Mr Arne Byberg > Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Technology
Media and entertainment
Intellectual property rights
Information technology
Technology
Corporate M&A

Position

Partner Arne Byberg specialises in technology, media and IPR and is one of the most recognised and experienced technology lawyers in Norway, with an unparalleled international background and in-house experience from the tech industry.

He advises businesses on technology law and specialises in IT-related transactions.

With significant international experience, Byberg advises C suite business leaders on strategic direction, digitalisation and transformation strategies. Prior to joining Haavind, he held numerous leadership positions in-house within companies in the tech industry.

Byberg’s expertise includes data ownership, including non-personal data; IT services agreements, agile contracts, outsourcing, licensing and cloud solutions; digitalisation and other strategic transformation of businesses; negotiation support in procurement or sale of technology; system development agreements and IPR; dispute prevention and tech dispute resolution assistance; technology-focused M&A.

In addition to his daily legal practice, Byberg is active in various professional organisations, including The International Technology Law Association, and he contributes to the broader tech law community through articles, presentations and panel discussions on tech law related challenges.

Career

2018 –

Advokatfirmaet Haavind

2016 – 2018

General Counsel and Board Secretary, EVRY Group

2014 – 2016

Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Solutions & Associate General Counsel, Hewlett Packard USA

2013 – 2014

Strategy Director & Associate General Counsel, Hewlett Packard USA

2012

Strategy Director, PMO Lead, Hewlett Packard USA

2011 – 2012

Chief of Staff and Director of Operations & Strategy for Global Regions, Hewlett Packard USA

2010 – 2011

Director, HP Legal WorldWide Sales Support, Hewlett Packard USA

2009 – 2010

Managing Counsel, HP Software & Solutions, Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA), Hewlett Packard USA

2005 – 2009

Country Counsel Norway / Lawyer, Hewlett Packard USA

2002 – 2005

Associate / Lawyer, BAHR

2000 – 2002

Associate, Andersen Legal

1994 – 1999

IT Manager, Secher & Co

1993 – 1999
Cand. Jur, University of Bergen

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > TMT

(Leading individuals)

Arne Byberg – Advokatfirmaet 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.