About

Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) is a company at the cutting edge of the oil and gas exploration and research market, and provides invaluable geophysical services that allow oil companies to locate and exploit oil reserves. The EMGS legal team is compact and flexible, allowing it to deal with a variety of issues across the full spectrum of the group’s activities, and has been particularly active in executing patent litigation and infringement claims. A corporate social responsibility initiative, along with training and reports, has been organised by the legal team, which has also implemented a committee project between senior management, human resources and notable employees throughout the company aimed at increasing business alignment. To demonstrate the value that the legal team adds to the business, chief legal counsel Annette Mellbye compares the costs of the in-house team with that of external counsel; comprehensive savings have been made when contrasting the two.