TMT

Wiersholm

Acting for leading Norwegian and international tech companies and businesses, Wiersholm’s market-leading TMT offering runs the gamut of contentious and non-contentious matters. The group has recently seen increased activity within technology and GDPR, as well as handling broadcasting issues. The ‘especially excellent’ Hans Erik Johnsen has a broad practice acting for service providers, technology developers and media authorities, and Rune Opdahl takes point on data protection and privacy matters, while Anne Marie Sejersted advises clients in the sector on IP and technology matters, Kai Thøgersen handles M&A and corporate matters; the four co-head the practice. At associate level, Theresa Schumacher Walberg is recommended for IT and tech contracts, while Carl Emil Bull-Berg attracts praise for his ’impressive sector knowledge‘ and data privacy expertise.

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Testimonials

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‘The team delivers services of very high quality. They are proactive, solution-oriented, efficient, available and very conscious of quality.’
‘The individuals we work with are always available and provide high-quality legal advice within short deadlines. They are extremely service-minded and professional.'
'We would particularly like to mention Rune Opdahl and Hans Erik Johnsen. They both have unique and deep sector knowledge and are very service-minded. They are professional and have high ethical standards. They are also very pleasant and fun to work with.'
'We would also like to give some attention to Carl Emil Bull-Berg. He stands out as a very competent associate within privacy, with impressive sector knowledge considering he is at an early stage in his career. We are very satisfied with Carl Emil as a part of the privacy team.’
‘Excellent knowledge of the market and the industry.’
‘Hans Erik Johnsen is especially excellent. He is hands-on, practical and has good legal knowledge.’
‘Capable of taking a proactive role in our process. Able to control a complicated process with high speed and many variables. Extreme fast response to changes.’

Key clients

Schibsted
Discovery Networks Norway
Aller Media
IBM
Santander
DNB
Altibox
Helly Hansen
SATS
NAV
Monster / A Nice Company
Farmasiet
Visma
Orkla ASA
1881 Group (Digitale Medier 1881 / Opplysningen 1881)
Gyldendal
Telia
Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Sector Alarm
Pearl Norge
Ice

Work highlights

Assisted Ice Communication Norge with its efforts to enter into all agreements necessary to build out a new nationwide 5G/FWA network for the Norwegian market.
Assisted Aller Media AS with the 'regulatory fallout' with the National Research Ethics Committee (NEM) following Dagbladet's publication of several articles relating to systematic eating disorders in Norwegian cross-country skiing.
Assisting SATS with an Norwegian Data Protection Authority (NDPA)-issued administrative fine due to breach of the GDPR relating to processing of personal data about members of all gyms in the Nordics.

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