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Dispute resolution

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

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Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS is home to a dispute resolution team that attracts praise for its ‘vast industry know-how and experience’ across the infrastructure and energy sectors. Henning Nordtvedt leads the group, which also includes seasoned litigator Johnny Johansen, who is an expert in construction-related disputes, and Mikal Brøndmo, who focuses on international disputes and arbitrations. Also in the core team is Rasmus Asbjørnsen, whose broad litigation practice spans M&A, real estate, and tax cases. Kari Sigurdsen acts for corporations and governmental entities on tax, employment, and contract matters, while Anne Hesjedal Sending focuses on public procurement and commercial contract cases. The group strengthened its construction disputes offering with the 2023 arrival of Sofie Komissar, formerly at BAHR.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Haavind has proved to be competent, diligent and very service-minded. Notably, the team is always quick to respond to the client’s requests.'
  • 'They are very committed, and serve a high quality in everything they do. They respond fast and do their best to serve their clients.'
  • 'In construction, the very first choice of firm due to knowledge of the industry, capacity (several well-experienced and respected individuals) and experience. Work extremely well as a team.'
  • 'The team combines specialised legal know-how with vast industry know-how and experience. This leads to very user-friendly advice and pragmatic solutions.'
  • 'Havvind has put together excellent teams for our cases. They use a mix of very experienced partners and younger lawyers that complement each other very well, and they are good at using each others strengths in representing the client.'
  • 'Haavind has an excellent and broad team within contract law and public procurement. They respond quickly, and manage to familiarise themselves with complex issues and give advice that can be operationalised.'

Key clients

  • Telenor ASA
  • Norway Post (Posten Norge)
  • Celca Armeringsstål AS
  • Storebrand ASA
  • Axactor SE
  • GK Gruppen and GK Norge
  • Viaplay Group Sweden
  • Elous

Work highlights

  • Successfully represented Celsa in a shareholder dispute.
  • Representing major Swedish renewable player Eolus and Øyfjellet Wind AS in several disputes regarding Norway’s largest stand-alone wind power plant.
  • Successfully represented the seller in a post-M&A dispute.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
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Johnny Johansen
Partner and chair of the board Johnny Johansen is among Norway’s most respected legal practitioners. He has substantial experience in litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, and is admitted to the Supreme Court. He is particularly renowned for his work in large and complex construction and infrastructure projects, including buildings, roads, railways, power plants, and onshore aquaculture farms. Johansen is recommended and referred to within his practice areas by inter alia Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and Finansavisen (Norwegian Financial Daily's). In the latter, he has over the last years been ranked as the leading construction lawyer in Norway. Johansen frequently sits as an arbitrator in international and domestic contract disputes. He is a member of the Norwegian Bar Association’s contract law committee, regularly lectures on his areas of specialisation and is the author of several respected legal books and articles.
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Kari Sigurdsen
Kari Sigurdsen has more than 15 years of experience within litigation and dispute resolution, including five years at the Office of the Attorney General for Civil Affairs. She has pleaded a significant number of cases before Norwegian courts, including cases before the Norwegian Supreme Court. In 2019 she was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court. She also has experience with ad hoc arbitration under the Norwegian Arbitration Act. Sigurdsen handles complex disputes and mediations for some of Norway’s leading companies within a wide range of topics within business law, including contract law, company law, tort law and employment law. Sigurdsen also has extensive experience with dispute resolution for clients from the State and Public Sector, such as the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice. She also regularly litigates tax and VAT cases for the Norwegian Tax Administration.
Anne Hesjedal Sending
Anne Hesjedal Sending has extensive experience within litigation, mediation and dispute resolution over the last 20 years, including more than 12 years at the Attorney General's office, Civil Affairs, where she represented the Norwegian Government and underlying entities in a three-digit number of cases. She continues to litigate complex and high value disputes, focusing on public procurement and commercial contract cases within various industries, including major construction and infrastructure projects. Anne has been admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court since 2009. She also has experience with arbitration including sitting as an arbitrator. She is ranked within her fields of specialization in Chambers Europe (Public Procurement) and Legal 500 (Dispute Resolution).

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Henning Nordtvedt

Other key lawyers

Johnny Johansen, Mikal Brøndmo, Kari Sigurdsen, Anne Hesjedal Sending, Sofie Komissar, Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim, Rasmus Asbjørnsen

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