We assist clients with questions related to the awarding of and compliance with licenses, as well as government orders and sanctions in the aquaculture, food and supplier industries. We provide assistance with the following:

regulatory advice related to framework legislation and the licensing system


The aquaculture industry is characterised by a high level of innovation and technological development, ranging from small start-ups cultivating kelps, to established fish farming companies planning to build net cages on land or at sea. We assist clients in all parts of the value chain, from genetics companies and gene banks, concerning roe, smolt, post smolt and edible fish, to companies handling fish waste. We have considerable experience from all parts of the aquaculture industry. This allows us to quickly get a clear overview of the situations our clients find themselves in, resulting in an optimum level of collaboration.

In recent years, Arntzen de Besche has been a preferred advisor in several major transactions in the aquaculture industry. We work closely with specialists in dispute resolution and M&A, and have extensive and broad expertise in acquisitions/divestments, emissions, initial public offerings and next-generation transitions. We are also regularly called upon to help with business financing, restructuring and reorganisation.

We are a team with extensive and operational experience from all aspects of the aquaculture industry. This allows us to provide technical, legal and project-related advice that quickly takes you where you want to go.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer or the team best suited to helping you. In summary: With us, you will always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Aquaculture

We have a broad international network in all the major fund jurisdictions, which facilitates Norwegian companies' international operations.

We collaborate closely with our clients, offering top tier services and expertise to both regulated and unregulated entities. The scope of our service line enables us to assist all types of asset managers throughout the entire business cycle. Among others, we provide advice within the following areas:

Establishment of managers and stakeholders, both regulated and unregulated

Establishment of funds and unregulated investment companies

Financial regulatory and other ongoing advisory services

Compliance-, AML- and governance services

Contract law and assistance with negotiations for asset managers

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Privacy and general data protection (GDPR) and cyber security

We are a diverse team with different backgrounds, specializations, and areas of expertise – which is essential for delivering top tier and tailored products to our clients. Several of our lawyers have extensive experience from both the customer side and service side of the industry, providing us with an in-depth understanding of the industry and the needs of the stakeholders. This enables us to offer clear and practical advice tailored to each individual actor and situation.

When working with us you will have a single point of contact, to streamline coordination, and we will make sure that each assignment is handled by our advisors with the most relevant expertise. In short, with us, you will always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Asset Management

We possess leading expertise in all types of capital market transactions and regulatory requirements. We assist with the following:

We are a team with a broad range of skills and different backgrounds, specialisations and areas of expertise. We work closely with specialists from other fields and industries in our firm, to ensure that our clients are designated the most optimum team for each assignment.

Capital markets

Arntzen de Besche’s commercial contracts experts possess the necessary industry knowledge, skills, and creativity to draw up robust commercial contracts, tailored to suit 

specific needs. By approaching contract drafting within the larger framework of our clients’ strategic, business, and financial goals, as well as in-depth expertise inapplicable regulations and legal frameworks, we devise creative and valuable solutions in complex matters.

The guiding principle of Arntzen de Besche is that a commercial contract is an investment for the future, and a tool for producing comprehensive returns every single day, year after year. Our lawyers are renowned for their ability to quickly identif your clients’ core interests and turning those interests into functional and advantageous contracts. Utilising years of experience, our lawyers regularly handle complex contract drafting assignments and tough negotiations on behalf of our clients. 

Detect problems before they become disputes

Arntzen de Besche provides industry-specific advice based on extensive commercial understanding. This entails, among other things, that our lawyers provide practical advice compatible with business reality. Moreover, our lawyers will assist in quickly identifying and preventing a potential dispute from turning into a commercial obstacle.

In the event of a dispute nevertheless arising and becoming litigious, Arntzen de Besche stands ready to provide an experienced team of dispute resolution experts. Our dispute resolution lawyers have broad experience in safeguarding our clients’ interests before national and international courts, as well as conducting proceedings before arbitral tribunals. 

Commercial contracts

Advice from our commercial property lawyers

Our team comprises 37 specialists, who for many years have collaborated closely with several of Norway’s largest real estate companies, contractors, property developers, facilitators, securities firms and real estate investors. We provide advice in the following areas:


acquisitions, sales and structuring of real estate transactions

development projects and transformation projects (residential and commercial)

property formation and property structures

IPD contracts and public-private collaboration

We provide assistance to all parts of the real estate industry and have witnessed how market trends and terms vary and influence the industry both legally and commercially. This experience is key to identifying viable business solutions, delivering sound asset management and being good strategic advisors to our clients.

