With offices in Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø and Trondheim, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig is well-placed to serve seafood, aquaculture, and fisheries sector clients, both domestic and international, on all matters related to the industry. Led by seasoned practitioner Arthur Duus in Bergen, the group’s expertise spans regulatory, contentious and corporate advisory work; Duus works mostly on contracts, corporate, and regulatory matters.
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Key clients
- Alliance Seafoods Inc
- Alsaker Group
- Nergård Havfiske AS
- Norges Sildesalgslag SA
- Andreassen Rederi ANS
- Arctic Pioneer AS
- Berg Fiskeriselskap AS
- Bjølve Bruk AS
- Eidsvaag AS
- Eimskip
- Fjon Bruk AS
- Fosen Yard AS
- Grimsholm Fiskedrift AS
- Hermann Export AS
- Hermes AS
- Karls Fisk og Skalldyr AS
- Kvitungen AS
- Lenangen Fiskeriselskap AS
- Lerøy Norway Seafoods AS
- Midsund Fiskebåtrederi AS
Work highlights
- Assisting Alsaker LFC Holding AS (a subsidiary of Alsaker Fjordbruk AS) with the delivery and post-delivery process following the building of one of the world's largest well- boats at Astilleros Murureta, a shipyard in Bilbao, Spain, with a value of approx. NOK500m.
- Leading negotiations on behalf of Bjølve Bruk AS for a contract securing rights of access to freshwater, following successful litigation for damages against Statkraft ASA.
- Assisted Alsaker Fjordbruk AS and its subsidiaries with the 2023/2024 round of applications for growth under the Norwegian regime for growth regulation in the aquaculture industry (also called 'the traffic light system').
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Arthur Duus