Wiersholm offers a comprehensive real estate offering, enabling the team to advise on acquisition, financing, development, construction, leasing, and other related areas. Tom Rune Lian spearheads the practice, taking on a varied stream of commercial real estate mandates, featuring transactions, structuring, and development. Ståle O. Meleng is chiefly engaged with business premises on transactions and development projects. Morten Brandhaug and Andreas Gustavson are recognised for their expertise in transactions, while Peder Karijord supports the negotiation of lease agreements for real estate development projects.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Working with Andreas Gustavson is pure joy! He is an exceptionally good lawyer; highly commercial, service minded to the fullest, and truly skilled at his profession.’
- ‘Commercial understanding is unparalleled, ensuring we focus on key issues impacting our business case rather than details of insignificance.'
- ‘Ståle O. Meleng and managing associate Peder Karijord are a dream team. They're available, keep all deadlines, and are up to speed on questions asked in record time. They possess a broad expertise within real estate.'
- ‘Wiersholm's real estate practice stands out for its combination of legal precision and commercial pragmatism. The team is able to quickly understand the complexity of large-scale development projects, including industrial parks under establishment, and translate this into workable solutions. Their analyses are thorough, often going several steps deeper than competitors, which gives us confidence in decision-making. For us, predictability, legal robustness, and commercial sensibility are crucial – and Wiersholm consistently delivers on this balance.’
- ‘We have primarily worked with Ståle Meleng (partner) and Natasja Plur (associate). Both are highly skilled and stand out for their ability to combine top-tier legal analysis with a practical understanding of the commercial and regulatory environment. Ståle is extremely experienced, available, and gives clear strategic guidance. His ability to frame complex matters in a way that boards and decision-makers can understand makes him invaluable. Natasja provides strong analytical support and is detail-oriented, efficient, and constructive in her communication. She adds depth and quality to the team’s work. Together, they represent the type of trusted advisors we need for an industrial park under development – combining expertise with reliability. ’
- ‘Pragmatic with in-depth real estate knowledge.'
Key clients
- AB Invest AS
- Agri Eiendom AS
- Arcus Gruppen AS
- Aspelin Ramm AS
- Axer Eiendom AS
- Bane NOR Eiendom AS
- BentallGreenOak
- Carnegie AS
- Coop Norge Eiendom AS
- DNB Næringseiendom AS
- Ferd Eiendom AS
- Fredriksborg Eiendom
Lawyers
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Practice head
Tom Rune Lian
Other key lawyers
Ståle O. Meleng; Morten Brandhaug; Andreas Gustavson; Peder Karijord; Natasja Plur