Hege Birkeland Ersdal > SANDS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
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Hege Birkeland Ersdal
Work Department
Dispute resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Hege Birkeland Ersdal is Head of SANDS Dispute resolution and litigation group. She specializes in litigation, both in civil procedures and as defense of regulatory and white-collar criminal matters.
Hege’s key areas of expertise within civil procedures are commercial and private real estate, commercial contracts, claims and various intermediary relationships.
Hege has also litigated several of the largest white collar crime cases in Norway as defense attorney, including charges of corruption, insider trading, tax and accounting related offenses.
She litigates regularly before Norwegian courts, and was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2007. She is also experienced within arbitration.
Hege is further specialized within expropriation and valuation of real estate.
Languages
Norwegian, English
Education
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1997 – University of Bergen – Cand. jur.
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Dispute resolution
Collaborating closely with the firm’s construction team, the disputes team at SANDS has a solid track record in acting for clients in the energy, insurance, infrastructure and real estate industries. Under the leadership of Hege Birkeland Ersdal, the group has seen an increase in cross-border disputes, particularly in the insurance, oil and gas, and offshore sectors. Christian Kjellby Nesset takes point on insurance litigation, while Hilde Lund handles civil cases involving public sector entities.