Fielding a ‘highly skilled’, large and cross-disciplinary team with extensive industry experience, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS leverages its strength across several legal disciplines to provide a full-service offering that stands out for its ability to handle high-value and complex contentious and non-contentious mandates. Mons Alfred Paulsen oversees the group and has extensive experience advising clients on corporate and tax matters relating to the industry, with a recent area of focus being the new proposed ground rent tax. Trond Hatland takes point on contentious mandates, while Rune Ulriksen Steinsland is also recommended as the key contact for contracts, project developments, and financing mandates.
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‘Our view is that Thommessen has a strong team with in-depth knowledge about our industry.’
‘The individuals we work with have very good knowledge about the industry.’
‘Mons Paulsen and Rune Steinsland are trusted and have a high degree of integrity. Competence of the industry sector.’
‘Highly skilled team, with in-depth industry knowledge.’
‘The combination of legal experience and industry knowledge is excellent. They also appear dedicated and polite in their work. If there are challenges, they are able to look for compromises which makes sense for all involved. In general, a very solution-oriented team.’
'Extensive experience and knowledge of the aquaculture and fisheries industry.'
'Mons Alfred Paulsen has a very good understanding of the industry and has extensive experience from having followed the development of the industry over several decades.'
Leading individuals
Mr Paulsen primarily works with matters concerning tax and duty law as well as fisheries and aquaculture. He assists clients in connection with restructurings. Mr Paulsen heads the firm's practice area Fishery and Aquaculture.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mons Alfred Paulsen