Sustainability, green financing, eco-certification and energy optimisation have influenced the industry greatly and will continue to do so in the coming years. Environmental law and the Norwegian Pollution Control Act have a great impact, both on transactions and development projects. We have considerable experience in this regard, in connection with the development of several sizeable industrial areas in Norway.

Our team covers the entire real estate industry. Our lawyers have worked on some of the largest real estate transactions and development projects in Norway, several of the largest transformation projects, and the acquisition and sale of socially critical infrastructure and business parks. We have negotiated large and complex lease agreements and provided advice in complicated disputes. We put together compact teams, thereby ensuring efficient project processes and high implementation ability.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer who is best suited to helping your business, so that your assignment has the appropriate expertise at all times.

Commercial property

Regulations in competition law are dynamic and complex, and thorough knowledge of the regulations is a prerequisite for competing efficiently. The need for advice in this area has grown as the competition authorities have taken on an increasingly active role, and adopted stricter measures with regard to breach of the regulations. We assist our clients with everything from ongoing advice, processes against competition authorities and any disputes. We provide assistance with the following:

all types of contract negotiations such as collaboration agreements, purchase agreements, annual agreements, delivery and distribution agreements, joint venture agreements, franchise agreements, etc.

drafting of instruments and follow-up of agreements

compliance with competition rules (own or competitor’s)

acquisitions, mergers and establishment of joint ventures

emergency response team to assist when the competition authorities search the company’s premises

investigations (internal and external), audit

The state aid regulations regulate aid provided by the state, municipalities or other public bodies. We assist several of the key aid providers in Norway, including Enova, as well as research institutions, trade associations and national and foreign companies, in respect of the scope and consequences of the prohibition in the EEA Agreement. We help you with the following:

strategy and design to get into position to receive aid

drafting of aid schemes and aid decisions

We assist our clients in handling these types of cases before the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the European Commission. We also have experience in representing clients before national courts and the EFTA Court in cases concerning illegal public aid and repayment claims.

We are a team with a broad range of skills and experience from industry, from foreign law firms and from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). We invest a considerable amount of time to get acquainted with the client’s business and activities in the market. 

We have a large international network to draw on in cases involving other countries’ authorities. Moreover, we work closely with specialist communities in competition economics as well as internal specialists in order to put together the most optimum resources for each individual case.

Competition and state aid law

We assist our clients through all phases of a project in relation to the following:

In manufacturing projects, cost increases and delays may occur, which may give rise to conflicts. We are active advisors working to ensure that disagreements are resolved quickly and at the lowest possible level, outside the courtroom. Protracted and deadlocked conflicts benefit neither party.

Among other things, we attach importance to ensuring balanced agreements with carefully considered dispute resolution mechanisms. We also provide assistance during projects in assessing risk and finding constructive solutions to disputed cases. Several of our lawyers are certified mediators with extensive experience in identifying optimum, balanced solutions.

In some cases it is not possible to resolve a matter amicably, meaning that the dispute must be settled by the courts or by arbitration. We will then assist you with one goal in mind: to win the case. Our lawyers have extensive experience with litigation before all instances, in addition to national and international arbitration cases.

Choice of contract form is perhaps the most important decision in a construction project. We have extensive experience with different types of contracts, including PPP as well as IPD and partnering contracts.

We have assisted in the first three IPD contracts used in Norway, including the Tønsberg project and Nye Veier’s development of the E6 highway in Trøndelag county. This form of contract ensures a higher level of collaboration between the construction client, consultants and contractors. The goal is to deliver better quality projects in a shorter period of time.

The construction and real estate sector is in the middle of a green transition. We wish to be a driving force for this transition in the industry, which is why we have a number of strategic collaborations with Skift – Norwegian Business Climate Leaders and the Norwegian Green Building Council, for example.

Together with Skift, we have contributed to a memo on construction and real estate, in which we have introduced key measures for the industry to reach its climate goals.

In collaboration with the Norwegian Green Building Council, we have created a contract guide to ensure that requirements related to BREEAM-NOR are optimally implemented in turnkey contracts.

