Lawyers at Advonor
Sverre K. Berge • Tore E. Brath • Vidar Claudi-Nielsen • Raymond Giltun • Per F. Hetty• Per Einar Johansen • Erik Magnæs • Fritz Jonny Mo • Inger Karin Rognlien • Christen Røer • Inge-Lise Røer • Svein Christian Valen • Cato Nicolai Aall
Working within: Criminal Law Separation/Divorce Law Family Law/Children apportionment Child Care Legal matters Inheritance Law Compensation/Damages Law Property Law Labour Law Foreign Nationals Law General Practice SVERRE K.BERGE Year of birth: 1956 Qualified lawyer: 1984 Attorney-at-Law: 1987 Tel: +47 22 91 00 54 Mobile: +47 901 95 250 advberge@online.no Experience: Associate Torkildsen & Torkildsen Lawfirm 1984-85 Deputy Chief Constable/Chief Superintendent of police 1985-88 Lecturer at the Police Academy 1989-2002 Practicing Attorney since 1990
Miscellaneous: Graduate Police Academy 1982 Special degree in Road Traffic Law Educational College Adviser to numerous Associations and Foundations Personal home page: www.advberge.no Languages: English
Areas of practice: General legal assitance to medium and small businesses Civil litigation Construction law Commercial agency and represantation Trademarks and marketing law Corporate and partnership law General asscociation and organization law Tax law Sports law Career: -1978-80 Norwegian Revenue Agency (Skattedirektoratet) -1981-83 Law clerk, District court of Halden -1989-94 Civilian Attorney Adviser, U.S. Air Force / U.S. Element at NATO’s Afnorth HQ (part time) -Since 1987 Private law practice. From 1990 sharing offices with Cato Aall and subsequently the rest of the lawyers at Advonor.
Miscellaneous: 1995-2003 Member of the Drammen Tax Appeals Board 1998-2004 National representative for the tax appeals boards on the board of the Ligningsutvalget (Association of Norwegian tax directors and tax appeals boards) 1995-2003 Alternate member of the Drammen City Council along with various municipal assignments (The General Oversight committee, Municipal Complaints board etc) Legal Adviser, Drammen Handball Club (DHK) Member of the board of directors, Sykehuset Buskerud HF (Buskerud Cental Hospital) Various corporate boards Language: English
TORE E. BRATH Year of birth: 1949 Qualified lawyer: 1978 Attorney-at-law: 1981 Tel. +47 22 91 00 55 brath@advonor.no
Main practice areas: Bank and Finance Property Law Contract Law Restructuring, insovency proceedings and credit security Mortgage and Security Law Company Law Experience: Associate, Company Lawyer, Companey Secretary - Norsk Kausjon (Credit Incurance Company) – 1980-83 CFO Credit Secretary – Elcon Finans AS (Finance Company)1983-84 Company Secretary and Managing Director – SSB Invest AS (Ship Owners),1984-86 Managing Director – Det norske Garantiselskab AS (Credit Insurance Campany, Storebrand) 1986-89 Partner - Kvam & Co (Law Offices) – 1989-94 Partner - Brath, Magnæs Rognlien & Aall (Law Offices) – 1994-02 Partner – Advonor Advokatfellesskap (Law Offices) since 2003
Miscellaneous: Several cources at Academy of Bank and Insurance, Handelshøyskolen BI (Business School)and EF Institute, Cambridge Substantial experience in Board Directorships of Scandinavian Companies Trustee in bankruptcy at the Court of Oslo byfogdembete since 1989 Office address in Sweden: KosterHusen, Myrenvägen, SE 452 04 Nordkoster, Sweden Tel./Fax: 00 46 526 202 53 Cell: 00 47 48 11 76 03 E-mail: vinie@advonor.no Languages: Scandinavian and English
VIDAR CLAUDI-NIELSEN Year of birth: 1951 Qualified lawyer: 1979 Attorney-at-law: 1983 Tel: + 47 22 91 00 58 Cell: + 47 48 11 76 03 Fax: + 47 22 91 00 51 vinie@advonor.no
Working within: General Corporate & Commercial Law and Litigation Restructuring and transfer of ownership to enterprises at all levels Waterfall rights (Hydro Electric Power) and Energy Law where Giltun is a supplier of all require legal services Company Law Contract Law Civil Services Law and Competition Law Labour Law Property Law and Construction Law Experience: • Ministry of Finance, Tax Law Section 1987-88 • Deputy Jugde Sør-Hedmark County Court 1989-90 • Associate Smith, Grette, Eide, Midelfart, Vik & Lyng Law firm (subsequently Smith, Grette & Meltvedt) 1990-93 • Partner Lyng & Co Law firm, subsequently Lyng Giltun Law firm, 1993-2005 • Private practice since 2006
Additional education: Course at the Institute of Corporate Economy ("Bedriftsøkonomisk institutt"): within Annual Accounts, Tax Economy and Accounting Analysis. Publications: Co-Author of "The Hydro Electric Power Book for Hydro Electric Power Entreprises" by Messrs. Ernst & Young. Miscellaneous: Various Directorships, including in the capacity of Chairman of the Board. Member of the Board of Nordstrand Høyre. Memeber of Supervisory Borad of the Nordseter Home and Bekkelaget Home (for Senior Citizens), respectively. Lecturing inter alia on the role of the General Meeting of Shareholders and management possibilities for Municipal owned Joint Stock Companies. Languages: English and the Scandinavian languages.
