Wikborg Rein

Financial Regulation, Capital Markets, M&A, Company Law

Filip is among Norway's leading experts on company law. He is also a Professor, Doctor of Laws at the University of Bergen and at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He has published scientific work with focus on shareholder conflicts, directors' liability, corporate governance, compulsory acquisition, public ownership and enterprise valuation. He has broad experience as an Appellate Court Judge and as an arbitrator. Moreover, Filip is frequently engaged in the sale and reorganising of businesses, especially where the choice of transaction model is an important premise. He often acts as counsellor in ownership disputes, including challenges that come with generational changes. Filip was Deputy Chairman at the Appeal Board of Stock Exchanges in Norway in the period 2009-2012. Since 2015 he has served as Chairman of the Norwegian Government's Legislative Committee on Securities. The Committee has delivered nine public reports on securities law.

2012 – Professor II, Faculty of law, University of Bergen 2011 – Professor II, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) 2010 – Partner, Wikborg Rein, Bergen 2007 – 2011 Professor, Faculty of law, University of Bergen 2004 – 2007 Associate University Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen 2000 – 2004 Reseach Fellow, Faculty of law, University of Bergen 1995 – 2000 Appellate Court Judge, Gulating Court of Appeal 1993 – 1995 Lawyer/Associate, Attorney General 1991 – 1993 Senior Executive Officer, Legislation department, Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police 1990 Editor, Norwegian University Law Review

Norwegian Bar Association

2004 Dr. juris, University of Bergen 1994 Practising certificate 1991 Cand.jur., University of Oslo