Praised for its ‘very deep knowledge of the practice field’, Brækhus Advokatfirma AS advises on the full range of domestic and cross-border corporate and M&A transactions. Practice head Christoph Morck is dual qualified in Norway and Germany and consistently advises foreign companies on their establishment, business and investments in Norway. Other practitioners are corporate and commercial expert John Sveinsvold, Stein E. Hove, and Brede A Haglund, who focuses on the technology sector.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Fast, pragmatic and customised solutions.’

  • ‘Friendly, helpful contacts who ask the right questions and develop customised solutions.’

  • ‘Very responsive to requests, immediate attention to matters requiring assistance and very deep knowledge of the practice field.’

  • ‘Complete and detailed coverage of us as a client and exceptional service provided when asked. Differentiated as a legal adviser.’

  • ‘Christoph Morck is always very easy to reach, always available and delivers services of the highest quality, he is exceptionally skilled to meet the intercultural needs of all parties involved and manages to create a setting of trust with the client.’

Key clients

  • Capgemini Norge AS
  • Institutional Shareholder Services / ISS Corporate
  • Swiss Diabetes Funds
  • Øystein Back and all shareholders in AXXE AS
  • PropTech1 Fund I GmbH & Co. KG and Styx Urban Investment GmbH & Co KG
  • Axopar Boats Oy
  • Fisherman’s & Partners
  • Veo Oy
  • Wintersteiger
  • BPW Hofstad AS

Work highlights

  • Acted as a buy-side legal adviser for ISS Corporate's acquisition of technology company Celsia.
  • Assisted Swiss Diabetes Venture Fund SCSp with its investment in Glucoset AS.
  • Advised Capgemini Norge AS on tender process/competition for acquisition of Nortura's IT-company.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christoph Morck

Other key lawyers

John Sveinsvold, Stein E. Hove, and Brede A Haglund