Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Shipping and Offshore; Insurance; Sustainability and climate risk; Sanctions and Export Control

Emilie Falch is a Specialist Counsel in Thommessen. She is a dual qualified English and Norwegian lawyer and part of the shipping and offshore team.

Emilie is an experienced shipping lawyer. She was several years with Wikborg Rein in their shipping offshore department in London and in Oslo. She has also been in-house legal counsel in DNV and worked with marine insurance (P&I and FDD) in Skuld. Emilie provides advice within all aspects maritime law. She has particular experience in assisting shipowners, charterers, yards and marine insurers with contractual advice and negotiations in addition to dispute resolution and court and arbitration proceedings in England and Norway. She also has experience with sale and purchase, financing and casualty work.

Emilie is a board member of Incentra SA and vice president of WISTA Norway. She is part of the Center for Continuing Legal Education’s (Juristenes Utdanningssenter) academic committee for Shipping Offshore and she is an external examiner in English Law of Contract at the University of Oslo.

2024- Specialist Counsel, Thommessen; 2023-2024 Managing Associate, Oslo, Thommessen; 2022-2022 Assistant Vice President, Claims, Lawyer, Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig); 2019-2021 Senior Claims Executive, Lawyer, Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig); 2018- External Examiner, English Law of Contract, University of Oslo; 2018-2019 Group Legal Counsel (Advokat/Solicitor), DNV GL; 2017-2018 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS; 2015-2016 Associate, Wikborg Rein Co. Ltd / Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS; 2012-2014 Trainee Solicitor, Wikborg Rein LLP; 2011-2012 Paralegal, Wikborg Rein LLP; 2009-2011 Office Assistant, Wikborg Rein Co. Ltd

Norwegian, English

The Norwegian Bar Association

2014-2014 Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales (Practising Certificate); 2011-2012 Legal Practice Course (LPC), University of Westminster; 2008-2011 Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB), Kingston University London