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Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS Offices

Haakon VIIs gate 10
PB 359 Sentrum
Oslo
NO-0101
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Mrs Kari Sigurdsen

Position
Kari Sigurdsen has more than 15 years of experience within litigation and dispute resolution, including five years at the Office of the Attorney General for Civil Affairs. She has pleaded a significant number of cases before Norwegian courts, including cases before the Norwegian Supreme Court. In 2019 she was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court.
She also has experience with ad hoc arbitration under the Norwegian Arbitration Act.
Sigurdsen handles complex disputes and mediations for some of Norway’s leading companies within a wide range of topics within business law, including contract law, company law, tort law and employment law.
Sigurdsen also has extensive experience with dispute resolution for clients from the State and Public Sector, such as the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice. She also regularly litigates tax and VAT cases for the Norwegian Tax Administration.
Career
2021 –
Advokatfirmaet Haavind
2016 – 2021
Attorney General’s Office
2015
Acting District Court Judge, Follo District Court
2012 – 2016
Advokatfirmaet Wikborg Rein
2011 – 2012
Deputy judge, Oslo District Court
2007 – 2011
Legal Advisor, Ministry of Justice
2004 – 2006
Borgarting Court of Appeal
2003 – 2004
Advokatfirmaet Sands
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS‘ employment practice is geared to support employers on the full range of employment matters, including litigation and dispute resolution, pension matters, collective employment issues and data protection work. With ‘extensive knowledge in his field’, Gaute Krokann heads up the team, advising public sector and state-owned companies on collective labour and restructuring processes. For large and medium-sized businesses, Lars Kokkvold is singled out for his ‘truly unique competence’ in cross-border employment mandates, and Pål Kvernaas aptly advises on strategic advisory issues and dispute resolution. Other notable names are Sten Foyn, who takes point on employment litigation, and Kari Sigurdsen, who is a specialist in employment dispute resolution.
Norway > Dispute resolution
(Next Generation Partners)The large and experienced team at Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS is singled out for its ‘robust legal services and client-centric approach’ and has broad industry sector expertise ranging from the real estate to finance spaces. With expertise in infrastructure and construction disputes, Henning Nordtvedt leads the group, which also includes Johnny Johansen, who is well renowned for construction-related disputes, and Rasmus Asbjørnsen, whose has a varied litigation practice. Mikal Brøndmo focuses on international disputes and arbitration proceedings, while Anne Hesjedal Sending is recommended for public procurement and commercial contract mandates. Kari Sigurdsen has an extensive track record in court representation, with a broad practice covering contract and employment law.
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