Lawyers

Tormod Ludvik Nilsen

Tormod Ludvik Nilsen

Wikborg Rein, Norway

Work Department

Petroleum and Energy

Position

Tormod is Global Head of Renewable Energy. He headed up the firm's Shanghai office from 2013-2016. Tormod assists Norwegian and international clients in the renewable energy sector. His main areas of expertise are acquisitions, financing, negotiations and regulatory requirements within the electricity sector. Tormod is highly regarded for his skills and expertise in i.a. Legal 500 (Renewable Energy) and IFLR (Project Development), and the firm's Renewable Energy department is considered to be among the most prominent in Norway in particular for acquisitions, project development, investments and joint ventures in clean tech and PPAs. Tormod has headed many complex transactions and projects. Tormod also has extensive experience form energy sourcing, physical PPAs, financial PPAs and PPAs with sleeving structures.

Career

2017- Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo 2016 Partner, Wikborg Rein, Shanghai 2013-2016 Chief Representative, Wikborg Rein, Shanghai (Partner from 1.1.2015) 2012-2013 Senior Associate / Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Shanghai 2009-2011 Associate / Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo 2008-2009 Senior Advisor, The Executive Secretariat, The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defense 2005-2008 Legal Advisor, The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defense

Education

2011 Practising Certificate 2004 Cand. jur, University of Bergen

Mentions

Norway

Energy

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