Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Maritime law, oil, gas and renewable energy

Partner

2017 - : Partner - Kvale

2023 - 2025: Partner and chairman of the board - Kvale

2013 - 2016: Partner - Kyllingstad Kleveland

2010 - 2012: Senior Lawyer - Kyllingstad Kleveland

2007 - 2010: Associate/Senior Associate - Thommessen

2007: Holman Fenwick Willan (secondment) - London

2005 - 2007: Lawyer - Gard (UK) Ltd., London

2004 - 2005: Claims executive/Lawyer - Gard AS, Arendal

Norwegian and English

The Norwegian Bar Association

2003 Cand.jur., University of Tromsø

Kristian Lindhartsen has a wide background in maritime law, with emphasis on marine insurance disputes, including cover disputes and direct-action matters. He also advises shipowners and charterers on operational issues, hereunder issues related to charterparties and other contracts of carriage, commercial agreements, collisions and other marine casualties.

Lindhartsen is an experienced litigator. He has advised in and pleaded complex cases in both ordinary courts and arbitrations, including arrest and other asset securing, as well as international jurisdiction issues. Lindhartsen heads Kvale’s international arbitration practice and has experience with both ad hoc and institutional arbitration. He actively contributes to the development of the Nordic arbitration community through his position with the Nordic Offshore & Maritime Arbitration Association (NOMA). He also works with vessel-related transactions, particularly with sale/leaseback transactions of ships.