Mr Rolf Riisnæs > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Wikborg Rein Offices

Wikborg Rein
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
Visit website 47 22 82 75 00 47 22 82 75 01

Mr Rolf Riisnæs

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+47 22 82 75 59 rri@wr.no View profile

Work Department

Information, Communication and Technolgy (ICT) Law, Intellectual Proerty, Data Protection, Procurement

Position

Rolf’s expertise are within IT-contracts and IT-procurements, data protection/privacy, information security, e-id, electronic signature, e-business and data sharing issues. Rolf has expert knowledge of the application of all Government’s Standard Terms and Conditions for IT Procurement (SSA) which are the most frequently used standard IT-contracts in Norway even in the private sector. He assisted in drafting the new model cloud services agreements (SSA-sky) which were published in 2021 and in the overall update of the other SSAs in 2015. Riisnæs was appointed Dr. juris in 2006 for his thesis regarding digital certificates and certification services (PKI and electronic signatures). Rolf is credited by Chambers and Partners (Band 1) and Legal 500 (Leading Individuals) for TMT/Information Technology and is appointed among Thought Leaders – Data by Who’s Who Legal.

Career

2010- Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2007-2009 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2006 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2000-2005 Researcher/Scholarship-holder for doctorate (part time)
1994-1999 Researcher, Norwegian Research Centre for Computers and Law (NRCCL), Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (part time)
1994-1999 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo (part time)
1990-1993 Research Assistant, Norwegian Research Centre for Computers and Law (NRCCL), Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (part time)
1985-1987 Financial Secretary, Norsk AS Philips

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

2007 Practising Certificate
2006 Dr. juris, University of Oslo
1993 Cand.jur., University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > TMT

(Leading individuals)

Rolf Riisnæs – Wikborg Rein

Described by clients as ‘exceptionally well versed in GDPR regulations‘, the TMT team at Wikborg Rein stands out for its expertise in technology matters, IT contracts and procurements, and data protection and privacy matters; the ‘outstanding‘ Rolf Riisnæs is a key name here. Cross-border work is a core area of expertise for the team, which is led by Lars Erik Steinkjer. Hanna Beyer Olaussen leads on IP work as well as media and telecoms matters, while Gry Hvidsten heads up the data protection offering. Also in the core team is the ‘extremely knowledgeable‘ Wegard Kyoo Bergli, who works alongside Hvidsten on privacy matters.

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