Advokatfirmaet Schjødt handles a high volume of offshore construction and shipbuilding disputes, as well as handling all aspects of corporate shipping transactions, for a broad range of clients that include domestic and international shipyards, ship owners, charterers, financiers and insurers. Erlend Bakken and Nils L. Dahl now jointly lead the practice from Oslo and Stavanger, respectively, while Stian Tennfjord, in Ålesund, specialises in offshore and vessel construction and primarily acts for shipyards. Contractual matters are handled by Camilla Bråfelt, who benefits from significant in-house experience in the maritime industry, while contentious matters are handled by Trond Sollund. Henrik Aadnesen and Rebecca Lund Nakkim left the firm in 2023 and are now at BAHR.
Testimonials
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‘The advantage of using the local office of Schjødt is that they still have direct access to the necessary expertise and resources from their main office in Oslo, or be it somewhere else. Furthermore, they manage to mobilise and respond in an efficient manner, showing great flexibility to meet client needs.’
‘The partner we work with, Stian Tennfjord, has a unique CV/experience, due to the fact that he spent several years as in-house counsel at a leading global shipbuilding group, earning him valuable experience from a commercial point of view. Hence, he is capable of not only providing legal advice, but providing that legal advice in the context of the commercial setting the advice is being asked.’
'Stian Tennfjord - response time, advice and business and management understanding.'
'Very good business sense and understanding combined with legal competence.'
Key clients
- Frontline Ltd.
- Höegh LNG AS
- Myklebust Verft AS
- Vard Group AS
- Fiskerstrand Verft AS
- Transocean Ltd.
- GC Rieber Shipping ASA
- Intership AS
- SFL ltd.
- Tersan Tersanecilik San. Tic. A.S.
Work highlights
- Carried out all negotiations, deal structuring and deal documentation for the design and construction of four offshore wind support vessels for Edda Wind ASA with a transaction value of €250m.
- Carried out all negotiations, deal structuring and deal documentation for the design and construction of two offshore wind support vessels for Purus Wind Ltd.
- Assisted Tersan Shipyard in connection with its delivery of two cruise passenger vessels to Havila Kystruten AS.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Erlend Bakken, Nils L. Dahl