Arntzen de Besche explained

Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS
Foundation:	2001
Location:	Oslo, Norway
Key People:	Håvard Sandnes (Managing partner)
Industry:	Law
Products:	Legal Services
Revenue:	410 MNOK (2018)
Num Employees:	170 (2019)
Homepage:	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

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

Arntzen de Besche has three offices with more than 130 lawyers, of which 59 are partners.

Oslo

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

The Trondheim office, with about 25 lawyers, is the city's largest law firm 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

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

In recent years Arntzen de Besche has received very positive reviews in a number of rankings.^{[5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS

Notes and References

1. Web site: Firms - Chambers Partners - Arntzen de Besche AS . 2010-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314011943/http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Europe/Firms/3423-34969 . 2012-03-14 . dead .
2. Web site: Advokatfirma må betale Polaris Media 100 millioner kroner I erstatning . 16 January 2021 . Adresseavisa. 13 January 2021 .
3. Web site: The Trondheim region's leading law firm becomes part of Arntzen de Besche News - Arntzen de Besche . 2010-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174315/http://www.adeb.no/eng/storypg.aspx?id=2512&zone=65&Ver=1&MenuNode=633761688093064122 . 2011-07-24.
4. Web site: Arntzen de Besche and Advokatfirma Smedsvig Heitmann sign cooperation agreement Arntzen de Besche . 2011-01-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174351/http://www.adeb.no/eng/storypg.aspx?id=2827&Ver=1&fpn=1 . 2011-07-24 .
5. Web site: Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS, Europe | Chambers Profiles.
6. Web site: Arntzen de Besche > Oslo > Norway | the Legal 500 law firm profiles.
7. Web site: Arntzen de Besche - Norway - Firm Profile | IFLR1000.