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Jørgen Svartebekk

Jørgen Svartebekk

Work Department

Tort law and insurance law. Dispute resolution.

Position

Partner.

Jørgen Svartebekk has built an extensive experience of pleadings for the District Courts, Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court with more than 250 cases.

Jørgen has also long experience of achieving good out of court settlements for his clients, and he assists with expert advice, negotiations and dispute settlement.

With nearly 20 years’ experience Jørgen has compiled a broad experience within tort law and insurance law. In recent years he has worked especially with liability cases, both in connection with liability insurance and contractual and non-contractual liability.

Jørgen also works with private insurance coverages, and has specific expertise in the interpretation of terms and conditions and the Insurance Contracts Law regulations. He has specialist expertise in cases with problems related to underwriting and claim settlement.

Throughout his career Jørgen has also worked with personal injury damages law and has experience with most questions arising within the field.

Jørgen is a frequent lecturer in insurance law at Oslo University. Additionally he delivers lectures each year under the auspices of the Centre for Continuing Legal Education (JUS) and BI Norwegian Business School amongst others. He is also responsible for arranging Advokatfirmaet RIISAs annual liability seminar.

Career

2010-

Partner, Advokatfirmaet RIISA

2008-2009

Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet RIISA

2001-2008

Lawyer, If Skadeforsikring

2001

Senior Executive Officer, Consumer Counsel – legal department

1999-2000

Senior Executive Officer, Consumer Counsel Oslo and Akershus

Other: Lecturer in insurance law, University of Oslo

Languages

Norwegian. English.

Education

1998     University of Oslo, Cand.jur.

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