Mr Kaare Andreas Shetelig > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Mr Kaare Andreas Shetelig

(+47) 22 82 75 78 kas@wr.no

Work Department

Litigation and Arbitration, Tax

Position

Kaare Andreas Shetelig is a Partner at Wikborg Rein’s Oslo office and is head of the firm’s Industry, Dispute Resolution & Public Sector group.

His main areas of practice include issues relating to arbitration as well as litigation and dispute resolution, including cases related to tax law, professional liability, company law, energy law and contract law as well as pension law and public administration law.

He has extensively pleaded cases before Norwegian courts at all levels, including a number of cases before the Norwegian Supreme Court, as well as ad hoc arbitration under the Norwegian Arbitration Act. In addition, he has experience as arbitrator in Norwegian arbitration cases.

Shetelig has also extensive experience with international arbitration, including cases under the ICC Rules of Arbitration and the SCC Rules. He has successfully advised and/or represented a number of buyers of natural gas in price review disputes under Long Term Gas Sales Agreements as well as parties under Share Purchase Agreements and Shareholder Agreements.

Shetelig is ranked as an “leaders in their field” individual in the category Dispute Resolution in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2016..

Career

2010- Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo. 2004- Lecturer (hourly-work) in i.a. administrative law, tax law and civil proceedings, Faculty of law, University of Oslo. 2003-2010 Attorney at Law, Office of the Attorney General (Civil Affairs), Oslo.

Education

2008 Master of Laws (LLM) in Corporate Governance and Practice, Stanford University, California. 2007 Admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court. 2004 Bachelor of Business and Administration, Norwegian School of Management (BI), Oslo. 2003 Cand.jur., University of Oslo. 1996 Officers Candidate School, The Navy.