Tax
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
More informationAdvokatfirmaet Haavind AS has ‘expertise, engagement and profound knowledge of tax rules,’ and is particularly strong in corporate tax and VAT advice. Practice head Espen Nordbø is a tax specialist with extensive knowledge in a wide range of tax issues, including corporate and international tax, as well as being ‘hands on and pleasant to work with’. The team also includes highly experienced tax litigator Goud Helge Homme Fjellheim, Celine Charlotte Holm-Salvesen, who focuses on corporate tax issues relating to transactions and corporate reorganisations, and VAT specialist Jacob Mjelde, who joined from Wiersholm in mid-2023.
Testimonials
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‘I would highlight the expertise, engagement and profound knowledge of tax rules that allow them to properly evaluate any situation and provide solutions to any matter.'
‘Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS has a wide range of expertise. The good collaboration among different departments accelerates the process and allows them to give proper advice in a timely manner.’
‘It is always easy to get in touch with the lawyers in Haavind. They are good at informing about upcoming laws and changed practices. I find that they are commercial in their mindset and they always put the customer in focus.’
‘Haavind delivers high-quality professional work, and I will continue to recommend Haavind. When I reach out to them, I find the team to be not only professional but also welcoming and pleasant. They are a high-end law firm, but still manage to have a down to earth attitude and are easy to talk to.’
‘Espen Nordbø is hands on and pleasant to work with.’
‘Espen Nordbø has a broad expertise, a good all rounder.’
‘The specific lawyer I worked with had a high degree of competence in his area, like others I have dealt with at Haavind, he was available for questions and feedback and for deliberation when needed. His understanding of decorum and human behaviour, which was also needed for this task, is also something that needs to be mentioned. All in all I was very satisfied with the work done.’
‘Espen Nordbø is quick to understand the problems, is careful and good at explaining the solutions to the problems. In addition, he is a jovial and pleasant lawyer.'
Key clients
- BlackRock Inc
- Telenor Group ASA
- Teledyne Inc
- Santander Consumer Bank AS
- Eramet Group
- Statskog SF
- Nova Sea AS
- Hafslund ECO
- The Norwegian Seafood Federation
- Indra Sistemas SA
- Elkem ASA
- Storebrand ASA
- Norsk Hydro ASA
- Acciona Ghella Joint Venture
- Renewables Norway
- The Norwegian Red Cross
- SICK AG
- Eolus Vind AB
- Euclid Transactional
- Bloomberg Inc
- Takeda AS
Work highlights
- Advised a Chinese listed tech company on the dissolution of its Norwegian intra-group financing company which operated through a Malta branch, covering issues under the US-Norway tax treaty, US-Malta tax treaty, attribution of income, transfer pricing, tax treatment of currency hedging, tax structuring of cash distributions Malta-Norway-Hong Kong, substance requirements, exposures related to potential changes in Norwegian tax law, and impact of ATAD-3 and other BEPS-measures.
- Representing the Norwegian Red Cross in tax litigation against the State in a case concerning the delineation between tax-exempt non-profit activity and taxable business operation.
- Advised Nova Sea AS on how to restructure its operations to adapt to a new tax regime.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Espen Nordbø