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Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS

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The ‘highly competent’ Asbjørn Lyséll Dølvik heads up the practice at Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS, a boutique construction and litigation firm with notable expertise in large building and infrastructure projects and contentious matters. Acting for clients on the contractor side, the firm has a strong focus on construction contracts and principal disputes. Seasoned litigators Nils-Henrik Pettersson and Peter Vagle have a strong track record in handling major construction cases before the Supreme Court, working alongside managing partner Aron Solheim. The ’highly skilled’ Therese Kristiansen has notable in-house experience from the industry and handles both construction and public procurement-related issues. At associate level, Christoffer Fleicher and Glumur Hogneson are also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘This practice has handled very complicated cases, which requires not only knowledge of law, but extreme capability to understand complicated technical matters and enormous amounts of documents. Their knowledge in contracts, and construction, both on the consultancy, the contractor, and the builder's side, is very wide.’

  • ‘Marius Borgen and Glumur Hogneson come across as confident and experienced, they give good advice in difficult situations.’

  • ‘Marius Borgen stands out as an excellent litigator. Christoffer Fleicher stands out as very knowledgeable and extremely good at writing pleadings in legal proceedings. They are very available and engaged.’

  • ‘Glittertind has a very strong project management team that assists most major contractors in Norway. We have been using Glittertind for many years and greatly appreciate their extensive industry knowledge and ability to engage in complex projects.’

  • ‘Therese Kristiansen is a highly skilled construction lawyer. She has a unique ability to present complex issues in an easily understandable manner and excels at finding pragmatic solutions. Therese comes highly recommended.'

  • 'Another individual worth highlighting is Knut Solum. Knut assists us with contract drafting and disputes. He is pragmatic, efficient, and possesses an immense work capacity. Knut is an exceptionally skilled litigation attorney.’

  • ‘One of the most, if not the most skilled environments for building and construction law in Norway. They have vast experience with litigating such cases for the court. They also have a commercial understanding when counselling prior to disputes arising, including the stages of contracting and final account. Their team is very down to earth, very talented and always well prepared.’

  • ‘I've mainly worked with Asbjørn Dølvik. He is highly competent, has a deep insight into the construction industry and a great commercial understanding. Easy going, well prepared and efficient in all matters.’

Key clients

  • Skanska
  • Veidekke
  • NCC
  • Implenia
  • Norconsult
  • Backe
  • HI Gruppen (previously Hæhre Isaksen)
  • Azvi S.A
  • Leonard Nilsen & Sønner (LLNS)
  • IF insurance
  • Kruse Smith anlegg
  • Bundebygg
  • Gjensidige insurance
  • PNC Norge
  • Marthinsen&Duvholt
  • Sotra Link Construction
  • Peab
  • WK Entreprenør
  • Probea
  • Varden
  • HMC

Work highlights

  • Successfully represented EBA (the Norwegian Construction Union) in a principal construction law matter before the Supreme Court of Norway.
  • Represented main contractor NCC in one of the biggest rehab construction disputes in Norway.
  • Represented main contractor Hæhre in a dispute concerning the construction of two large hydroelectric power plants in northern Norway.

Lawyers

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Nils-Henrik Pettersson
Partner Nils-Henrik Pettersson has worked as a lawyer since 1984. He has litigated hundreds of civil cases before the courts, including around 25 cases before the Supreme Court. He has extensive experience with arbitration cases, including as an arbitrator, and has litigated several of the most prominent cases that have been brought before Norwegian courts. He also has considerable experience with buying and selling businesses. Nils-Henrik has special experience with cases concerning professional liability, auditors’ liability, corporate disputes, oil and gas related disputes and construction law and real estate. He also has extensive experience as a member of boards of directors, corporate assemblies and election committees in listed and unlisted companies.
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Peter Vagle
Peter Vagle has extensive experience with litigation and work in procedural law, construction law and public law issues, including public procurements. Peter also takes mediation and arbitration assignments. His main focus is currently related to the planning and implementation of major processes before the courts, but also includes counselling, as well as various training and lecture activities.
Asbjørn Lyséll Dølvik
Asbjørn Lyséll Dølvik works mainly with contract law, construction law, real estate, and civil dispute resolution within the abovementioned areas. He has special experience and expertise within contract drafting, ongoing claims and change management, final settlements and final settlement disputes, as well as mediation and legal processes before ordinary courts and through arbitration. Asbjørn also has considerable experience in handling English-language contracts and disputes. He completed parts of his law degree in England and specialises in English contract law and EU law.
Aron Solheim
Partner Aron Solheim is an experienced litigator and construction lawyer. Aron has extensive experience in assisting key operators in the construction industry. He can assist with contract drafting, follow-up during execution and resolution of disputes before courts or arbitration boards and has broad experience in bringing large complex construction cases to court. Aron also has experience with general business law litigation. Among other things, he has worked on cases concerning auditors’ and directors’ liability. Aron has litigated before all court instances.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Asbjørn Lysèll Dølvik

Other key lawyers

Marius Borgen, Christoffer Fleicher, Therese Kristiansen, Knut Solum, Glumur Hogneson, Nils-Henrik Pettersson, Peter Vagle, Aron Solheim

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