Mr Andreas Bernt > Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS Offices
Haakon VIIs gate 10
PB 359 Sentrum
Oslo
NO-0101
Norway
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Mr Andreas Bernt
Work Department
Media and entertainment
Technology
Intellectual property rights
Media
Position
Partner Andreas Bernt advises companies within the media and technology sectors, and is specialised in intellectual property rights and media law, including IT contracts as well as copyright, licensing and distribution relation to TV and film. He is one of the country’s leading experts on copyrights in the digital age, and a litigator in IPR and IT disputes. He has prior experience of having served as a judge at the district court level.
He often works closely with the top management in both Norwegian and international businesses in matters relating to strategy and general policy, and in negotiation and drafting of contracts. He has extensive experience with dispute resolution and litigation, especially in matters relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights.
Clients have particularly appreciated Partner Bernt’s industry knowledge and have described him as very skilful in his work.
Career
2008-
Advokatfirmaet Haavind
2009-2010
Deputy judge, Hammerfest district court
2008
Master of Laws, UiO
1999-2006
Journalist, freelance
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)With notable strength in the pharma, aquaculture, and fisheries industries, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS fields a ‘young and talented’ team that sits within the firm’s broader technology, media, and IP department. Vebjørn Krag Iversen oversees the group and has a substantial IP practice that covers patent litigation, trade secrets work, and product imitations. Working alongside Iversen, Andreas Bernt acts primarily for clients in the media and entertainment sectors. The team also includes the ‘extremely experienced’ Håkon Bleken and Håkon Austdal, who are key contacts for contentious matters, particularly in the pharma, food, and life sciences sectors.
Norway > TMT
(Leading partners)Regularly acting for governmental entities and leading Norwegian corporations, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS is praised by clients for its ‘very strong understanding of the IT sector‘. Andreas Bernt takes point on media matters, and data privacy and information security work is handled by Kari Gimmingsrud. Stian Hultin Oddbjørnsen joined the team from CMS Kluge in 2024, while Leif Eirik Thrane and Arne Byberg departed to Wikborg Rein later in the same year.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property Norway
- Leading partners Norway > Intellectual property
- Leading partners Norway > TMT
- TMT Norway
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Construction
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Fishing and aquaculture
- Intellectual property
- Offshore construction and shipbuilding
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- TMT