Defence Contracts 2026

NORWAY Law and Practice Contributed by: Hedvig Moe, Pål Lieungh, Espen Randen and Elin Ibsen Gustavsen, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS was established in 1856 and is one of Norway’s leading commercial law firms, with offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and London. The firm advises Norwegian and internation - al companies across the public and private sectors, covering all business-related fields of law. Thommes - sen assists businesses with transactions, complex projects and contentious matters in all areas of com - mercial law, combining robust legal expertise with in-depth industry knowledge to provide advice that facilitates long-term value creation. It offers unique

advisory services to defence industry suppliers, com - bining legal expertise in complex procurement con - tracts with extensive experience from the Norwegian Armed Forces and a deep understanding of national security issues. The team advises on defence and classified procurements, IT projects in the defence and security sector, complex defence contract ne - gotiations, transactions involving defence sector en - tities – including FDI requirements and compliance with the Norwegian Security Act – and strategic guid - ance on evolving threat and risk landscapes.

Authors

Hedvig Moe provides legal and strategic advice at Thommessen in all areas where national security is significant, including the Security Act, personnel security, FDI, and defence procurement. Hedvig is also Pål Lieungh is an expert in national and international projects/ transactions within offshore/oil services, industry, oil & gas, shipping, and construction. He also has in-depth knowledge of defence

Espen Randen advises on public procurement, competition law and EU/EEA law at Thommessen, with a particular focus on the security and defence sectors. His work includes classified procurements, security

responsible for the firm’s work on compliance, export control, and sanctions legislation.

agreements and national security assessments under the Security Act, FDI screening, and defence sector transactions, antitrust, and merger control. Espen previously served as a procurement manager in the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Elin Ibsen Gustavsen has specialised knowledge of the current threat and risk landscape and its impact on various sectors and businesses. She also has in-depth knowledge of how government agencies operate. Elin

procurement and applies very long-term experience to advise defence suppliers both in Norway and internationally for Thommessen.

advises at Thommessen on all areas in which national security is significant, including personnel security, the Security Act, FDI, and defence and security.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS Ruseløkkveien 38 0251 Oslo Postboks 1484 Vika NO-0116 Oslo Norway Tel: +47 23 11 11 11 Email: firmapost@thommessen.no Web: www.thommessen.no

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