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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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Notable

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
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Thommessen
Norway
Bond issue
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
Issuer
Lundin Energy AB - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Thommessen
Sweden
Bond issue
Raiffeisen Bank SA, Groupe BPCE, BMO Capital Markets, Barclays, UniCredit, BNP Paribas, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, DNB Bank ASA, ING Bank, ICBC, Nordea, Scotiabank
Underwriter
Norwegian Property ASA - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Thommessen
Norway
Bond issue
Norwegian Property ASA
Issuer
Storebrand Boligkreditt AS - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Thommessen
Norway
Bond issue
Storebrand Boligkreditt AS
Issuer
Kenbourne Invest SA - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Thommessen
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Kenbourne Invest SA
Issuer
Verisure MidHolding AB - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Thommessen
Sweden
Bond issue
Verisure MidHolding AB
Issuer
Axo Finans AS - M&A
2021-06-17
Thommessen
Denmark
M&A
Axo Finans AS
Buyer
Sbanken ASA - M&A
2021-04-15
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Sbanken ASA
Seller
Ocorian Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-25
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Ocorian Ltd.
Buyer
Storebrand Livsforsikring AS - M&A
2021-12-20
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Storebrand Livsforsikring AS
Buyer
Hafnia Ltd. - M&A
2021-11-11
Thommessen
Marshall Islands
M&A
Hafnia Ltd.
Buyer
Larus Holding Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-08
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Larus Holding Ltd.
Buyer
Kalera Inc. - M&A
2022-01-31
Thommessen
United States (National)
M&A
Kalera Inc.
Target
eBay Inc. - M&A
2021-07-14
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Hans Arnesen, Nanette Arvesen, Ylva Petersen
eBay Inc.
Seller
Nationwide Building Society - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Thommessen
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Nationwide Building Society
Issuer
Partners Group AG - M&A
2022-01-31
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Partners Group AG
Buyer
Mercell Holding ASA - M&A
2022-05-25
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Mercell Holding ASA
Target
Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2022-10-15
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Play Magnus AS - M&A
2022-08-24
Thommessen
Norway
M&A
Play Magnus AS
Target
Seadrill Ltd. - M&A
2022-12-23
Thommessen
United Kingdom
M&A
Seadrill Ltd.
Buyer
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