Arntzen de Besche
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| Industry | Law |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters |  Oslo, Norway |
Key people | Håvard Sandnes (Managing partner) |
| Products | Legal Services |
| Revenue | 410 MNOK (2018) |
Number of employees | 170 (2019) |
| Website | www.adeb.no/eng |
Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS is a Norwegian business law firm employing more than 130 lawyers. The firm serves Norwegian and international clients within the private and public sectors. Arntzen de Besche provides services in all areas of corporate law: EU and competition law, labor law, real estate, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets, petroleum law, tax law, company law, contract law, and litigation.[1] The company is headquartered in Oslo, with branch offices in Trondheim and Stavanger.
The company has approximately 170 employees - who together make up one of Norway's largest law firms.
In January 2021, the Supreme Court of Norway convicted Arntzen de Besche of negligent counseling of Polaris Media and sentenced the firm to pay damages of NOK 100 million.[2]
History
[edit]Arntzen de Besche was founded in 2001 through a merger of the law firms Arntzen, Underland & Co, and de Besche & Co, while the firm's origins go back to 1870.
Offices
[edit]Arntzen de Besche has three offices with more than 130 lawyers, of which 59 are partners.
Oslo
[edit]The headquarters in Oslo is centrally located in Bygdøy allé 2 and has more than 90 lawyers, of whom 38 are partners and secretarial staff and management of approximately 30 employees.
Trondheim
[edit]The Trondheim office, with about 25 lawyers, is the city's largest law firm[citation needed] and became part of Arntzen de Besche in 2009 after the incorporation of the former Trondheim office of Schjødt.[3] The office is located at Beddingen 16 at Solsiden. The company's history dates back to the year 1915.
Stavanger
[edit]The Stavanger office is centrally located at Kongsgårdbakken 1 with 10 lawyers. The office is a result of the incorporation of Advokatfirma Smedsvig Heitmann DA.[4]
Awards
[edit]In recent years Arntzen de Besche has received very positive reviews in a number of rankings.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Firms - Chambers Partners - Arntzen de Besche AS". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ "Advokatfirma må betale Polaris Media 100 millioner kroner I erstatning". Adresseavisa. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "The Trondheim region's leading law firm becomes part of Arntzen de Besche News - Arntzen de Besche". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Arntzen de Besche and Advokatfirma Smedsvig Heitmann sign cooperation agreement Arntzen de Besche". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS, Europe | Chambers Profiles".
- ^ "Arntzen de Besche > Oslo > Norway | the Legal 500 law firm profiles".
- ^ "Arntzen de Besche - Norway - Firm Profile | IFLR1000".