Arntzen de Besche

Partner. Steen’s main area of focus is the financial, pension and insurance sectors. He has extensive experience as a legal advisor to Norwegian businesses, organisations and the public administration. He has rights of audience before the Supreme Court of Norway. and represents clients in all Norwegian courts. He has experience as a judge in arbitration cases relating to Norwegian and international insurance law.

Steen was for many years retained by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance to assist in the work of the Banking Law Commission. He participated in the preparation of a number of official reports relating to the Financial Contracts Act, the Insurance Contracts Act, the Payment Services Act, legislation covering occupational pensions, the Financial Institutions Act and the Insurance Activity Act. He assisted with the establishment of the national pension rights register Norsk Pensjon AS.

Steen has served as managing partner at Arntzen de Besche and CEO of the body that administers the contractual early retirement pension scheme (AFP) in the Norwegian private sector (Fellesordningen for Avtalefestet Pensjon), which has given him considerable senior executive experience. He has assisted employer and employee organisations to draw up the rules governing the AFP early retirement schemes and associated supplements for AFP pensioners without other income (Sliterordningene). He is an advisor to the public service pensions transfer agreement’s guarantee scheme (Overføringsavtalens sikringsordning).

Steen is a highly sought after advisor for complex cases and has undertaken many socially important assignments. He assists with restructuring processes and investigations/inquiries.

2001 - Arntzen de Besche - Partner

2015 - 2018, Arntzen de Besche - Managing Partner / Chairman of the board

2009 - 2012, Contractual Pension Scheme/Severance Pay Scheme - CEO

2002 - 2005, Arntzen de Besche - Managing partner / Chairman of the board

1989 - 2000, Arntzen, Underland & Co. - Partner / Managing partner

1984 - 1989, Arntzen, Underland & Co. - Lawyer

1988, Tønsberg district court - Deputy judge

1987, Linklaters, London - Trainee

1981 - 1982, University of Oslo - Research Assistant at the Institute of Private Law

Norwegian Bar Association.

1987, Kings College London - Studies

1978 - 1984, University of Oslo - Cand.jur.