NORWAY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Kai-Ståle Kristiansen, Pål Lieungh and Hedvig Moe 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
Kai-Ståle Kristiansen has extensive experience in M&A, project development, capital markets transactions and corporate law. He advises at Thommessen on all aspects of M&A, corporate structuring
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
and negotiations in relation to the establishment of JVs and partnerships. A large part of Kai-Ståle’s work involves leading and negotiating cross-border deals, and he has significant experience in defence sector transactions.
procurement and applies very long-term experience to advise defence suppliers both in Norway and internationally for Thommessen.
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
responsible for the firm’s work on compliance, export control, and sanctions legislation.
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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