Insurance and tort boutique Advokatfirmaet Riisa has an ‘outstanding combination of legal knowledge and a pragmatic business-oriented approach’, and assists domestic and international insurance companies with the entire spectrum of insurance-related matters. Practice head Svein Bergset is ’an exceptional strategist‘ and highly experienced within multiple areas of insurance and tort law. The team also includes liability specialist Jørgen Svartebekk, experienced litigator Jarl Henstein, and Toralf Wågheim, who focuses on professional liability and corporate liability insurance. Other notable practitioners are Joachim Skjelsbæk, who is a specialist in professional and product liability issues and has extensive experience in cases related to real estate, and the ’highly competent‘ Yngve Skogrand, who specialises in dispute settlement and personal lines insurance. Specialist litigator Amund Hoel Steinsvik is also a key contact.
Testimonials
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- ‘The team has broad and excellent knowledge in insurance and tort law, and must be considered one of Norway's foremost teams in this field of law. The team is pleasant to collaborate with and often comes up with new solutions to complex issues and cases.’
- ‘The best firm on the insurance company side. Very good understanding of how the client wishes to handle the cases.'
Key clients
- AIG
- Gjensidige Forsikring
Work highlights
- Acted as a legal representative for Riskpoint in a claim for compensation against the chairman of the board, general manager and their liability insurance companies after the bankruptcy in Norske Skog ASA.
- Acted as counsel for the Patient’s Injury Compensation Board in litigation concerning the principles for assessing additional expenses for claimants who are injured (100% invalid) in Norway, but living in the US/abroad at the time of settlement.