Mr Thor Leegaard > KPMG Law Advokatfirma AS, Norway > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
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Sørkedalsveien 6
P. O. Box 7000
0306 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Thor Leegaard
Work Department
Corporate Tax
Position
Attorney-at-law/Partner Thor Leegaard is part of the corporate tax department and covers all areas of international and corporate tax law as well as European law issues connected to taxation.
Thor has extensive M&A experience, and has successfully managed significant tax and transfer pricing controversies with the tax authorities. He has litigation experience both, from Norwegian courts and the EFTA Court of Justice.
Career
2007 – Present day: Attorney-at-law/Partner, KPMG Law Advokatfirma AS
2002 – 2007: Attorney-at-law, KPMG Law Advokatfirma AS
2001 – 2002: Country Tax Researcher, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, UK and Ireland tax research
1994 – 2001: Tax Inspector, Oslo Tax Office
Languages
Norwegian
English
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
Candidate of Jurisprudence, University of Bergen (1994)
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), LLM Tax (2000)
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Tax
(Leading individuals)KPMG Law Advokatfirma AS, Norway has a full-service direct and indirect tax practice consisting of a ‘wide range of professionals and experts within most areas of taxation‘; the team advises across a wide range of tax issues and sectors with strong cross-border capabilities. Managing partner Cathrine Bjerke Dalheim specialises in cross-border employment tax. The group also includes Pål-Martin Schreiner, who ‘has exceptional expertise‘ in international corporate tax law; Per Tore Kraby Lock, who advises on global mobility and tax-related cross-border issues; and Thor Leegaard, who is highly experienced in tax controversy and M&A tax matters. The ‘very proactive and knowledgeable‘ Svein G. Andresen, real estate tax specialist Anders K. Ekern, and Jan Erik Greni, who has experience working with complex domestic and international tax issues, are also key contacts.