Norway’, has recently seen further increases in sanctions and export control-related instructions, a core area of expertise for the firm; the ‘fantastic’ Tine Elisabeth Vigmostad is the name to note here. New partner Elise Johansen is also recommended for her ESG expertise. Charlie Pope left the team in March 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading Individuals Norway > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations Norway
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