Kaare Risung
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt2
TMT
Praised by clients as a team that ‘makes a genuine effort to know the client’s business and culture’, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt advises on technology disputes, data protection issues, and telecoms projects. Practice head Eva Jarbekk is a data protection expert, while the ’knowledgeable’ Kaare Risung advises on telecoms work. The team also includes seasoned litigator Halvor Manshaus, Jeppe Songe-Møller, who takes point on licensing and data protection work, the ‘attentive’ Inge Kristian Brodersen, and contract specialist Øyvind Eidissen.
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Testimonials
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‘Very good and deep understanding of new technology initiatives and ability to relay them. Schjødt has comprehensive business law expertise with dedicated teams specialising in various aspects of business law like mergers and acquisitions and has assisted through complex transactions, due diligence, and negotiations.’
‘Jeppe Songe-Møller listens to our questions and gives us commercial-oriented feedback that we in the company's legal department can implement in the business without too many adjustments.’
‘Great team with strong market presence, covering all aspects of TMT.’
‘Øyvind Eidissen is our preferred legal adviser. He is highly knowledgeable, with extensive experience across TMT, and quickly grasps new technologies and the commercial needs of our business. An elite practitioner and highly recommendable!’
‘Kaare Risung is very experienced, knowledgeable and extremely service-minded.’
‘Schjodt makes a genuine effort to know the client's business and culture, so they know exactly what we need and why. It is a little like having a standby Norwegian lawyer in your in-house team, but with all the specialist legal expertise you would expect from a law firm of this calibre.’
‘Kaare Risung has worked with us for years and is an excellent and knowledgeable lawyer and partner to our business.’
‘Halvor Manshaus is a great litigator and always has his eyes fixed on the strategic goal of the case. Inge Brodersen is a great lawyer with extensive knowledge of the tech sector and always attentive to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture.'
Key clients
- Apple
- Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
- Cognite
- DocuSign
- Fjordkraft AS
- Grindr LLC
- Meta
- Motorola Solutions
- Oda
- Samsung Electronics
- SpaceX
- Statistics Norway
- Verdens Gang AS (VG)
Work highlights
- Advised Grindr LLC on contesting the Nordic region’s largest GDPR fine, successfully reducing it by NOK35m.
- Providing ongoing legal advice to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on the integration of AI tools and GDPR compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Advised Ruter AS, Norway’s largest public transport authority, on privacy and IT matters.
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Practice head
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Eva Jarbekk