We have an interdisciplinary emergency response team that assists clients in connection with work accidents. Our emergency response team has extensive experience in crisis management and consultancy when a work accident has occurred. This includes assistance with plans for incident management and information flow, and dialogue with the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority and the police.

We quickly gain an understanding of a client’s interests and requirements, and provide clear and concrete advice. We ensure that assignments are handled by lawyers with the right expertise and attach great importance to being available and delivering on time.

We provide you with close follow-up for the duration of the project and our partners have a hands-on involvement in assignments. You will be designated one main contact person in order to ensure continuity in the handling of your case.

Construction law

 From the moment new laws are proposed, through the implementation of compliance programmes, to handling regulatory audits, we guide you through every stage of privacy and cybersecurity legislation.

 Whether it’s GDPR, data breaches, challenges with data transfers, or the use of cookies and online tracking, our experts offer advice you can rely on.

 We assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), risk assessments, and the development of procedures that ensure your business complies with both national and international standards, including emerging cybersecurity regulations.

 We help you map data flows and supply chains to ensure that personal data is stored securely and transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, particularly when transferring data to countries outside the EU/EEA.

 We prepare internal and external documentation, including governance documents, agreements, and privacy policies, ensuring you can demonstrate regulatory compliance.

 We develop procedures to safeguard data subjects' rights and assist in managing requests from individuals.

Representation before regulatory authorities:

 In the event of data security breaches or other incidents, we are ready to represent you before the Data Protection Authority or other relevant cybersecurity regulators.

 Our team consists of specialists with a deep understanding of both the legal and technological aspects of privacy and cybersecurity. This unique combination enables us to offer comprehensive solutions.

 We have experience advising clients across a range of sectors, including technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and public enterprises. This gives us insight into the specific challenges and opportunities you face.

 We understand that every business is unique. That’s why we offer customised advice that not only helps you comply with the law but also supports your business goals and fosters innovation.

 We continually stay informed on legal and technological trends, ensuring that you always receive advice based on the latest knowledge and best practices.

Privacy and cybersecurity don’t have to be obstacles for your business. With the right guidance, they can become competitive advantages that build trust with customers and partners. We are dedicated to helping you balance compliance and individual rights with your commercial interests, allowing you to focus confidently on growth and innovation.

Are you ready to strengthen your company’s privacy and cybersecurity compliance? Let us help you navigate the complex legal landscape and ensure you are prepared for the digital challenges of the future.

Data Protection and Cybersecurity 

Compensation claims can be a heavy personal burden for the affected parties. Defence against these kinds of legal proceedings can also be a costly undertaking. More and more companies are therefore taking out D&O insurance on behalf of board members and people in management.

We have extensive experience in dealing with insurance law issues both on behalf of insurance companies and those covered by the insurance. Our assistance includes the interpretation of terms and conditions of insurance policies, filing of insurance claims, handling of various types of insurance disputes and litigation of insurance-related cases before the courts.

We possess considerable expertise on the role distribution between board members and the general manager, the interface towards accountants and external advisors, distribution of liability in group companies and special obligations of companies listed on the stock exchange.

With us, you have access to skilled partners and lawyers at all levels, and we create cost-effective teams for each individual case.

Directors’ and officers’ liability

Arntzen de Besche provides comprehensive, creative, reliable, and cost-effective assistance in dispute resolution. Our large, dedicated dispute resolution group work systematically to develop the most effective dispute resolution strategies, while making sure that our team is tailored to fit your commercial goals.

For complex cases, Arntzen de Besche employs digital platforms for managing and reviewing evidence. This allows us to quickly become familiarized with complex factual matters and enablesus to provide clear advice at an early stage.


Upon establishing a sufficient overview of the factual and legal matters, our lawyers will determine the estimated value of the claim at hand and the associated risk exposure. We firmly believe that a clear valuation (probability-weighted expected value) provides our clients with a significantly better basis for decision-making compared to assessing claims in abstract terms.


At the end of the initial phase, our lawyers use the valuation of the claim to devise a coherent strategy for achieving our clients’ objectives.

We offer effective assistance in all stages of potential disputes and settlement negotiations. Our lawyers are trained in legal project management and provide cost-effective solutions for the dispute at hand.

