Mr Are Zachariassen > 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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Mr Are Zachariassen
Work Department
Shipping offshore, Tax
Position
Are’s main areas of practice are issues relating to tax law, company law and stock exchange/securities legislation. Before he joined Wikborg Rein, he worked in the Directorate of Taxes, and in other legal practices. His Are has international experience from Wikborg Rein’s Singapore office, and holds a particular responsibility for international tax law.
Career
2011 – Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2008 Partner, Wikborg Rein, Singapore
2004-2007 Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2000-2004 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
1999-2000 Lawyer, Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund, Oslo
1998-1999 Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers DA, Oslo
1996-1998 Higher Executive Officer, Tax Department, the Norwegian Directorate of Taxes, Oslo
1995-1996 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo
1993-1994 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
1995 Cand. jur., University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Tax
Wikborg Rein has ‘reliable and good expertise‘ in a variety of tax matters, and is particularly strong in tax litigation and tax issues relating to M&A transactions and real estate matters. Practice head Anders Myklebust is a tax and company law specialist and has ‘a very strong tax background and very good analytical skills’. Are Zachariassen specialises in issues relating to tax law, company law and stock exchange and securities legislation, while Kaare Andreas Shetelig has ‘enormous experience of both litigation and tax law’. Daniel Nygaard Nyberg, who focuses on tax, structuring and corporate matters, is also a key practitioner. Jarle Schelander and Harald Hauge joined the practice in early 2024 from Harboe & Co AS.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Fishing and aquaculture
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Intellectual property
- Maritime law
- Offshore construction and shipbuilding
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
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