Arntzen de Besche

Tax

Partner. Andersen specialises in tax law and company law and has broad experience in these fields in both the public and private sectors. He has in-depth expertise on petroleum and energy taxes, property tax, general corporate taxation and international tax law. He has worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance’s Tax Law Department and has extensive experience of law-making and committee work.

Over the past 25 years, Andersen has assisted national and international clients in a variety of business sectors with matters relating to tax and tax law. He works primarily in the field of transactions, mergers and demergers, acquisitions, tax law, transfer pricing, property tax, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, tax administration law and company law. He also regularly assists in cases relating to VAT and special taxes.

Andersen regularly accepts assignments to represent clients in cases relating to direct and indirect taxation, property tax and company law issues. He has extensive experience of leading the legal side of projects involving major public and private sector entities and which raise complex legal questions relating to direct and indirect taxation, and other professional areas.

Andersen is knowledgeable about the various business sectors and is frequently used as a strategic advisor by his clients. He has considerable experience as a project manager for complex cases which also involve contact with the public authorities and the management of multiple stakeholders.

2011 - Arntzen de Besche - Partner

2006 - 2010, Arntzen de Besche - Senior Lawyer

2002 - 2006, Arntzen de Besche - Senior Associate

2001, Arntzen de Besche - Associate

1998 - 2000, Arntzen, Underland & Co. - Associate

1994 - 1998, Ministry of Finance, Tax Law Department - Senior adviser, senior executive officer, executive officer

Norwegian, English

Norwegian Bar Association.

1993, Cand.jur. (Qualifying law degree), University of Oslo