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Håkon Amundsen has been integral in leading the Storebrand legal team through a number of new regulations effectively, achieving both commercially and legally viable outcomes. His astute project management has resulted in a well-functioning interdisciplinary team which has been able to negotiate and implement several strategic partnerships and transactions. As the responsible lead lawyer for Customer Norway (sales and marketing) and business development, Amundsen advises on and handles a wide range of issues covering the entire span of product and service offerings at the asset management company as well as its corporate governance. Discussing his most effective methodologies, he explains that he has created a “one stop shop” for legal services within the organisation, entailing a more personalised system where clients can call upon one lawyer who coordinates all relevant subject matter expertise. This has in turn created a feeling of ownership with regards to the business outcome, encouraging the team to strive to ‘understand the business equally as well as the relevant decision-makers’. Amundsen sees it vital to leverage the importance of being able to take lead of different projects and be action-oriented. Amundsen has consistently proven his contentiousness by overcoming a ‘regulatory tsunami’ which has impacted every part of the business. Illustrating this he claims ‘it was challenging to give clear advice in a highly dynamic and developing regulatory landscape’. Overcoming these issues by leveraging a project management methodology that adapts the planning and execution phases to the expected regulatory timeline, Amundsen has also helped the business obtain and maintain an overview of the relevant regulatory pipeline,