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About Thommessen
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Thommessen is one of Norway's leading commercial law firms with offices in Oslo, Bergen and London. We have at total of 270 highly qualified employees. 175 of the firm's employees are lawyers who together cover 16 areas of expertise. We provide advanced legal services to corporate clients and the public sector, both domestically and internationally.
Independent surveys show that our clients regard Thommessen as a trustworthy and solution oriented firm, and value our professional expertise. Clients also express their satisfaction with our strict ethical standards and our integrity.
A large part of our operation is international. Thommessen is an independent firm, but is the Norwegian member of Lex Mundi, which is the world’s leading organisation of independent law firms. We can therefore offer our clients global access to leading law firms.
A firm with a long tradition in Norwegian legal history
The Thommessen story began on 19 January 1856 when Hans Christian Grønn established a private law practice in Oslo. Grønn sought to free the legal profession from the public sector and to make business law more international. Since then, the firm has had close ties to many of the country’s leading companies within industry, finance, trade and other sectors. Among other things, we assisted in the establishment of Norsk Hydro-Elektrisk Kvælstof-aktieselskap (Norsk Hydro) in 1905.
The 1990s was a decade of growth and large mergers in the Norwegian legal services industry. This development was initiated by the establishment of Thommessen & Krefting in 1990 from the merger between Thommessen Karlsrud Heyerdahl & Brunsvig and Krefting & Løchen (established 1954). In 1991 Thommessen & Krefting merged with Norway’s largest law firm outside of Oslo: Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen in Bergen (established 1928). In 1993 the firm acquired a significant practice within shipping and offshore when parts of the law firm Lund & Co were merged into Thommessen and the name of the firm became Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund. From 1 September 2009 our business name was changed to "Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS". The change is due to a desire to simplify the previous name.
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Newsletter: Stricter Norwegian rules on short sales
On 5 March 2010, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance put forward proposals that will impose further restrictions on short selling in Norway. The restrictions will also apply to non-Norwegian investors and investment firms.
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The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund prepares to become property investor
The “Oil Fund” has been authorised to invest in real estate through new rules that entered into force on 1 March 2010.
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Thommessen lawyers contribute to comprehensive work on anti-cartel enforcement worldwide
Thommessen partner Eivind Vesterkjær and senior associate Thomas Sando authored the chapter on cartel enforcement in Norway in the three-volume collection Anti-Cartel Enforcement Worldwide.
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Thommessen ranked first in the "elite" category among Norwegian competition law practices in the GCR100 for 2010
The report notes the breadth of Thommessen's competition practice.
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