Selmer‘s full-service shipping department is regarded for its contentious work within the marine insurance, shipping, offshore, and shipbuilding sectors. At the helm of the practice sits Preben Helverschou, an experienced shipping practitioner who is especially proficient in drafting, negotiating, and disputes related to charterparties and carriage contracts. Tor Herdlevær’s diverse practice features matters involving ship financing, shipbuilding, and shipping-related M&A. Eline Hellem Langeland is a key contact for disputes, having acted on cases involving marine insurance and shipbuilding, and Lars Myklebust Tomasson adds additional expertise in M&A and financing to the practice.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Preben Helverschou is my go-to guy for insurance and shipping matters, for years and various law firms. I trust him fully, on the legal and commercial terms, and he deeply understands the issues my organisation is facing.’
- ‘Good team with good experience and very pragmatic in their advice.’
- ‘I recommend Tor Herdlevær - ship finance and Preben Helverschou.’
- ‘They are engaged, proactive, and available, and they take a particularly commercial approach to the issues at hand.’
- ‘Preben Helverschou is my lead partner, and he is thoughtful, diligent, knowledgeable, and thorough, but crucially, he is commercially minded.’
- ‘Very competent, fast, tidy and efficient. A legal partner you can trust.’
Key clients
- Altera Infrastructure
- COSL Drilling
- C Solutions Limited
- DSV Air & Sea Norway
- Eastern Bulk
- Eidesvik Offshore
- Eksfin
- Export Finance Norway
- Fjord1
- Green Yard Kleven Shipyard (former Kleven Verft)
- Halliburton
- Havfram
Work highlights
Advising Olympic Subsea on the negotiation of the shipbuilding contracts, project support, financing and delivery of two Construction Support Vessels (CSOV) being built at Ulstein Yard, Norway.
Advising Sparebank 1 Markets in connection with the uplisting of the offshore shipowning company, Integrated Wind Solutions ASA, from Euronext Growth Oslo to the regulated market of the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Assisting RGI Marine Holding AS in connection with the order of a first-of-its-kind Energy Construction Vessel from Vard Vung Tau, Vietnam.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Preben Helverschou
Other key lawyers
Tor Herdlevær; Eline Hellem Langeland; Lars Myklebust Tomasson