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Haakon VIIs gate 10
PB 359 Sentrum
Oslo
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Mr Jøran Sandvik

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
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS has positioned itself as a key adviser in the energy transition, demonstrating across its offshore and renewable energy teams a close connection with major decarbonisation players. Leading the renewable energy team and demonstrating knowledge across asset types, Aksel Tannum offers domestic energy companies a breadth of expertise across disputes and transactions. Elsewhere in the team, Mari Reitzel Bjerke is a specialist adviser to renewable energy players, particularly in litigation, contractual, and construction law mandates concerning grid, hydropower, and wind assets. Jøran Sandvik specialises in wind power projects, transactions, and disputes, while Christopher Sveen, who heads up the offshore team, is a leading authority on offshore construction mandates, assisting key industrial players with contracting matters on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Longstanding M&A expert Bård Sandstad has a significant track-record in high-value offshore transactions.
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