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 > TMT
(Leading partners)Private and public organisations regularly turn to the ‘true TMT experts’ at Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS for assistance on matters. Practice head Kari Gimmingsrud is particularly well placed to advise on data privacy and information security mandates, while Andreas Bernt is a key name to note for media and technology matters. Stian Hultin Oddbjørnsen, who joined the team in June 2024, has the ability ‘to distil complex legal matters into clear, actionable insights’. Arne Byberg and Leif Eirik Thrane departed to Wikborg Rein in late 2024.
Norway > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)Sitting within the firm’s broader technology, media and IPR department, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS‘ intellectual property team maintains a strong position in the market, frequently advising life sciences, aquaculture, and media clients. Vebjørn Krag Iversen oversees the team and fields a broad practice spanning patent litigation, trade secrets work and product imitations. Elsewhere in the team, Andreas Bernt is a key adviser to the media and entertainment sectors, while Håkon Bleken and Håkon Austdal are key names for contentious matters, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. Stian Hultin Oddbjørnsen joined from CMS Kluge in June 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property Norway
- Leading partners Norway > Intellectual property
- Leading partners Norway > TMT
- TMT Norway
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