NORWAY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Jøran Sandvik, Ida Mattsson Sperre and Aksel Tannum Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS is one of Norway’s leading full-service law firms, with more than 180 lawyers in total and with offices in Oslo, Bergen, Bodø and Svalbard. Teams are organ- ised by sector and specialisation as a means of positioning the firm to create added value for customers. The firm’s industry sector focus is particularly directed to renewable energy, construction, real estate, technology, fisher- ies and aquaculture, and offshore and industry. Haavind’s energy practice, recognised as one
of the strongest in the electricity and renewa- bles sector, counts 13 dedicated lawyers who, strongly supported by collaboration with spe- cialised teams focusing on the offshore sector and new energy technologies, advise the larg- est and most important players in the renewa- bles sector. The team’s lawyers cover every legal aspect of the sector, including regulatory matters, M&A and dispute resolution, and are currently involved in the majority of the largest production and grid projects.
Authors
Jøran Sandvik specialises in renewable energy and energy transactions, and has more than 20 years’ experience within
Ida Mattsson Sperre is the senior lawyer at Haavind and specialises in renewable energy. Ida has worked for several years for the energy authorities (2016–23), namely the
these fields, including working for the Norwegian Ministry of Energy. His practice at Advokatfirmaet Haavind covers all areas of the electricity sector, including power generation, network operations and power sales, and he has worked for several of the largest power companies and energy-intensive industrial companies. Jøran’s public and private practice has given him leading regulatory expertise – both within hydropower and wind power and in grid issues – thereby making him a key asset in both project development and transactions.
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy directorate (NVE) and the Ministry of Energy. This has given her valuable insight into, and experience of, regulatory matters and framework conditions for the energy sector. Her practice covers a large part of the renewable energy sector. In recent years, Ida has worked in public practice, particularly following up regarding the energy situation as well as in the areas of preventive security and preparedness in the energy sector.
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