Brækhus Advokatfirma AS fields an ‘extremely efficient and effective team’, which advises on the full range of corporate, M&A and finance transactions. Practice head Christoph Morck, whose ‘knowledge of Norwegian legal issues is outstanding’, is a cross-border expert, and frequently advises foreign companies on their establishment, business and investments in Norway. The group also includes John Sveinsvold, who is a corporate and commercial expert.
Testimonials
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‘Extremely efficient and effective team. Time saving and trilingual (Norwegian, English and German). Finetuned and eloquent communication. Trust building and pleasant to work with.’
‘Great support and amazing work speed!’
‘The practice is fast footed and professional, with good people to work with. Documentation, strategy and legal advice are reliable and to the point.’
‘Our experience with Brækhus is that they always seek the right expertise from the right person so that challenges and problems can be highlighted quickly. This means that the right solutions are chosen in a short time.'
‘Especially for German companies, this law firm is a must.’
‘The team has made our contracting process a success. Christoph Morck was a great win for us, his competencies and knowledge of Norwegian legal issues is outstanding and was a key factor for the creation of our two companies in Norway with our Norwegian partners. He takes care of all open questions and provides us with all answers.’
‘We have worked with the partner Christoph Morck who is both sharp and experienced, with high quality levels of details and overall advice.'
‘The collaboration with Christoph Morck has been very good. He is committed, follows us up as a client and is knowledgeable. He put together a very skilled team in a short time, and followed up with us after the last case was resolved.’
Key clients
- Capgemini Norge AS
- Recreate (Prev. R8 Property ASA)
- PostNord
- Veo Oy, Veo AS
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Busch Dienste GmbH
- Kao Germany GmbH
- Uzin Utz Norge AS
- BPW Hofstad AS
- WALO International AG
- Wintersteiger AG
Work highlights
- Assisted Swiss Diabetes Venture Fund SCSp, SICAV-RAIF as lead investor with its investment in Glucoset AS, a med tech start-up company that develops tools for accurate and continuous glucose monitoring in intensive care units, to reduce patient mortality and hospital costs.
- Assisted PropTech1 Fund I GmbH & Co. KG (as pre-seed lead investor) and Styx Urban Investment GmbH & Co KG (as co-investor) with their investment in Proptly AS, a digital consultancy and software company that develops solutions in "prop tech".
- Assisted Axopar Boats Oy with legal due diligence prior to its investment in Evoy AS, a company which develops and commercialises innovative electrical systems for maritime purposes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christoph Morck