Settlement negotiations, provisional measures, and enforcement actions

Our dispute resolution team has extensive experience in mediation and settlement negotiation, including settlement negotiations supervised by the courts as part of civil court proceedings. Additionally, Arntzen de Besche is an industry leader in securing and defending against provisional measures (freezing orders and injunctive relief), as well as court orders authorizing the acquisition of evidence outside of legal proceedings. Upon reaching final and binding decisions, we provide expert effective assistance in enforcement through the court system and the Bailiff (Norw.: “Namsmannen”).

Arntzen de Besche is an industry-leader in dispute resolution. Our dispute resolution team consists of experts with extensive experience litigating complex cases before Norwegian courts and in arbitral proceedings. By choosing Arntzen de Besche, you gain access to a thoroughly competent and experienced team of lawyers, tailored to suit your specific case and requirements.

Arntzen de Besche takes pride in providing expert advice to our clients. In international matters, our lawyers draw on an extensive network of international colleagues, meaning that Arntzen de Besche will also provide advice pertaining to foreign jurisdictions.

Dispute resolution 

Our team possesses extensive expertise across all key areas related to compliance and ESG, combining this knowledge with in-depth industry insight to provide tailored advice. Our specialists in each field enable us to understand the unique challenges our clients face and to offer bespoke solutions that ensure sustainability is effectively incorporated into their business operations.

We believe that a proactive approach to compliance is profitable. Our services include:

ESG reporting and investigations under legislation such as the Transparency Act, the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act, the Accounting Act incorporating the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Evaluations and documentation in accordance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the Taxonomy Regulation, including enterprise categorisation, pre-contractual and periodic disclosures, as well as website information

Comprehensive advice on environmental and climate law matters for both private and public entities

Assistance with sustainability communications and anti-greenwashing;

Support in national and international investigations

Sustainability in public procurement, financing, renewable projects, construction, and real estate

Packaging requirements and regulations for deforestation-free products;

Information requirements under the Environmental Information Act and the Product Control Act

Assistance during government inspections, investigations, audits, and probes (e.g., Dawn Raids) by tax authorities, competition regulators, labour inspections, sector-specific authorities, and others, including ad hoc support in “red flag” situations related to anti-corruption regulations

Advisory services for boards and management on crisis management, liability, and corporate governance

Corporate governance, including anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, with tailored procedures, guidelines, and training programmes and

Compliance reviews in connection with transactions and due diligence

Climate, Environment, and Social Sustainability

Our compliance and sustainability team has deep knowledge of the sustainability reporting requirements under the Transparency Act, the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act, the revised Accounting Act (incorporating the CSRD), and the CSDDD. We are also well-versed in sustainability reporting for the financial sector (SFDR). In addition, we assist businesses in preparing for future reporting obligations related to deforestation-free products and sustainable packaging. We have the country’s leading labour law department, along with skilled specialists in other legal fields, who work closely with our compliance and sustainability team.

In real estate development and construction, we guide our clients in selecting sustainable building processes and solutions. Furthermore, our public procurement team is dedicated to promoting sustainable procurement strategies. Arntzen de Besche has long held a strong position in the energy sector, and we continue to build on this experience with a growing focus on renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. For years, we have also been at the forefront of projects related to the extraction of critical minerals. By leveraging our solid knowledge in traditional energy sources, we are expanding our expertise to ensure these industries also take significant steps to reduce their climate impact in ways that are economically sustainable for the individual business.

Corporate Governance, Anti-Money Laundering, and Anti-Corruption

We assist in developing and implementing tailored anti-money laundering procedures to ensure that businesses’ protocols comply with legal requirements. Our team conducts company-specific risk assessments, spot checks on the practical application of procedures and regulations, general training on anti-money laundering laws, structuring of reporting functions, and the integration of digital solutions with anti-money laundering features.

Our anti-corruption experts also assist in drafting policies, routines, training, and concrete assessments to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

We work closely with authorities and industry associations to launch new initiatives and revise existing legislation.

In collaboration with Skift – Business Climate Leaders, we set the agenda for how businesses can become even more sustainable. For example, we have developed a guide for green procurement and contributed to “Skiftnotater,” where we have proposed specific measures within food and agriculture, as well as construction and real estate.

