Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig combines its strength in shipping, oil and gas, and other maritime industries with its network of offices along the Norwegian coast to advise leading clients operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Oslo and Bergen offices focus on vessel newbuild work, shipping disputes, and rig construction contracts, with Erlend Lous, Christine Rødsæther, Lars Inge Ørstavik and Jan Vablum being the key names here. Corporate and transactional mandates are overseen by Gunnar Espeland in the Stavanger office, while shipbuilding and repair is an area of focus for the team in Tromsø.
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- 'Experience, knowledge of the industry - shipbuilding and financing expertise, work capacity, holistic approach and negotiation skills.'
- 'Qualities I have valued: knowledge, experience, the attention we are given and understanding of my company's values and how we work. Ability to appreciate and assist in reducing our concerns.'
- 'Christine Rødsæther is highly qualified, service-minded, attentive and solution-oriented.'
Key clients
- Seatankers Management Company Limited
- Offshore Merchant Partners
- DVB Bank SE
- Endur ASA and its subsidiaries
- Westcon Yards AS
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V., DNB Bank ASA, NIBC Bank N.V.
- Nordea Bank AB (publ) filial I Norge
- Yinson Production
- Fjord 1 AS
- Volstad Maritime AS
- Fosen Yard AS
- Oma Baatbyggeri AS
- Marinacc AS.
- Songa/Blystad group
- WLR/TRF
- Maersk Supply Services
- GC Rieber Shipping AS
- G2 Ocean AS
- Wergeland Group AS (including Solund Yard)
- Yara Norge AS
- Eidsvaag AS
- Grieg Logistics
- Kleven Yard
Work highlights
- Advised Project Pissarro AS on the sale/lease back financing of two offshore supply vessels purchased by Project Pissarro AS to be bareboat chartered out to Esvagt A/S, Denmark, converted to hybrid vessels by installing battery packages at Ulstein Yard Norway and employed on long term time charter to Total.
- Advised the Euronext Oslo listed Seaway 7 ASA on the negotiations of a bareboat charter with purchase options of a newbuildt Heavylift vessel constructed by CSSC in China.
- Assisting Wergeland Base AS and Grieg Logistics in connection with a complex repair project in respect of the vessel Dubai Harmony.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Yannis Litinas, Jan Vablum, Gunnar Espeland