With offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Singapore, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig leverages its shipping, offshore and oil and gas strength to advise shipowners, financers, shipyards and oil companies. In Oslo, Yannis Litinas heads up the ocean team and has expertise in contracts for specialised vessels and projects, while Erlend Lous and Christine Rødsæther focus on shipping transactions, and Jan Vablum oversees the Bergen construction team. For offshore construction projects, Stavanger-based practice head Gunnar Espeland is recommended. Lars Inge Ørstavik and Hågen Hansen left the team in 2024.
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‘Christine Rødsæther is attentive, highly skilled and provides practical feedback on basis of her knowledge and long experience within the finance and shipping sector.’
Key clients
- Offshore Merchant Partners
- Endur ASA and its subsidiaries
- Westcon Yards AS
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V., DNB Bank ASA, NIBC Bank N.V.
- Nordea Bank AB (publ) filial I Norge
- Yinson Production
- Fjord 1 AS
- Volstad Maritime AS
- Fosen Yard AS
- Oma Baatbyggeri AS
Work highlights
- Representing DNB Bank as agent for a syndicate of banks and Export Finance Norway in connection with the financing of two purpose-built wind turbine installation vessels under construction at a Chinese shipyard.
- Representing Hercules Supply, a new entity set up by CPF and Clarksons Project Finance Shipping, in connection with the largest PSV order for a decade.
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Practice head
Yannis Litinas; Jan Vablum; Gunnar Espeland
Other key lawyers
Erlend Lous; Christine Rødsæther