In cooperation with the Norwegian Green Building Alliance, we have developed a guide with suggested clauses for use by developers and contractors in their design and build contracts to ensure sustainable buildings.

We are deeply committed to sustainability, with a particular focus on climate, the environment, and human rights. Through close collaboration with government bodies and industry organisations, we have gained in-depth insight into ESG developments and can assist at every stage of your sustainability efforts.

ESG and compliance are embedded in our core practice areas, and our multidisciplinary teams combine legal expertise with industry-specific knowledge to provide tailored advice. We offer guidance that not only meets legal requirements but also considers the practical implications for your business.

With extensive experience in international regulations and a strong network of foreign lawyers, we provide bespoke advice when your needs extend beyond national borders.

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As a legal field, employment law is constantly changing and largely influenced by political shifts. Rules on pensions, temporary employment and hired/hired-out workers are just a few examples. Our lawyers pay close attention to developments and understand how political fluctuations change the rules over time. We assist our clients at all stages of an employment relationship and provide advice related to the following:

restructuring, insourcing and outsourcing

harassment, whistleblowing and discrimination

Experience from all parts of working life

Different industries have different regulations between employees and employers. Being among Norway’s largest departments in this field, we have extensive and broad experience from all parts of working life, e.g. employer and employee organisations, the courts, the Dispute Resolution Board and the Labour Court of Norway.

Getting to know a client’s business operations is important to us and our combined experience allows us to view a case from every conceivable perspective. Like in chess, we have the knowledge and experience to see the next moves and are able to be ahead of the game. This is what makes us great strategic advisors to our clients.

Pension questions are often complex, both because there are many parties involved and because the products themselves are complex. In addition, this field straddles the areas of finance and law, which places high demands on us as legal advisors.

We are a leading provider of pension law-related assistance, advising suppliers, employers, employees, trade unions and employee organisations on issues related to occupational pensions, operational pensions, AFP (contractual early retirement pension scheme) and the Norwegian national social insurance scheme. We assist in the preparation of both individual and collective pension agreements.

Together, we help our clients create beneficial, long-term agreements that provide the enterprise with room to manoeuvre, predictability and security. In this way, we secure both the people working for the organisation and the organisation itself. We provide ongoing advice in relation to transactions and dispute resolution.

Working life is primarily about people. Our main task is to solve problems with the least amount of friction, for the benefit of both the workplace and the people there, in respect of future collaboration.

We are a well-composed team with complementing experience and specialisations. In addition, we work closely with specialists from overlapping fields and industries both internally and externally, to ensure that our clients are allocated the most optimum team for each assignment.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer best suited to helping you, so that you always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Employment and pensions

Our team provides assistance to Norwegian and international clients and all enterprises under the supervision of the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority, such as banks, insurance undertakings, securities firms, alternative investment fund managers and fund management companies. Among other things, we assist with the following:

We have experience with all key regulatory frameworks for the financial sector. We have an outstanding team within EU/EEA law that is called upon in complex cases where understanding EU law is crucial to providing advice on financial regulation.

We also work in several related areas and collaborate closely with other departments internally in relation to, for example, M&A, capital market transactions, financing, pensions, real estate and insurance.

Our legal assistance is based on solid legal knowledge, industry experience, commercial understanding and innovation. Several of our lawyers have experience from financial and securities firms as well as regulatory authorities and are authors of key academic literature. In addition, we regularly participate as speakers at events hosted by universities, university colleges and trade associations.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer who is best suited to helping you. In summary: With us, you will always get the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Financial regulation

We work closely with our clients throughout the entire process, from structuring to preparation and negotiation of loan documentation. We also participate in the negotiations of the terms of a loan agreement and associated documentation, such as intercreditor agreements, where applicable. We assist with the following:

loan agreements, syndicated and bilateral

Our lawyers have extensive knowledge of banking and financing and several of them possess in-house experience from banks and know the financing processes from multiple angles. We have a broad international network of contacts and long experience in coordinating cross-border financing. In cases where financing includes issues related to other legal areas, such as tax law, petroleum law, securities law, or other legal areas, we consult with specialists from other departments in our firm.

With us, you get a high level of partner attention. We are committed to providing clear advice on best practices, and to distinguishing between what is important and what is less important to our clients.

