Boutique firm Advokatfirma Kogstad Lunde & Co fields a team of dedicated lawyers with ‘top expertise in tort law and litigation’. Acting for local authorities, insurance companies, and governmental entities, the team handles the full range of contentious insurance matters, including public liability, corporate insurance, and defendant claims. The ’professional and competent‘ Terje Marthinsen co-heads the practice alongside senior partner Trond Werner Lunde, who is a seasoned insurance litigator focusing on D&O and professional indemnity claims. Also in the core team is Karoline Stenberg, whose practice focuses on insurance fraud cases, recourse claims, and professional liability matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘A very competent, experienced reliable law firm in this field.'

  • ‘They have an exceptionally strong knowledge of their fields of practice. They have clear communication, they are outstanding in the courtroom and they give sound, strategic advice.’

  • ‘Terje Marthinsen is performing exceptionally well in all respects. He has a strategic mindset and he is in general the most professional and competent attorney I know of.’

  • ‘Team of experienced lawyers with good knowledge of dispute resolution and the relevant legal issues. Good availability and a commercial mindset.’

  • ‘Karoline Stenberg, who handled my cases, is an honest, committed and trustworthy person. She stayed in constant contact with me and kept me informed about the progress of the case, step by step. In the courtroom, Karoline was self-confident, eloquent and open-minded.’

  • 'The team at KLCO consists of highly experienced people with a wide set of skills.'

  • ‘Terje Marthinsen; excellent litigation lawyer who provides accurate advice regarding the risks and possibilities. Good at negotiating amicable solutions.’

  • 'Top expertise in tort law and litigation.'

Key clients

  • Tryg Forsikring
  • Protector Forsikring
  • Gjensidige Forsikring
  • If
  • KLP
  • Sandefjord kommune
  • Alta kommune
  • Frende Skadeforsikring
  • Frende Livsforsikring
  • Stavanger kommune
  • Haugesund kommune
  • Hedvig AB
  • AIG Europe
  • Fremtind Forsikring
  • The Norwegian Auditors’ Association
  • The Norwegian Government/Attorney General/The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation
  • The Norwegian Government / The National Complaint|Board for Health Services
  • Eika
  • Pareto Forsikringsmegling AS
  • Jernbanepersonalets Bank og Forsikring
  • Knif Trygghet Forsikring
  • Byggmesterforsikring
  • Talgø MøreTre
  • Landkreditt Forsikring
  • Ly Forsikring
  • Faver AS
  • Drangedal kommune
  • HDI Speciality SE
  • Lillehammer kommune
  • Norsk Hussopp Forsikring
  • Ulstein kommune
  • Skien kommune

Work highlights

  • Advised Frende Skadeforsikring and If on claims relating to a parking house fire – “The Sola fire”.
  • Acting for Ulstein commune in a NOK90m claim against its child welfare authorities.
  • Advising Protector Forsikring, which has both the building insurance and the liability insurance of the owner, on the Grenfell Tower fire in London.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Trond Werner Lunde, Terje Marthinsen

Other key lawyers

Karoline Stenberg