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Hallvard Gilje Aarseth
Partner
Hallvard is part of Schjødt's dispute resolution department and specialises in litigation and arbitration. He has extensive litigation experience within several branches of law, including Energy Law, Shipping & Offshore, Contract/Construction Law and Public/administrative Law.
In addition to handling disputes, Hallvard also gives advice and counseling on regulatory matters, particularly within the renewable sector (onshore and offshore). He is responsible for the Karnov law commentary on the Offshore Energy Act and is a member of the Norwegian Bar Association's law committee on energy law, hydropower and oil&gass.
Hallvard is admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway where he has litigated cases on topics such as Damages, Public/procedural Law, Human Rights Law and Energy Taxation.
Hallvard is a graduate from the University of Oslo, and has also studied at the University of Edinburgh. He has been a research assistant at the Department of Petroleum and Energy Law at the University of Oslo. Before joining Schjødt Hallvard worked at The Office of the Attorney General, representing the Norwegian government in a vast number of litigation cases. Hallvard has also worked as deputy judge.
In addition to handling disputes, Hallvard also gives advice and counseling on regulatory matters, particularly within the renewable sector (onshore and offshore). He is responsible for the Karnov law commentary on the Offshore Energy Act and is a member of the Norwegian Bar Association's law committee on energy law, hydropower and oil&gass.
Hallvard is admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway where he has litigated cases on topics such as Damages, Public/procedural Law, Human Rights Law and Energy Taxation.
Hallvard is a graduate from the University of Oslo, and has also studied at the University of Edinburgh. He has been a research assistant at the Department of Petroleum and Energy Law at the University of Oslo. Before joining Schjødt Hallvard worked at The Office of the Attorney General, representing the Norwegian government in a vast number of litigation cases. Hallvard has also worked as deputy judge.
Rankings
2022
Recommended - Legal 500
Education
2011
Post-graduate courses on EU Energy Law and Policy, Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute2004
Cand.jur., University of Oslo2004
ERASMUS-studies (Contract law/EU law), University of Edinburgh
Publications
2021
The Offshore Energy Act, Karnov law commentary, Aarseth2018
Uforutsigbar Tariffering, Energiteknikk, Aarseth & Langvik2011
Energiloven med kommentarer 2. utg, Martinsen m.fl. (co-author)2005
Nye krav til skille mellom monopol- og konkurransebasert virksomhet i kraftsektoren - selskapsmessige og funksjonelle atskillelseskrav, MarIus nr 327