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With a ‘unique combination of extremely high-quality advocacy and personal skills’, SANDS provides advice to private and public clients on the full array of public procurement matters, with a particular focus on the healthcare and construction industries. Practice co-head Åshild Fløisand ’has an impressive detailed understanding and knowledge of very complicated contracts’,  and co-head Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm has a proven track record in procedural and dispute resolution matters. At associate level, Eirik Vikan Rise, who has litigated several complex procurement matters before the courts, and Lars Sørensen, who assists suppliers and contracting authorities with public procurement matters, are recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They have a very good knowledge of public procurement. They also have a lot of special knowledge related to public waste management, which is important to us.’

  • ‘Åshild øisand is our main contact at SANDS. She is very skilled with a lot of knowledge in public procurement and contracts. She is quickly available when we need help, and we feel that she prioritises us as a customer.’

  • ‘Commercial understanding and advice of very high value. Professional and competent. Easy going. Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm is the partner I mostly work with.’

  • ‘Åshild Fløisand, partner, is unique! She has an impressive detailed understanding and knowledge of very complicated contracts, lean planning, and all that goes with it.’

  • ‘Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm has an outstanding position at the national level - One of the best in the subject of public procurement.’

  • ‘The entire concept of SANDS' professional team is unique. The composition of people is carefully put together in each case, based on our needs and wishes. The unique combination of extremely high-quality advocacy and personal skills makes them a great team to work with.’

  • ‘I have had the pleasure of working with Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm for several years and have consistently benefited from her precise and insightful advice.’

  • ‘Sands has an in-depth knowledge of public procurement, both on the public sector side and on the supplier side. Everyone in the team was well up to date at all times and was thorough in their answers and follow-ups.’

Key clients

  • Helse Stavanger HF
  • HS Bygg AS
  • Haugesund kommune
  • Perpetuum Miljø AS
  • Helse Bergen HF
  • Innovasjon Norge, Business Sweden, Business Denmark, Business Finland, Business Iceland
  • BIR AS

Work highlights

  • Advising BIR on a €300m project for a carbon capture facility at its Waste-to-Energy plant in Bergen.
  • Assisted Perpetuum Miljø AS in a landmark Supreme Court case.
  • Assisting Innovation Norway and its Nordic counterparts, in procuring and drafting agreements for a turnkey pavilion at the 2025 World EXPO in Osaka, Japan.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Åshild Fløisand, Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm

Other key lawyers

Eirik Vikan Rise, Lars Sørensen