Ræder Bing

Maritime law, Insurance

Kristian Østberg is a partner at Ræder Bing and a key member of the firm’s shipping and marine insurance practice. He has extensive experience in shipping law, with a particular focus on dispute resolution.

He advises Norwegian and international clients on a broad range of maritime matters, including salvage, cargo recovery claims, vessel arrests, marine insurance disputes, shipbuilding contracts and charterparty issues. He is regularly involved in complex and high-value disputes, including matters concerning the interpretation of P&I cover and liability issues.

Kristian brings valuable industry insight from his previous in-house role with the shipbuilder STX/Vard, providing him with a strong commercial understanding of shipbuilding projects and maritime operations.

• 2021 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Ræder Bing AS
• 2015 - 2020 Senior Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Ræder AS
• 2011 - 2015 General Counsel, Agrinos AS
• 2009 - 2011 General counsel, STX Europe AS / STX OSV AS
• 2001 - 2009 Attorney with the Law dpt., Norsk Hydro ASA
• 1997 - 2001 Associate & attorney, Vogt & Co (Simonsen Vogt Wiig)
• 1996 - 1998 Secretary, the Foundations Law Committee (Stiftelseslovutvalget)
• 1994 - 1995 Research assistant, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law

• 2000 Licence to practice law
• 1997 Cand. Jur., University of Oslo