Børge Alsvik > Gjelsten Herlofsen Advokatfirma AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Børge Alsvik

Work Department

Maritime law. Shipping and transport law. Marine and offshore insurance

Position

Børge has held key positions in private practice as well as public service. He has extensive experience as a lawyer specializing in transport and shipping law (including insurance, cover disputes, P&I, LOH, H&M, bills of lading, cargo claims, marine incidents, ship arrests, charter party and contract disputes etc.).  Børge has successfully represented clients in a number of reported cases. His practice does in addition to maritime law also include cases arising in relation to Road, Air and Multimodal Transport.

Børge has served as acting Judge in the Court of Appeal.

He has been senior legal advisor at the County Governor and legal advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Section for Treaty Law, Environmental Law and the Law of the Seas.

During his studies, Børge was research assistant at the Department of Public and International law, University of Oslo.

Career

 

2023 – Present:
Partner at Gjelsten Herlofsen AS

2021 – 2022:
Two periods as Acting Judge in the Court of Appeal (Eidsivating)

2018 – 2022:
Specialist Counsel/Senior lawyer at Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS

2015 – 2018:
Senior legal advisor at the County Governor

2013-2015:
Lawyer at Thallaug

2011-2013:
Lawyer at Hjort

2009 – 2011:
Legal adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2005 – 2009:
Associate at Vogt & Wiig AS

2004 – 2005:
Research Assistant at the Dep. of Public and International law, University of Oslo

 

Languages

English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Education

2008 Practicing Certificate

2005 Cand. Jur. at University of Oslo