Wikborg Rein

China, Shipping

Bård is dual qualified as a Norwegian lawyer and a Solicitor of England & Wales and has a broad international practice focused on shipping and offshore. He regularly assists clients with cross border disputes, negotiating and drafting complex contracts and project due diligence, and also advises international companies with a presence in China on a range of issues regarding their international operations. Before relocating to the Shanghai office, Bård worked almost five years for Wikborg Rein’s London office and two years for the head office in Oslo. Bård has also spent time at Wikborg Rein’s Singapore office.

2022 – Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Shanghai 2022 Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, London 2019 – 2021 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, London 2019 Associate (3 months), Wikborg Rein, Singapore 2017 – 2019 Associate, Wikborg Rein, London 2015 – 2017 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo 2014 Research assistant, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Oslo 2013 Intern (6 months), The Norwegian Permanent Delegation to the Council of Europe 2009 – 2014 Editorial Consultant (part-time), Gyldendal Rettsdata

2023 – Board member, Norwegian Business Association China

2019 Admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales 2019 Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme, Kaplan QLTS 2018 Practicing certificate 2015 Master of Laws, University of Oslo 2015 – 2017 Maritime Trainee program, Norwegian Shipowners' Association