Dr Juris Anders Ryssdal > Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Dr Juris Anders Ryssdal

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Work Department

Dispute resolution and litigation

Position

Partner Anders Ryssdal is one of Norway’s most highly respected litigators. He has argued a great number of cases before Norwegian and international courts, and he is top ranked under Dispute Resolution in Chambers 2020 and Legal 500.

Anders has brought 25 cases before the Supreme Court, of which 6 cases in plenary and grand chamber. He has extensive experience with arbitration and serves regularly as arbitrator. He also handles class-action lawsuits.

Anders’ particular expertise is within disputes over limited liability law, company law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), securities trading law, financial market law, contract law, competition law, public law and international law. He oversees parallel processes in several countries.

Anders also has extensive experience as member of boards of directors, supervisory boards and election committees of listed and unlisted companies.

Career

2017 – Partner, Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS
1993 – 2016   Partner, Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm
2004 – 2008  President, the Norwegian Bar Association
1990 – 1992  Research fellow, University of Oslo
1991   Acting Appeals Court judge
1984 – 1989  Staff attorney with the Norwegian Solicitor General, Civil Affairs
1979 – 1982  Research assistant, University of Oslo

Languages

English

Memberships

Member of the Norwegian Bar Association
Norwegian member of ICC Court of Arbitration

Education

1995  Dr. juris, University of Oslo
1987  License to practise as attorney
1986  Master of Laws (LL.M.), Harvard Law School
1983  Cand. jur., University of Oslo