Hall of Fame: Electricity and renewable energy
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Gunnar Martinsen
Hall of fameAdvokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
A significant part of Mr Martinsen's work is related to the conditions of the power industry and energy law related litigation. He is ranked as a leading lawyer within his field in national and international rankings. He advises Norwegian and foreign power companies matters concerning energy, water resources and licensing. Mr Martinsen has assisted a number of power companies in connection with acquisitions, disposals, placements, mergers and various restructurings.
Hall of fame: Oil and gas
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Leading individuals: Electricity and renewable energy
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Kristin Bjella
Advokatfirmaet Hjort
Kristin Bjella is head of Hjort’s Energy and Environmental Law department. Bjella works with litigation, dispute resolution and negotiations, as well as M&A, and within the industries of energy and natural resources, and real estate. Her expertise includes administrative law, contract law, company law, expropriation law, as well as regulatory law within the energy field. Bjella is admitted to the Supreme Court and litigates regularly before the Norwegian courts. She was member of the commission for the Norwegian Civil Procedure Act and the Arbitration Act. She is experienced in arbitration, both as an arbitrator and counsel. In 2018, she acted as counsel for Finnmarkseiendommen before the Supreme Court in plenum, regarding right to land and natural resources in Finnmark.
Jon Rabben
Wiersholm
Jon Rabben assists Norwegian and international clients within the energy sector, and his main areas of expertise are acquisitions, financing, negotiations, dispute resolution and regulatory requirements within this business segment. Jon's practice includes assistance to petroleum producers on the Norwegian continental shelf, producers of hydro electric power and businesses engaged in new renewable power. He is admitted to the Supreme Court.
Leading individuals: Oil and gas
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Yngve Bustnesli
Kvale Advokatfirma DA
Mr Yngve Bustnesli has in-depth knowledge of the oil & gas industry, and is recognized as one of the leading Norwegian practitioners within petroleum law and offshore contracts. He has extensive experience with the various offshore contracts including seismic agreements, drilling contracts, rig hire and rig sharing agreements, tie-in agreements, licence transactions and due diligences, unitisations and redeterminations, third party access to infrastructures, gas sales contracts, decommissioning projects and the applicable petroleum legislation.
Christian Hals
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
Partner. Christian works primarily with M&A and securities law within the oil and gas segment. He has broad experience with M&A and equity capital market transactions, and has inter alia assisted several issuers in connection with listings on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Pål Lieungh
Hall of fameAdvokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
Mr Lieungh has many years of experience as legal advisor within the offshore, oil & gas and industrial sectors. He also has extensive international experience as an advisor to Norwegian companies dealing with international projects. Mr Lieungh heads the firm's Oil Service practice area.
Next Generation Partners: Electricity and renewable energy
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Caroline Skaar Landsværk
Wikborg Rein
Caroline is specialised within renewable energy and the green shift. She heads the firm's energy team in Oslo. In Wikborg Rein, Caroline has assisted in various energy related projects and transactions, within both the renewable energy and petroleum sectors, in Norway and abroad. Caroline has broad knowledge of projects, transactions and the regulatory regime relating to hydro power, onshore wind, offshore wind, power grid, solar power, district heating and power market. She provides advice on energy regulatory issues, including EU law within the energy area. Furthermore, Caroline regularly assists clients in contract negotiations and contract drafting both towards investors, partners, developers, contractors, suppliers and other stakeholders. Such contracts typically comprise power purchase agreements (PPA), cooperation agreements and shareholders agreements, transaction agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, landowner agreements and supply agreements. Caroline has a true engagement for new sustainable technology and infrastructure, and has had the pleasure of working on such projects on several occasions. Caroline has over several years been ranked as one of Norway's up and coming talents within the category energy and climate in the financial newspaper Finansavisen's annual lawyer survey, and is also recognised by the rating agency Chambers & Partners within the area "Energy: Electricity".
Mari Reitzel Bjerke
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Mari specialises in renewable energy, contract law/construction law and litigation, and has ten years’ experience as adviser to players within the renewable energy sector. She advises on issues related to hydroelectric power production, district heating, grid development and wind power, especially related to regulatory issues and constraints, contractual matters, concession issues, establishment and development of power production, energy related transactions, acquisition of waterfall and land rights, government requirements and appraisement. She has extensive experience with complex energy transactions, especially within hydro power and wind power, as adviser to both seller side and buyer side. Mari also has extensive litigation experience, and significant construction law competence, especially from working with the development of power production facilities within hydro power and wind power.
Next Generation Partners: Oil and gas
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.