We designate the team best suited to helping you, so that you always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Financing

Our lawyers provide advice in connection with all business relations such as employees, suppliers, customers, competitors and public authorities. We assist with all legal aspects that must be addressed in the various interfaces:

Our specialists assist both Norwegian and international clients, representing several of the largest producers and distributors of food in Norway within dairy, meat, beverages and other key categories. We also assist leading players in the health industry. We have extensive experience in advising clients in their dealings with Norwegian food and consumer authorities such as the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Consumer Authority, as well as the Norwegian Competition Authority and other key government agencies.

Our work includes sales and supplier agreements, distribution agreements, annual agreements, research development agreements, production cooperation and follow-up of commitments and financial benefits. Our lawyers regularly take part in annual negotiations and tender processes, as well as other dialogues concerning price, quality, distribution, category management, etc. If required, we also handle disputes in cooperation with other internal specialist departments, including our dispute resolution department.

Food law has a number of related disciplines. We have a solid interdisciplinary environment, with strong expertise in fields such as market law, competition law, public procurement, general EEA law, general public administration law, tax law, contract law, dispute resolution and M&A. In addition, we have a solid international network that we often draw on in cross-border projects, or where required.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer who is best suited to helping you. In summary: With us, you will always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Food law

We provide legal and strategic advice, as well as assistance in connection with transactions and disputes. Our clients range from start-up companies to large, well-established national and international players. We provide assistance in all branches of the life science sector and give advice in connection with the following:

licencing, research and development agreements

transactions, capital raising, mergers, demergers and acquisitions

disputes in relation to procurements, patents and public authorities

A number of legal issues arise when a company wants to launch a pharmaceutical product or piece of medical equipment onto the market. Our clients require advice in connection with, for example, clinical testing, labelling, pricing, marketing, import/export, manufacturing and wholesaling. Biotechnology also involves a whole host of particular challenges.

We bring clarity to complex matters, for instance by engaging in productive dialogue with public agencies, such as the Norwegian Medicines Agency, regarding licensing at different levels, supervision and reporting.

Core competence on public procurement and competition law

Enterprises wishing to sell their products in Norway do so through public tender processes. We have a sizeable team of lawyers who, in addition to in-depth industry knowledge, possess special expertise on public procurement and competition law. Typically, issues in relation to competition law arise in connection with pricing models, parallel export or distribution contracts.

Positioning your company in the rights jungle requires a conscious IP strategy, aimed at ensuring the necessary confidentiality, agreements with collaborating partners, and a clear and correct allocation of rights. In addition, patents, trademarks and designs must be registered. We possess leading expertise in the field of IP strategy and rights management, and will help you optimise the value of your company’s intangible assets.

We will provide you with a skilled team that has extensive experience of the sector. We have a good overview of the relevant regulations both nationally and globally, and in addition possess solid commercial and technical insight into the companies, products and market in which they operate.

We quickly gain an overview and put together the most optimum team for the situation at hand.

Health industry

We offer legal advice on all issues related to liability and general insurance. We handle the whole spectrum from complex insurance claims and disputes, to transactions and questions pertaining to cross-border distribution. We assist with the following:

regulatory advice to insurance undertakings and insurance brokers

drafting and interpretation of insurance contracts

transfer of undertakings and other corporate changes

Our team possesses extensive experience and knowledge of insurance law and related areas. We have a good overview of development trends that exist in the market in general, and within different sectors. Further, we have a clear overview of the different kinds of situations our clients experience, and will clarify what the insurance covers, the deadlines that apply, and the rights and obligations of the involved parties.

Our objective is always to solve cases through collaboration and dialogue, to the extent possible. In situations where this is not sufficient and a case must be resolved before the courts, our lawyers draw from considerable experience of litigation, and as arbitrators and counsels in arbitration courts.

Our legal assistance is based on solid legal knowledge, industry experience, commercial understanding and innovation. Our work comprises many related areas, which calls for close collaboration with other internal departments, such as the dispute resolution department.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer who is best suited to helping you. In summary: With us, you will always get the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.



Insurance

 We assist in identifying your intellectual assets and ensure they are safeguarded through necessary registrations and legal measures.

 To maximize the value of your rights, we provide support with strategies for exploitation, including licensing, assignments, and collaborations with other stakeholders.

