Christina Paludan Melson
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
More informationThe ‘deeply experienced and pragmatic’ team at Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS maintains a dedicated public procurement offering spanning the full range of contentious and advisory matters, acting for procuring authorities and suppliers on high-profile procurement projects. Working closely with the firm’s competition, state aid, and tech departments, the group routinely assists with projects in the healthcare, transport and IT sectors. Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim oversees the group, which also includes Anne Hesjedal Sending, a key name for contentious mandates, and the ’analytically strong’ Christina Paludan Melson, noted for her experience in public procurement projects in the defence sector.
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‘Consistently high quality advice. Shows excellent knowledge of regulations.’
‘Anne Sending has the ability to find the heart of a matter and argue with impact. She is very service-oriented and responsive to input. There are few who can compete with her professionally, especially with the overview she has of the procurement regulations.’
‘Solid public procurement team. The team is deeply experienced and pragmatic. Fast to understand legal, business and political interests and needs in the projects.’
‘Christina Paludan Melson is very pleasant to work with, highly skilled and competent. Analytically strong and provides excellent legal advice. Accessible.’
‘Specialist counsel Christina Paludan Melson really does have a deep understanding of the public procurement rules, strategies, procedures and EEA rules and case law. She grasps issues quickly and provides solid advice.'
- 'Anne Hesjedal Sending excels in public procurement litigation, providing precise and business-oriented advice on risks and opportunities along the way.'
- 'The energetic Benedikte Slørdahl Skjærpe has considerable experience from the public sector, including from large ICT contracts, and provides practical, hands-on advice taking into account client-side issues.'
‘Goud Fjellheim is a tier-one lawyer within this field. Provides efficient and clear advice without any hesitation or reservation.'
Key clients
- Sporveien AS
- Nye Veier AS
- Helse Sør-Øst RHF (South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority)
- Statens Vegvesen (the Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
- Statsbygg
- Bane NOR SF
- Statnett SF
- Sykehuspartner HF
- Sykehusapotekene HF
- Helsetjenestens Driftsorganisasjon for Nødnett HF
- ELVIA
- Klagenemnda for Offentlige anskaffelser (KOFA, the Norwegian Complaint Board for public procurement)
- Rogaland fylkeskommune
- Trøndelag fylkeskommune
- Posten Norge AS
- The Norwegian Armed Forces
- Vestfold and Telemark fylkeskommune
- Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune
- Direktoratet for forvaltning og økonomistyring (DFØ) - The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management
- Longyearbyen lokalstyre
- Kollektivtrafikkforeningen
- Sykehusinnkjøp HF
Work highlights
- Assisted Sporveien AS with the substantial procurement of a new communications-based train control signalling (CBTC) system for the Oslo Metro.
- Assisted Sykehuspartner HF with the large procurement of a new ICT infrastructure for the entire South-Eastern Health Region.
- Represented the health authorities in a procurement dispute regarding the procurement of two ProBeam proton therapy systems.
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Goud Fjellheim
Partner Goud Fjellheim specialises in litigation, public procurement and contractual law and is well-known for his unique expertise in these areas. He has vast experience from the office of the Attorney General for Civil Affairs and has been admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court since 2007. He counts among his clients many of Norway’s state entities, including the Government, Tax Authority and the Complaints Board.
To date, Partner Fjellheim has litigated more than 220 cases in a wide variety of legal areas, particularly within the fields of public procurement, contracts and tax. He has argued 12 cases before the Norwegian Supreme Court and 2 cases before the EFTA-court.
He has extensive experience from advising on all stages of a procurement process, including the procedure for preliminary injunction and damages for positive and negative contractual interest. He also has significant experience advising on contractual issues and he litigates contract disputes and tax matters before all instances of the courts of law. Among recent highlights, he is representing the Norwegian Government in an IT-contract dispute which is by far the biggest such dispute brought before the Norwegian courts to date, with a total disputed amount of NOK 510 million.
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Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim