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Tax
The ‘impressive’ tax practice at BAHR assists with a wide range of tax-related issues, including corporate tax work, complaints and transfer pricing matters, and has ‘excellent sector knowledge’ of the oil, energy, shipping, real estate and private equity spaces. Practice head Joachim Bjerke is a ‘first-class tax lawyer’ who focuses on international tax work, transfer pricing issues and structuring M&A transactions. The group also includes real estate tax expert Anne Sofie Bjørkholt, litigator Jan Jansen, who is an authority on the special petroleum tax regime; and ‘excellent adviser and litigator’ Simen Skjold Søgaard. Peter Hammerich and Camilla Jøtun both advise on tax work relating to asset management and private equity issues. Other notable practitioners are Helge Olav Bugge, who handles tax disputes and matters relating to the special tax regime for hydro power, and VAT specialist Camilla Hammer Solheim. Nils Flesland Bull and Knut Ekern joined the practice in early 2024 from Harboe & Co AS.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is highly professional and has vast experience within tax. As they speak their mind they provide credible tax advice. They are also well connected to the tax authorities. They are able to present complex matters in an understandable way.’
‘Excellent sector knowledge, consistent core team, clear advice.’
‘The BAHR tax team is impressive in their knowledge of the legal aspects in question, combined with an excellent understanding of the business and capital market. Combined with a dedicated team, the tax lawyers at BAHR are advisers that truly give great value to any project that has a need for a great tax lawyer. ’
‘We mainly work with Joachim Bjerke. He is an absolutely first-class tax lawyer, and very easy to cooperate with. He gives sound and realistic advice, which is very much appreciated both for issues that relates to company issues and also to the owners of the group.’
‘The individuals worked with are Jan Jansen who is an excellent adviser and litigator, Joachim Bjerke who is extremely diligent and really has an eye for detail, and Simen Søgaard who is an excellent adviser and litigator. They are simply exceptional tax lawyers and highly competent. They are also a joy to work with as they will always carefully listen to the client.'
‘Peter Hammerich and Camilla Jøtun provide clear advice and BAHR is a proactive legal adviser.’
Key clients
- Aker BP
- Shell
- Awilhelmsen
- HitecVision
- Equinor
- Argentum
- Norvestor
- Explore Equity
- DNB Scandinavian Property Fund
- Equip Capital
- UNION
- Vår Energi ASA
Work highlights
- Advised Aker BP on the tax aspects of its acquisition of Lundin Energy’s Norwegian operations in oil and gas.
- Advised HitecVision on the tax structuring of two new cross-fund investments in Sval Energi AS and Neo Energy Ltd, both with further add-on acquisitions.
- Advised a number of clients regarding the new resource rent tax regime in the aquaculture and onshore wind sectors.
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Joachim Bjerke