Expertise

Ann has extensive experience as a defense attorney in major financial criminal cases and has represented clients in several extensive and high-profile cases. Ann also provides legal assistance in tax disputes, with expertise in tax audit and surtax (additional tax assessments). She has authored several articles focusing primarily on tax law and is the author of the book “Skattesvik”. Ann is ranked as one of Norway’s leading experts in the field of financial criminal cases in Finansavisen’s annual lawyer survey.

Experience

• 2016 – Present: Partner and Lawyer, Fend law firm DA
• 2009 – 2016: Lawyer and Senior Lawyer, Hjort law firm DA
• 2005 – 2009: Ministry of Finance, Tax Law Department
• 2003 – 2005: Deputy Judge, Oslo City Court
• 1997 – 2002: Ministry of Finance, Tax Law Department
• 1996: Research Assistant, University of Oslo

Appointments

• 2024 – Present: Member, Norwegian Bar Association’s Committee on Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
• 2021 – Present: Member, Tax Appeals Board
• 2015 – Present: Chair of the Board, Nordox Foundation
• 2014 – 2015: Committee Member, NOU 2015:15 Green Tax Commission

Publications

• Skattesvik, Universitetsforlaget 2021
• Festschrift to Tore Schei (2016): “Lawyers’ Duty of Confidentiality. The Rules of Evidence Exclusion in the Civil Procedure Act and the Criminal Procedure Act – Current Issues” (co-author: Erik Keiserud)
• Revisjon og regnskap no. 3 2011: “Services Used Exclusively Abroad: Exemption from VAT and Legal Services”
• Skatterett no. 2 2010: “The New Value Added Tax Act – An Overview”
• Yearbook for Nordic Tax Research 2010: “Taxation of Individuals and Goods in the Nordic Countries upon Cross Border Mobility - Norwegian Legal National Report”
• Skatterett no. 4 2001: “The Penal Provisions in the Customs Act”