Mr Jøran Sandvik > Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Renewable Energy

Position

Partner Jøran Sandvik is one of Norway’s foremost experts in renewable energy and energy transactions, with more than 20 years of experience in these fields, including from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. His public and private practice has given him leading regulatory expertise, both within hydropower and wind power, and grid-issues, rendering him a key adviser in both project development and transactions.

His practice covers all areas of the electricity sector, including power generation, network operations and power sales, and he has gained an exceptional amount of experience from some of the largest hydropower and wind farm projects carried out in Norway.

Among Norway’s most respected legal practitioners, Sandvik is a trusted adviser to many notable domestic and international clients, and he has worked for several of the largest power companies, energy-intensive industrial companies, and investment firms, both Norwegian and international. Clients have particularly praised his expertise in regulatory issues of the renewable energy sector and the thoroughness of his understanding of the issues facing projects in the sector.

Career

2015- Advokatfirmaet Haavind

2004-2015 Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm

2001-2004 Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

Languages

Norwegian, English

Education

2000 University of Bergen (Cand. jur.)

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.