Christian Hauge
WiersholmKarl Even Rygh and Kristine Hasle jointly lead Wiersholm’s ‘excellent’ maritime team, which is routinely instructed by domestic and international ship and rig owners, service companies, and financial advisers on the full range of contentious and non-contentious mandates. On the transactional side, Rygh handles newbuilding and conversion projects and sale and leaseback work, while Hasle takes point on shipping and offshore-related restructuring work. Marine insurance is a notable area of expertise for the group, with ’strategically sound’ litigator Christian Hauge acts for shipowners, insurers, and classification societies in major litigation and arbitration proceedings.
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‘Excellent team both professionally and socially. Strong strategic approach and good negotiators. Good reputation.’
‘Christian Hauge is very strong professionally and an excellent negotiator and very strong in the field of maritime law. Strategically sound and at the same time solution-oriented. Honest and direct feedback at all times in all cases. Good reputation and pleasant manner.'
Key clients
- Hurtigruten AS
- Siem Industries
- DNV
- Golden Ocean Group Limited
- Frontline Limited
- Archer Limited
- Avance Gas Holding Ltd.
- Viking Supply Ships
- Awilhelmsen
- MPC Container Ships ASA
- NYK Lines
- Western Bulk Chartering AS
- Sinoceanic Shipping AS
- OSM Maritime Group
- Flex LNG Ltd
- Granne Forsikring
- Tromstrygd
- Nordlys Forsikring
- Wilh. Wilhelmsen
- Lindblad Expeditions
- Maersk Supply Service
- Seatankers
- ADS Maritime Holding Plc
- J. Lauritzen Singapore Pte. Ltd
- Pareto Securities AS
- Equinor ASA
- The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE)
- SFL Corporation Ltd
- AquaShip AS
- Liberty Mutual Insurance SE
- The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
- Tidewater Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised Tidewater on the acquisition of 37 PSVs from Solstad, together with the innovation of time charter parties and transfer of employees, for a price of $577m.
- Advised OSM on the acquisition of/merger with Thome.
- Assisted SFL Corporation Ltd in connection with the Chapter 11 proceedings relating to Seadrill Limited, hereunder taking redelivery of three drilling rigs which had been on lease to Seadrill.
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Karl Even Rygh, Kristine Hasle