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Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS Offices

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Haakon VIIs gate 10
PB 359 Sentrum
Oslo
NO-0101
Norway
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Mr Christopher Sveen

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Work Department

Oil and offshore
Construction and offshore
Corporate M&A

Position

Partner Christopher L Sveen is a trusted advisor to the oil- and offshore and related industries and is a frequently used advisor and negotiator in both domestic and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes.

He has extensive domestic and international experience from the establishment, execution and completion of oil and gas projects, large industry facility projects and various other complex supply- and construction matters. Sveen also has extensive experience in acquisitions, divestments and restructuring of corporations.

He has acted as a strategic and commercial advisor to the executive management and board of directors of numerous businesses within the oil and gas and infrastructure industry and serves as a strategic advisor to the Norwegian oil-services contractor’s assembled under The Federation of Norwegian Industries. Sveen headed the negotiations for the contractors for the new Norwegian standard offshore contracts – NTK15/NF15 – and has been central as a co-drafter and moderator in the establishment of the new Norwegian Conditions for Purchase (NIB 16). Sveen is also Norway’s representative in the legal working groups developing and managing the Orgalim industry contracts and publications (such as S 2012 and SI14) and the associated Nordic terms and conditions (such as NL17 and NLM 19).

He is currently involved, inter alia, in various initiatives involved in electrifying the Norwegian Continental Shelf and preparing the Norwegian oil and offshore industry for the transition to renewables and CO2-neutral solutions.

Career

2017 –

Advokatfirmaet Haavind

2014 – 2016

Kyllingstad Kleveland Advokatfirma

2009 – 2014

Aker Solutions, Senior Vice President and General Counsel

2002 – 2009

Advokatfirmaet BA-HR

1999 – 2002

Kvaerner ASA

1998
Master of Laws (LL.M.), UiO

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Energy

Counting leading E&P players, major contractors, and large domestic power and grid companies among its impressive roster of clients, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS leverages the firm’s strength in the construction and offshore industries to provide a broad offering spanning the full range of industry-specific issues. On the renewables front, Aksel Tannum heads up the practice and takes point on issues related to power generation as well as contentious mandates, working alongside regulatory expert Jøran Sandvik and litigators Mari Reitzel Bjerke and Pål Martin Abell. On the oil and gas front, the team has a strong track record in advising leading oil and gas contractors on field developments and offshore construction mandates, overseen by Christopher Sveen. Bård Sandstad handles M&A and corporate work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, while oil and gas disputes are the area of focus for Mikal Brøndmo.

Norway > Offshore construction and shipbuilding

(Leading individuals)

Christopher Sveen –Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Described by clients as ‘perhaps the most solid practice in the country’, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS is routinely instructed by large high-profile contractors and regularly advises on shipbuilding mandates, energy development projects, as well as contentious matters within the sector. Christopher Sveen oversees the group and has a strong track record advising oil and offshore industry players on project developments and contracts; while Mikal Brøndmo is the key contact for contentious work. Fielding a strong team of associates, the team also includes Sarah-Ann Kvam, who specialises in offshore construction and shipbuilding contracts, while Silje Helene Bakkevig Dagsland ‘excels’ in both contentious and advisory mandates.

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