Focus. Balance. Accuracy.
Fend specializes in dispute resolution, litigation and financial crime.
We are comprised of lawyers who have long experience from across courtrooms, business sector and public administration.
Our ability to balance the information we get, to focus on the most important aspects of a case and to demonstrate accuracy are features of our strength.
We have proven results from court. This includes comprehensive and international cases.
Lawyers
| 2016 – | Owner and attorney, Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2011 – 2016 | Partner and Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2010 – 2011 | Vice President Legal, Höegh LNG Limited |
| 2007 – 2009 | Partner and Attorney, Wikborg Rein & Co |
| 2005 – 2007 | Director of Corporate Affairs (EVP), BW Offshore Limited |
| 2003 – 2005 | Attorney, Bergesen d.y. ASA |
| 1999 – 2003 | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2016 – | Owner and attorney, Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2009 – 2016 | Attorney and Senior Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2005 – 2009 | Ministry of Finance, Tax Law Department |
| 2003 – 2005 | Deputy Judge, Oslo byfogdembete |
| 1997 – 2002 | Ministry of Finance, Tax Law Department |
| 2016 – | Owner and attorney, Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2010 – 2016 | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2005 – 2010 | Attorney and partner, Advokatfirmaet Rekve, Pleym & Co |
| 2001 – 2005 | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2000 – | Universitetslektor, Faculty of law, University of Tromsø |
| 1997 – 2000 | Universitetslektor, Faculty of law, University of Tromsø |
| 1997 – | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Thune & Co |
| 2016 – | Attorney, Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2016 – d.d. | External examiner and supervisor for master students, University of Bergen, Faculty of law |
| 2013 – 2016 | Associate and attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2012 – | Trainee, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS |
| 2012 – | Trainee, Advokatfirmaet Grette DA |
| 2017 – | Owner and attorney, Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2011 – 2016 | Doctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo |
| 2010 – | Temporarily appointed judge, Borgarting Court of Appeal |
| 2009 – 2010 | Legal clerk, Borgarting Court of Appeal |
| 2007 – 2008 | Deputy judge, district court |
| 2006 – | Associate, Arntzen de Besche |
| 2005 – | Ministry of Justice and ØKOKRIM |
| 2004 – | Research assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo |
| 2017 – | Attorney, Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2015 – 2017 | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Steenstrup Stordrange DA (SANDS) |
| 2014 – 2015 | Police Prosecutor, Romerike Politidistrikt |
| 2012 – 2014 | Associate and attorney, Advokatfirmaet Steenstrup Stordrange DA (SANDS) |
| 2010 – 2011 | Trainee Advokatfirmaet Wikborg Rein, PWC and Advokatfirmaet Grette DA |
| 2018 – | Owner and attorney, Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2008 – 2018 | Attorney and Senior Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2002 – 2008 | Attorney and Senior Attorney, Enterprise Federation of Norway (Virke) |
| 1999 – 2002 | Deputy Judge, respectively at Oslo City Registrar Office, Oslo Court of Probate, Bankruptcy and Enforcement, and Oslo City District Court |
| 1996 – 1998 | Executive Officer, Department of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Justice |
His specialty areas include financial criminal law, civil & human rights and administrative law. He has for several years also worked with corporate social responsibility and human rights due diligence/compliance.
He has for many years served as member of the Board of Examiners and teacher at the University of Oslo Law School, and he has published several books and articles. He is a member of both the Norwegian Bar Association's expert panel on criminal law and the panel on civil & human rights law.
| 2019 – | Owner and Attorney Fend advokatfirma DA |
| 2013 – 2019 | Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2010 – 2012 | Senior Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA |
| 2007 – 2010 | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Lyngtveit & Co. ANS |
| 2004 – 2007 | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Stenberg-Nilsen, Christophersen & Lyngtveit ANS |
| 2002 – 2004 | Adviser, the Parliamentary Ombudsman |
| 2000 – 2002 | Deputy Judge, Oslo District Court |
| 2000 – 2000 | International law adviser, Norwegian Armed Forces Headquarters North, Bodø |
| 1998 – 2000 | Researcher, University of Oslo Law School |
| 1995 – 1996 | Research assistant, Department of Public and International Law, Oslo Law School |
Contact
Fend Advokatfirma DA
Universitetsgata 10
0164 Oslo, Norway
Org nr. 916 895 062 MVA
(+47) 222 61 000
post@fend.no
Rates and terms
Fend law firm DA makes every effort to ensure that our services are competitively priced. Our fees are primarily basedon the actual amount of time involved. However, the calculation might vary due to the nature and complexity of the case, its monetary value and the interests involved, the outcome of the case etc.
The hourly rate is determined in each case, and depends on whether the Client is a private person or a business. In connection with the start-up of a new case, the Client will be notified of the applicable hourly rates, the way in which the fee will be calculated, as well as an outline of our billing procedures. If the Client so wishes, we can provide continuous information about costs as and when they are incurred.
According to the Norwegian Bar Association’s Code of Conduct and the Norwegian Competition Authority’s regulations, the Client is notified of the following applicable hourly rates:
For Private Clients is our indicative hourly rate in the range of NOK 1 900 to NOK 2 500 depending on the nature of the case. The fees are subject to value-added tax (VAT). We reserve the right to deviate from this price range in exceptional cases. The calculation is based on a minimum duration of 15 minutes of each work session. Specific expenses in connection with the case are billed in addition to the fees of time involved.
The rate for Business Clients is determined by further agreement.