 We support you in processes such as company formation and drafting of technology collaboration agreements, development contracts, and licensing agreements, ensuring your interests are protected.

 We advise on marketing initiatives and help you navigate complex regulations, particularly in highly regulated industries like food, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals.

 If your rights are infringed or if questions arise regarding third-party rights, we represent you in legal proceedings to protect your interests and ensure your freedom to operate in the market.


 With solid expertise in intellectual property and related fields such as competition law, media law, and privacy, we offer comprehensive advice that covers all your needs.

 We are part of an established network of leading advisory and research environments, as well as patent advisors, enabling us to coordinate cross-border assignments and offer international support.

 We understand that every business is unique. That's why we tailor our services to meet your specific needs and goals.

By partnering with us, you can focus on running and growing your business while we handle the protection and exploitation of your intellectual property. We are ready to assist you with expertise and commitment.



Intellectual Property

Compliance procedures and follow-up are required by law in a number of fields, and the requirements are becoming increasingly strict. In our experience, it pays off to have a proactive attitude towards compliance. Among other things, we assist with the following:

solid corporate governance principles and an ethical framework

anti-corruption policy and associated procedures, and training programmes

management of official visits and inspections/investigations (e.g. Dawn raids) by tax authorities, competition authorities, labour authorities, sectoral government authorities, etc.

internal audits in connection with investigations, suspicion or accusations of legal violations or as preventive measures

follow-up of suspected rule violations or proven rule violations

compliance review in relation to transactions and due diligence

ad hoc advice in red flag situations related to corruption regulations 

advice on non-financial reporting and corporate social responsibility

advice to boards and management related to the handling of crisis situations

We offer advice in relation to companies covered by the Anti-Money Laundering Act. We advise, inter alia, on the preparation and implementation of customised anti-money laundering procedures, implementation of enterprise-specific risk assessments, conducting random checks of practical compliance with procedures and regulations, general training in anti-money laundering regulations, structuring of reporting functions and integration of anti-money laundering functions with digital solutions and with other compliance functions in enterprises.

Many companies must strengthen their knowledge of key ESG factors in order to analyse risk areas and the handling of these going forward in line with increasingly stringent legislation. Failure to comply with requirements and expectations in the ESG area may represent a greater degree of risk in the future than it has in the past.

We closely follow regulatory developments and advise companies and boards on current ESG requirements and expectations. We identify a clear trend in which recommendations – general or sector-specific – gradually become established principles and later turn into legal requirements subject to sanctions. In addition, we provide advice in relation to reporting requirements and preparation of reports in respect of non-financial reporting under the Norwegian Accounting Act, stock exchange regulations, the Norwegian Transparency Act and specific sector-based recommendations in connection with sustainability.

We are an experienced team with a broad range of skills in all key disciplines related to compliance and sustainability, such as company law and corporate governance, employment law, privacy, competition law, financial regulatory legislation, anti-money laundering, criminal law and anti-corruption. We also provide industry-related advice in connection with construction, commercial real estate and energy, among other areas. We have extensive experience in managing government processes.

We have wide-ranging knowledge in respect of international regulations, and a comprehensive and close network of foreign lawyers to draw on as needed. For investigations and document reviews, we work with the leading eDiscovery and forensics suppliers.

You will be assigned one primary contact person. We designate the most optimum and cost-effective team for each assignment.

Investigations, inquiries and compliance

Our lawyers will assist you with planning, consulting, due diligence, negotiations and implementation of all types of processes. We provide advice in the following areas:

purchase and sale of companies and businesses

We assist large and small businesses in all industries, including securities firms, investors, and private equity and venture funds. Our client base is local, national and international. We help Norwegian companies setting up business abroad as well as international companies seeking to enter the Norwegian market.

Transactions are often strategic and complex, resulting in major changes. This requires us as lawyers bringing more than our legal expertise to the table. We must have in-depth knowledge of the industry and the market in which the client operates. Our experience and insight into the Norwegian and international markets, across various industries, enable us to provide strategic and structural advice, while also managing the complexity of the individual transactions.

