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Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen
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Klaus Henrik is specialized in insurance and reinsurance, financial markets legislation, pensions and asset management.
He advises domestic and international insurers, insurance intermediaries, asset managers, investment banks, credit institutions, financial enterprises, various types of fintech companies and industry players. His assistance includes establishment of life- and non-life insurance companies and pension funds, regulatory assistance, product development, transactions and restructuring of finance businesses, claims and litigation, in addition to recourse and cost-reduction tuning. He also advises commercial companies and trade unions in matters related to insurance and pensions, including M&As.
He is a trusted advisor to CEOs and top management of many of his clients. He litigates regularly before Norwegian courts and is admitted to the Supreme Court.
He has authored a number of books and articles within insurance, pensions, banking and financial regulatory matters.
Klaus Henrik is ranked among Norway’s leading lawyers within financial regulatory, insurance & reinsurance and pensions, including by Legal 500, IFLR 1000, PLC Which Lawyer and is praised as a "standout practitioner" and "regulatory expert". He has consecutively been ranked among Norway´s top 10 insurance lawyers. Further, he has been chairman of the control committee in a life insurance company and holds positions as chairman of the board and member of the board in several regulated companies. He has formerly worked as a lawyer in BAHR and as a partner with Steenstrup Stordrange (SANDS).
He advises domestic and international insurers, insurance intermediaries, asset managers, investment banks, credit institutions, financial enterprises, various types of fintech companies and industry players. His assistance includes establishment of life- and non-life insurance companies and pension funds, regulatory assistance, product development, transactions and restructuring of finance businesses, claims and litigation, in addition to recourse and cost-reduction tuning. He also advises commercial companies and trade unions in matters related to insurance and pensions, including M&As.
He is a trusted advisor to CEOs and top management of many of his clients. He litigates regularly before Norwegian courts and is admitted to the Supreme Court.
He has authored a number of books and articles within insurance, pensions, banking and financial regulatory matters.
Klaus Henrik is ranked among Norway’s leading lawyers within financial regulatory, insurance & reinsurance and pensions, including by Legal 500, IFLR 1000, PLC Which Lawyer and is praised as a "standout practitioner" and "regulatory expert". He has consecutively been ranked among Norway´s top 10 insurance lawyers. Further, he has been chairman of the control committee in a life insurance company and holds positions as chairman of the board and member of the board in several regulated companies. He has formerly worked as a lawyer in BAHR and as a partner with Steenstrup Stordrange (SANDS).
Rankings
2026
Band 2 in FinTech Legal - Chambers & Partners2026
Band 3 in Banking & Finance: Regulatory - Chambers & Partners Europe2026
Recommended - Legal 500 - Insurance2025
Highly regarded - IFLR 1000 - Financial Services Regulatory
Education
2000
Cand.jur, University of Oslo
Publications
- Various publications in national and international magazines and newspapers re. pensions, asset management, insurance, fund management and financial regulatory issues
2005, 2007, 2012, 2014
Pensjonsordninger - regnskap og skatt (den norske Revisorforening 0g den norske Aktuarforening) – author of chapter 22003
Kollektive og individuelle pensjonsavtaler, Peter Hammerich og Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen, Gyldendal Akademisk
Quotes from others
"Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen really stands out and his response times are possibly the fastest of all of the external counsel that we use throughout Europe. He is incredibly helpful and pragmatic and we really enjoy working with him."
Legal 500 (referee feedback) "Klaus always delivers in-depth advice, offers excellent client service and demonstrates a very good understanding of our industry."
Chambers & Partners (referee feedback)