NORWAY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Knud Jacob Knudsen, Nicholas Foss Barbantonis, Jenny Sandvig and Oda Lauksund Engamo Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig is one of the largest law firms in Norway, with offices in the major cities in Norway and in Singapore. The firm’s 180 lawyers represent clients within all in- dustries and sectors, across all legal functions and areas of expertise. Simonsen Vogt Wiig has a standalone litigation and arbitration team of lawyers, separate from the firm’s advisory de- partments, handling complex matters before the Norwegian and European courts, arbitra-
tion tribunals and a variety of boards, councils and committees. Its litigators dedicate 100% of their time to contentious matters, representing clients across all industry sectors. The firm has one of the largest disputes teams in Norway, which includes 11 lawyers who are admitted to the Supreme Court. In addition, the firm has 33 partners and 16 other qualified lawyers who regularly handle disputes before the courts.
Authors
Knud Jacob Knudsen is a partner in Simonsen Vogt Wiig’s dispute resolution team in Oslo. He specialises in international arbitration, dispute resolution and construction law. He has
Nicholas Foss Barbantonis is an associate partner at Simonsen Vogt Wiig. He specialises in intellectual property and information technology law dispute
extensive experience in dispute resolution concerning construction projects, as well as other commercial disputes. He has argued a large number of court cases, and is admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway. Knud has also acted as counsel in several national and international arbitration cases, and has argued cases under ICC, NOMA, UNCITRAL and SCC rules. He also sits as arbitrator in both national and international arbitration cases.
resolution and has accumulated broad dispute negotiation and litigation experience. He has been involved in several high-profile intellectual property disputes and has successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Norway. Nicholas’ advanced grasp of the intersection between IP, TMT and corporate law enables him to meet his clients’ expectations and needs in an increasingly competitive legal landscape.
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