Mr Bård Sandstad > Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS has positioned itself as a key adviser in the energy transition, demonstrating across its offshore and renewable energy teams a close connection with major decarbonisation players. Leading the renewable energy team and demonstrating knowledge across asset types, Aksel Tannum offers domestic energy companies a breadth of expertise across disputes and transactions. Elsewhere in the team, Mari Reitzel Bjerke is a specialist adviser to renewable energy players, particularly in litigation, contractual, and construction law mandates concerning grid, hydropower, and wind assets. Jøran Sandvik specialises in wind power projects, transactions, and disputes, while Christopher Sveen, who heads up the offshore team, is a leading authority on offshore construction mandates, assisting key industrial players with contracting matters on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Longstanding M&A expert Bård Sandstad has a significant track-record in high-value offshore transactions.

Increasingly active in acquisitions, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS‘ corporate and M&A team is recognised for its sector knowledge which spans the technology, energy, aquaculture and food spaces. Bjørn Olav Torpp is instructed on a variety of cross-border and private equity transactions and co-heads the practice alongside Ellen Schult Ulriksen, who advises companies and creditors on financial restructuring and insolvency mandates. Bård Sandstad focuses on the offshore and energy sectors, while Preben Brecke takes point on private equity issues. Kjetil Hardeng advises clients on transactions and projects, and Kaare Oftedal joined the practice from DLA Piper in late 2024.