Mr Andreas Bernt > Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Media and entertainment
Technology
Intellectual property rights
Media

Position

Partner Andreas Bernt advises companies within the media and technology sectors, and is specialised in intellectual property rights and media law, including IT contracts as well as copyright, licensing and distribution relation to TV and film. He is one of the country’s leading experts on copyrights in the digital age, and a litigator in IPR and IT disputes. He has prior experience of having served as a judge at the district court level.

He often works closely with the top management in both Norwegian and international businesses in matters relating to strategy and general policy, and in negotiation and drafting of contracts. He has extensive experience with dispute resolution and litigation, especially in matters relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights.

Clients have particularly appreciated Partner Bernt’s industry knowledge and have described him as very skilful in his work.

Career

2008-
Advokatfirmaet Haavind

2009-2010
Deputy judge, Hammerfest district court

2008
Master of Laws, UiO

1999-2006
Journalist, freelance

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Intellectual property

(Leading individuals)

Andreas BerntAdvokatfirmaet Haavind AS

With notable strength in the pharma, aquaculture, and fisheries industries, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS fields a ‘young and talented’ team that sits within the firm’s broader technology, media, and IP department. Vebjørn Krag Iversen oversees the group and has a substantial IP practice that covers patent litigation, trade secrets work, and product imitations. Working alongside Iversen, Andreas Bernt acts primarily for clients in the media and entertainment sectors. The team also includes the ‘extremely experienced’ Håkon Bleken and Håkon Austdal, who are key contacts for contentious matters, particularly in the pharma, food, and life sciences sectors.

Norway > TMT

(Leading individuals)

Andreas BerntAdvokatfirmaet Haavind AS

Regularly acting for governmental entities and leading Norwegian corporations, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS is praised by clients for its ‘very strong understanding of the IT sector‘. Leif Eirik Thrane oversees the team and advises leading Norwegian companies on large IT outsourcing transactions and M&A in the tech sector, ably assisted by senior associate Isak Mendoza; the duo attracts praise for their ‘great understanding of technology’. Arne Byberg is the key contact for contract work in the tech industry, while Andreas Bernt takes point on media matters. Data privacy and information security work is handled by Kari Gimmingsrud.