RAYMOND GILTUN Year of birth: 1961 Qualified lawyer: 1986 Attorney-at-Law: 1990 Tel +47 22 91 0040/50 giltun@advonor.no
Working within: Commercial & Corporate law International Contracts International Finance Documentation Securities Law and Acquisitions Property Law Labour Law Trademark Infringements & Marketing Law Agency & Distributorship related legal issues, including termination Estate Agency Experience: General Headquarters of the Norwegian Military 1974-75 Deputy Judge at Nedenes County Court, Arendal 1975-77 Associate Wiersholm, Bachke & Helliesen Lawfirm 1977-80 Partner Wiersholm, Bachke & Helliesen Lawfirm 1981-90 Partner Wiersholm, Mellbye & Bech Lawfirm 1991-95 Partner Gregusson Hetty ANS Lawfirm 1996-2006 ADVONOR Law Offices since 2006
Miscellaneous: Trainee at Norton Rose Solicitors, London February-June 1979 Substantial experience in Board Directorships of domestic companies & Norwegian subsidiaries of International corporations Languages: The Scandinavian languages (comprehensive experience with Swedish companies) English (approximately 30 years of experience in drafting and negotiating contracts in English)
PER F. HETTY Year of birth: 1948 Qualified lawyer: 1974 Attorney-at-Law: 1977 Tel.: +47 22 91 00 70 Mobile: +47 905 99�505 Fax transmission: +47 22 91 00 51 hetty@advonor.no
Working within: Lawyer Per Einar Johansen is mainly working with inheritance and administration of estate law, contract and commercial law, real estate law, private and commercial administration of generation estate, tax and duty. In addition any law in relation to Norway – Spain and Norway – Turkey. Experience: He has experience as judge, attorney and practice in different law firms since 1975 including his own law firm. Since 1988 he has been corporating with Huseiernes Landsforbund (Norwegian Houseowner company) and since 2001 with OBOS (a state owned estate company) as well as other companies. Johansen has also written books regarding Spanish law in relation to Norwegian law. PER EINAR JOHANSEN Year of birth: 1942 Qualified lawyer: 1971 Attorney-at-law: 1973 Tel. +47 22 91 00 35 pej@advonor.no
Experience in: Commercial and Corporate Law Real Estate and Construction Law Bankruptcy and dept restructure proceedings Mortgage and Security Law Inheritance and estate distribution Labour Law Housing Law General Practice Positions: • Norwegian State Housing Bank��� �1974 / 1986 - Assistant manager of the Legal Department, Oslo - Senior manager of Financing Department, Oslo • Deputy advocate and later lawyer in law firm Trygve Horgen and Finn Leonthin, Oslo�����1977 - �1979 • Managing Director of Oslo Byfornyelse AS���1987� - 1989 • Own law practice since 1989 with offices in Oslo and Østfold associated with law firm Einar Trygve Benerud AS, with offices in Oslo, Akershus, Østfold and Spain��1989 - 1994 • Partner in Law Offices – Brath, Nielsen, Rognlien & Aall, Oslo���� 1994 – 2002 • Partner in Law Offices – Advonor Advokatfellesskap, since 2003
Miscellaneous: University of Oslo 1977: Extra degree in Building- and Contracting Law Member of State/Official Boards and Committees within areas of Housing, Building and Contracting Trustee in bankruptcy estates Offices in Østfold Languages: Scandinavian English German
ERIK MAGNÆS Year of birth:�1945 Law Degree, 1974 Attorney-at-Law:�1978 Tel.: +47 22 91 00 50/ +47 22 91 00 57 Mobile:�+47 91 60 62 64 Fax:�+47 22 91 00 51 magnes@advonor.no
Areas of work: Legal assistance to small companies Real estate law Company law Housing law Estate agency business Contract law General business law Work experience: • The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management 1983 - 1984 • The Norwegian Directorate of Taxes 1985 – 1986 • Stiftelsen Flyktningeboliger (Refugee Housing Foundation) 1986 – 1988 • Associate lawyer and later a lawyer in the law firm Thor Ingelsrud 1988 – 1992 • Own law practice since 1992 in several law offices, most recently in Advonor since 2006
Other: Additional education as a business economist from the Norwegian School of Management (BI) Law degree comprised special courses in tax law and company law Has held directorships in and been employed as the general manager of several companies Foreign languages: English
FRITZ JONNY MO Year of birth: 1957 Qualified lawyer: 1983 Attorney-at-law: 1990 Business education: Business economist Tel: +47 2291 0030 Mobile: +47 4110 3522 Fax transmission: +47 2291 0051 mo@advonor.no
