Marie Braadland
Advokatfirmaet Grette ASSitting within the firm’s broader EU and competition department, Advokatfirmaet Grette AS is equipped to advise public authorities and private suppliers across a range of sectors including the energy, construction, and healthcare industries. The practice group is co-led by Marie Braadland, who has proven experience advising both private and public entities on public procurements; and Silje Grimseth Ullebust, who is instructed by both suppliers and public entities across all stages of the procurement process. Elsewhere in the team, Jørgen Aardalsbakke specialises in construction and public procurement work, and Kaj Marsh Duesund has experience at the nexus of public procurement and contract law.
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‘From our experience the different departments collaborate closely, which ensures the most complex legal matters, touching into different areas of law, can be dealt with in the best possible way.’
‘We have had a great experience with partner Marie Braadland. She demonstrates excellent legal skills combined with the ability to see matters from a strategic and commercial angle.’
‘Grette provided an excellent team for our cases. Their key capabilities were perfectly tailored to our needs regarding public procurement and dispute resolution in the district court.’
‘The Grette partner Marie Braadland is extremely competent in public procurement, ICT contracts and litigating in the court.’
‘The lawyers from Grette are professionally skilled, easy to work with and have a practical approach to their field. We cannot see how the work could be carried out differently to give a better service.’
‘We have worked most closely with Silje Grimseth Ullebust and Marie Braadland. Both are professionally skilled, service-minded and have a practical approach to their field.’
‘Marie Braadland and Silje Grimseth Ullebust are the partners I have worked closest with. They are highly competent within their legal areas and handle the most complex and technical issues formidably.’
Key clients
- Tromsø Municipality
- AF Gruppen
- Construction organization of Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen Utbygging)
- The Norwegian Complaints Board for Public Procurement (KOFA)
- GSK/GlaxoSmithKline
- Vinmonopolet
- Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation
- Tolletaten (Norwegian Customs)
- The Central Norway Regional Health Authority
- The Western Norway Regional Health Authority
- The Norwegian Public Roads Administration
- Moelven Industrier ASA
- Bjerke Nettbygg AS
- Johnson & Johnson (Janssen-Cilag)
- Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency (Sykehusbygg)
- Innlandet Municipality
- Bravida Norge AS
- Avinor AS
- Senter for oljevern og maritimt miljø (Norwegian Centre for Oil Spill Preparedness and Marine Environment)
- The Norwegian Parliament
- EBA (The Norwegian Contractor’s Association (building and construction))
- Nettpartner AS
- Rørentreprenørene
- Våler Municipality
- A.L. Høyer Askim
- Norwegian Government Security and Service Organization (DSS)
- Vigo IKS
Work highlights
- Advised Avinor on the procurement of contracts for engineering, procurement and construction of a new airport at Bodø in Norway.
- Assisted Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen) with several public procurement issues related to the project.
- Litigated cases regarding interim injunctions for clients AF Gruppen, Avinor AS, The Norwegian Hospital Construction Agency and the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.
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