We are a team with a broad range of skills and different backgrounds, specialisations and areas of expertise. We also work closely with specialists from other fields and industries in our firm, to ensure that our clients are designated the most optimum team for each assignment. We are curious, involved and keen to read the terrain and be at the forefront.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer who is best suited to helping you. In summary: With us, you will always have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

Merger and acquisitions

Our long-term experience from the oil and gas sector has given us a solid industrial understanding and extensive project experience. We draw on this in our advice to companies in other industrial sectors such as aquaculture, renewable energy and shipping. We adapt our way of working to what is optimal for the client, and we often work integrated with the client’s project organisation.

Our assignments include transactions, financing assistance, provision of ongoing advice and dispute resolution. Moreover, we have extensive experience as advisors in large construction projects, including construction of oil installations, pipelines and processing plants, shipbuilding and development of innovative aquaculture facilities. We provide assistance in all phases of a project, from the concept stage right up to the final settlement. We provide advice related to the following:

The aquaculture industries have experienced tremendous growth in recent years and are today our second largest export. In the past, much of the activity was centred on oil and gas enterprises, while we are now seeing an increasing number of players from renewable energy and aquaculture companies.

Our long-term experience from the oil and gas sector has given us a solid industrial understanding and extensive project experience in aquaculture-related industries. Our lawyers possess internal experience from oil companies and suppliers, enabling us to work well integrated with the individual project organisation.

With us, you get a high level of partner attention and a compact team of experts delivering quickly and precisely. We work closely with specialists from other fields and industries in our firm, such as banking and financing, M&A, construction and technology, to ensure that we have the most appropriate team for each assignment.

Offshore and shipping 

Legal advice in relation to oil and gas often concerns extensive and complex circumstances. We provide competent and experienced lawyers tailored to the scope of the assignment.

Our lawyers have in-depth knowledge of the various industry players and several of them have a background as inhouse lawyers at companies in the oil industry. This total experience provides us with a good understanding of the technical, commercial and macroeconomic conditions that affect the petroleum industry and drive the companies’ development. This is what makes us great strategic advisors to our clients.

Our energy department has assisted the international activities of Norwegian companies and advised national authorities in over 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America. Our advice to governments in oil producing countries includes petroleum and environmental legislation, production sharing agreements, award rounds, international law, maritime law and treaty issues.


We assist clients with a full range of services, from the operational to the more strategic. For many years, we have worked closely with oil companies in all phases; from start-up companies and owners who wish to grow, to mature companies that require further development, and companies that want to leave the Norwegian continental shelf.

At our firm, you will find lawyers who have been involved in some of the largest field developments and transactions on the Norwegian continental shelf, who have participated in complex negotiations on behalf of companies and public authorities, and who have been central in the development of the contract forms used today.

We work closely with specialists from other fields and industries in our firm, such as financing, M&A, tax, employment law, renewable energy and dispute resolution, to ensure that our clients are allocated the most appropriate team for each assignment. We have a considerable network of international law firms to draw on, if required.

You will be assigned one main contact person. We designate the lawyer and the team best suited to helping you. You will have the right expert on the right assignment at the right time.

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Oil and gas

In Norway, as in other jurisdictions, professional practice firms are subject to strict norms and requirements, the breach of which may lead to being held liable for damages. Arntzen de Besche assists both insurance companies and professional practitioners in a wide range of professional liability matters, including cases related to lawyers, auditors, accountants, financial advisers, insurance brokers, engineers, real estate agents, appraisers, and architects.

In professional liability matters, Arntzen de Besche provides assistance with the following:

dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, and litigation

recourse claims against other liable parties

advice on how to avoid and/or limit professional liability

regulatory issues related to decisions by government and supervisory authorities

internal training through courses and lectures

Our lawyers have thorough experience across most professional industries and sectors, meaning that we will provide quick and comprehensive advice on how to efficiently handle any form of claim.

Expertise

Aquaculture

Asset Management

Capital markets

Commercial contracts

Commercial property

Competition and state aid law

Construction law

Data Protection and Cybersecurity

Directors’ and officers’ liability

Dispute resolution

ESG and compliance

Employment and pensions

Financial regulation

Financing

Food law

Health industry

Insurance

Intellectual Property

Investigations, inquiries and compliance

Merger and acquisitions

Offshore and shipping

Oil and gas

Professional liability

Public administration

Public procurement law

Public sector activities

Renewable energy and infrastructure

Restructuring and insolvency law

Tax law

Technology and innovation

Trade and industry

Transportation

Work accidents

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