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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Sverre Tyrhaug
Partner: Hans Haugstad
Partner: Lars Eirik Gåseide Røsås
Partner: Hans Cappelen Arnesen
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

275

Number of partners

63

Network memberships

Lex Mundi

Languages

Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, Dutch, German, French

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Firm overview

Established in 1856, Thommessen is considered to be one of Norway’s leading commercial law firms. The firm has offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and London. The firm provides advice to Norwegian and international companies as well as organisations in the public and private sectors, ranging from SMEs to large multi-national corporations. Thommessen covers all business related fields of law.

Thommessen assists businesses with transactions, complex projects and contentious matters in all areas of commercial law. Their robust professional legal expertise is combined with in-depth industry knowledge, and their lawyers stay abreast of trends and developments on an ongoing basis in order to provide advice which facilitates long-term value creation.

Key transactional practices
  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Competition/antitrust
  • Construction
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute resolution
  • Regulatory
  • Intellectual property
  • Labour and employment
  • Investment funds
  • Private equity
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Tax
Address:
Ruseløkkveien 38
0251 Oslo
PO Box: Postboks 1484 Vika
Tel:+47 2311 1111 Fax:+47 2311 1010 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.thommessen.no/en/
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Haavind
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CLP
8 practice areas
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CMS Kluge
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
3 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Notable

Kvale
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
10 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Selmer
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Notable

Haavind
8 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

CLP
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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AGP Advokater
3 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

CLP
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
3 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

AGP Advokater
3 practice areas
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Aabø-Evensen & Co
7 practice areas
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CMS Kluge
6 practice areas
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SANDS
7 practice areas
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Notable

Kvale
4 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

BAHR
8 practice areas
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Haavind
8 practice areas
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Schjødt
8 practice areas
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Thommessen
8 practice areas
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Wiersholm
8 practice areas
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Wikborg Rein
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arntzen Grette
8 practice areas
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CMS Kluge
6 practice areas
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Selmer
8 practice areas
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Simonsen Vogt Wiig
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

CLP
8 practice areas
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Kvale
4 practice areas
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Lund & Co
2 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Thommessen is a leading Norwegian law firm with offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and London. The firm’s history stretches back to 1856. The firm is highly ranked across all areas of financial and corporate law. The firm has a strong focus in banking, technology and renewable energy.

 

Highlights

A significant highlight of the firms activity during the research period includes advising Public Property ASA (PPI) on a major transaction to acquire a portfolio of industrial infrastructure assets from TRG Real Estate for NOK 2.325 billion. The firm provided advice to PPI in connection with the acquisition and the subsequent joint venture involving Resource Group TRG.  

Another notable highlight includes the firm providing legal and strategic advice to Holmaneset H2 AS in connection with the development of hydrogen facility. Partner, June Snemyr is involved in advising on the projects decarbonization effort and its construction.  

 

Testimonials 2025

Thommessen's lawyers are extremely competent and highly specialized. They bring in-depth knowledge of regulatory nuances and market practices that help anticipate and mitigate risks early.” - Bank lending  

 

Thommessen delivers high quality services and can put together knowledgeable and skilled teams.” - Bank lending  

 

“They deliver a broad range of services which covers most of our needs for legal assistance. The teams consist of leading lawyers in the Norwegian market” - Banking and finance 

 

“Good commercial insights, always available and pragmatic. Not spending long time on smaller "irrelevant" matters as other lawyers just to bill more hours” - Capital markets equity  

 

“Highly knowledgeable, meets deadlines, offers great expertise within small scale hydro power” - M&A 

 

“Very professional - also the brilliant understanding of the business (additional to the pure legal view of things)” - Project development 

 

 

Key clients

 

Fortescue Future Industries International, Klimapark Nees Hede/Cloudberry, Heidelberg Materials, Northern Lights, Akershus Energi, Altor Equity Partners, Triton Partners, Ferd, HitecVision, Norvestor, DOF Group, XXL, Goldman Sachs, ABG Sundal Collier, Arctic Securities, DNB Bank ASA, Nordea Bank, Danske Bank, Svenska Handelsbanken, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
ABN AMRO - Financing
2022-01-04
Thommessen
Niger
Financing
Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl, Hans Haugstad
ABN AMRO
Lender
DNB Bank - Financing
2021-09-20
Thommessen
Niger
Financing
Hans Haugstad
DNB Bank
Lender
DNB Bank - Financing
2021-12-16
Thommessen
Niger
Financing
Hans Haugstad
DNB Bank
Lender
JP Morgan - Financing
2021-01-04
Thommessen
Niger
Financing
Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl, Halvor Mansåker
JP Morgan
Lender
Seadrill Ltd - Financing
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Niger
Financing
Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl
Seadrill Ltd
Borrower
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Financing
2021-01-07
Thommessen
Niger
Financing
Hans Haugstad
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Lender
Sparebank 1 SR-Bank - Asset finance
2021-01-07
Thommessen
Niger
Asset finance
Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl
Sparebank 1 SR-Bank
Agent
Tonstad Vindpark AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Jacob F Bull, Ole Christoffer Ellingsen
Tonstad Vindpark AS
Project developer
Storebrand ASA - M&A
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Anders Arnkværn
Storebrand ASA
Acquirer
SATS ASA - Secondary share offering
2022-02-16
Thommessen
Norway
Secondary share offering
Solveig F Bugge
SATS ASA
Issuer
Odal Vindkraftverk AS and Akershus Energi Vind AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Bendik Christoffersen
Odal Vindkraftverk AS and Akershus Energi Vind AS
Project developer
Odal Vindkraftverk AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Bendik Christoffersen
Odal Vindkraftverk AS
Project developer
Observe Medical ASA - Secondary share offering
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Secondary share offering
Anders Arnkværn
Observe Medical ASA
Issuer
Nordkraft AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Bendik Christoffersen
Nordkraft AS
Project developer
Mustad Eiendom AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Jacob F Bull and Christian Müller
Mustad Eiendom AS
Project developer
Multiconsult Norge AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Ole Christoffer Ellingsen
Multiconsult Norge AS
Project developer
MOL Norge AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Jone Stakkestad
MOL Norge AS
Project developer
Lutelandet Energipark AS - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Jacob F Bull
Lutelandet Energipark AS
Project developer
Jølstra Kraft DA - Project development
2022-02-24
Thommessen
Norway
Project development
Jacob F Bull
Jølstra Kraft DA
Project developer
Hanwha Solutions - Secondary share offering
2022-01-15
Thommessen
Norway
Secondary share offering
Lars Eirik Gåseide Røsås
Hanwha Solutions
Initial purchaser
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