DLA Piper specialises in supporting emerging technology companies with early-stage funding strategies, while also ensuring IP protection and strategic positioning of core assets. The team advises clients on commercialisation pathways, licensing models, and partnership structures, and provides regulatory compliance support across data protection, cybersecurity, AI governance, and sector-specific regulatory frameworks. Practice head Stig Nordal leads the group, bringing extensive experience advising start-ups and investors entering and scaling within the market.
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Key clients
- Element Logic
- TietoEvry
- The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
- Vilje Bionics
- InVivo Bionics
- The Coring Company
- DigiFarm AS
- PeerMusic
- Koksobananas AS
- Tesla Norway
- The Norwegian Cancer Society
- Retriever Norge
- Xledger
- Admincontrol
- Oslo Pictures
- Telenor
- Domos AS
- RunwayFBU
- Publicis Group
- MSD Norway
Work highlights
Advised Domos AS on its cross-border acquisition by CUJO AI, providing end-to-end legal support across Norway, Finland, and the U.S., with a focus on technology integration, data governance, and regulatory compliance in the AI and telecom sectors.
Advising InVivo Bionics AS on its international commercialisation strategy, providing legal support across CE marking, clinical trials, cross-border contracts, and data governance to enable compliant market entry for its innovative bladder pressure sensor technology.
Advising StartupLab and its portfolio companies on investment structuring, commercial agreements, and strategic partnerships—including participating in StartupLab's ClimaTech Summit- supporting the legal needs of Norway’s leading early-stage tech incubator and its portfolio companies.
Practice head
Stig Nordal