Working within: Labour law Inheritance and succession/estate distribution Commercial law Property and real estate law Housing/tenancy Estate agents Working experience: Ministry of� Industry 1980-81 Deputy Judge at Toten County Court 1981-83 Associate� Lawfirm of Thommessen , Karlsrud, Heyerdahl & Brunsvig 1983-85. Associate Lawfirm Røer 1985-86 Partner Lawfirm Røer since 1986 and from 2003 also in Advonor Law Offices
Languages: Norwegian Scandinavian languages English
INGER KARIN ROGNLIEN Year of birth:1954 Qualified lawyer: 1979 Attorney-at-law:1983 Tel: +47 22910065 Fax transmission: +47 22910051 rognlien@advonor.no
Working within: Labour law Inheritance and succession/ estate distribution Tort law Property and real estate law Commercial� law Tax law Estate agents Experience: Norwegian Tax directorate , general division� 1978- 1980 Norwegian Tax� directorate, Oil taxation� 1980-1983 Associate Holst, Simonsen & Museus, Lawfirm, 1983-1986 Partner Advokatfirmaet Røer Ans, 1986� and from 2003 also in Advonor Law Offices
Miscellaneous: Young Lawyers Young Scholarship, Edinburgh, 1981 Trainee at EU�Commission from September 1982 March 1983 Languages: Norwegian Scandinavian languages English French
CHRISTEN RØER Year of birth: 1952 Qualified lawyer: 1978 Attorney-at-law: 1985 Tel.: 0047 22 91 00 64 Fax transmission: +47 22 91 00 51 christen.roer@advonor.no
Working within: Labour law Inheritance and succession/estate distribution Commercial law Property and real estate law Housing/tenancy Estate agents Working experience: Ministry of� Industry 1980-81 Deputy Judge at Toten County Court 1981-83 Associate� Lawfirm of Thommessen , Karlsrud, Heyerdahl & Brunsvig 1983-85. Associate Lawfirm Røer 1985-86 Partner Lawfirm Røer since 1986 and from 2003 also in Advonor Law Offices
Languages: Norwegian Scandinavian languages English
INGE-LISE RØER Year of birth:1954 Qualified lawyer: 1979 Attorney-at-law:1983 Tel: +47 22910065 Fax transmission: +47 22910051 inge-lise.roer@advonor.no
Working within: Company and Corporate Law; Joint-Stock Companies, Fully Liable and Limited Liability Partnerships International Transactions Contract Law International Negotiations Property Law inclusive of purchase & sale of real estate Agency & Distributorship Law Labour Law Litigation Experience: • General Headquarters of the Norwegian Military 1975-76 • First Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Trade, 3. Shipping Office 1976 • Associate, Helliesen, Middelthon & Maloney Lawfirm, Stavanger 1976 – 79 • First Consultant, Oslo Inland Revenue Office 1979 – 81 • Internal Legal Counsel & Secretary, Øivind Lorentzen Group, Oslo 1981 – 83 • Manager of Legal Affairs, Øivind Lorentzen Group, Oslo 1983 – 93 • Lawyer, Norwegian Confederation of Trade and Industry, Trade Law Section 1993 – 98 • Partner, Eckhoff, Fosmark & Co. Lawfirm 2000–03 • Private Law Practice since 2003
SVEIN CHRISTIAN VALEN Year of birth: 1947 Qualified lawyer: 1975, laud Attorney-at-Law: 1978 Tel +47 22 91 00 50 Mobil 90524 309 Faks 22910051 valen@advonor.no
Miscellaneous: Comprehensive experience from the Norwegian Courts and Arbitration Tribunals, including in International matters. Lobbying in Legislation matters at the Norwegian Parliament. Member of the Preparatory Committee for the 1997 Joint-Stock Companies and the Public Companies Act. External Examiner at the BI Business School in Commercial Law and Company Law. Co-Author of the Book “European Labour Law”, edited by the Financial Times, for Norway. Directorships at Boards of Directors of domestic and foreign companies and Joint Ventures; currently in Oslo, Singapore and Odessa. Languages: English (main working language for more than 12 years). The Scandinavian languages.
Areas of competence: Real estate law Change of generations in business Corporate law Tax laws Business law in general Experience: Official at various assessment authorities. Assistant district stipendiary magistrate. Solicitor in Fokus Bank, in charge of various credit engagements, matters of all taxation concerning the bank, as well as licensee of the real estate division. Solicitor’s practice since 1982, with participation in various joint solicitor’s offices.
CATO NICOLAI AALL Year of birth: 1945 Qualified lawyer: 1971 Attorney-at-Law:1976 Tel: 0047 22 91 00 68 Fax transmission: +47 22 91 00 51 aall@advonor.no
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