Wikborg Rein

Energy, Oil and Gas, Litigation and Arbitration

Anne-Karin is specialising in international arbitration. She works within the field of petroleum and energy law, and has acted as counsel in several international arbitrations and negotiations in the gas sector, mainly representing gas buyers. She has also assisted clients on the coming EU regulatory framework for hydrogen. She also assists clients on insurance law. Anne-Karin has a doctorate from the University of Oslo. Her doctoral theses analyses the use of policy and legal instruments in EU's secondary energy market legislation (special competition law). She previously worked at the Legislation Department of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, where she was responsible for the areas of transport, insurance, private international and company law. Anne-Karin speaks English and German.

2020 – Specialist Counsel, Wikborg Rein, Oslo 2015 – 2019 Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Oslo 2009 – 2014 Legal adviser, the Legislation Department, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security 2008 – 2009 Adviser, the Legislation Department, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security 2007 – 2008 Adviser, the Parliamentary Ombudsman 2001 – 2007 Research fellow, the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, the Department of Petroleum and Energy Law) 2000 – 2001 Deputy judge, Sorenskriveren i Stjør- og Verdal 1998 – 2000 Associate, Steenstrup Stordrange 1996 – 1997 Research assistant, the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, the Department of Petroleum and Energy Law)

2007 Dr. juris, University of Oslo, Faculty of Law 2001 Practising certificate 1998 Cand. jur, the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Faculty of Law