Tord Fondevik

Partner

Tord Fondevik. Photo.

Tord has close to 20 years of experience representing blue chip corporations, private equity firms, venture capital firms, family offices, and their respective portfolio companies on a broad range of transactional and strategic matters, including mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, public-to-private transactions, recapitalization and restructurings, capital market transactions, minority investments, joint ventures, and various other corporate governance and strategic matters. He frequently advises on complex, cross-border transactions involving large corporations and international investment funds.

He is also the co-head of our Life Sciences Practice Group. Over the years he has held numerous leadership roles in the firm. He was previously the head of our Fisheries & Aquaculture Practice Group and for several years he has been our lead business development partner.

Tord is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Bergen. He joined Schjødt in 2014.

He is ranked as a leading and recommended individual in international rankings, including Chambers and Legal 500.

Rankings

  • 2022

    Leading Individual (Commercial, Corporate and M&A) – Legal 500
  • 2022

    Highly Regarded (Corporate and M&A) – IFRL 1000
  • 2022

    Up and Coming (corporate/M&A) – Chambers
  • 2022

    Global Leader/Recommended (Life Sciences Transactions) - WWL

Education

  • 2004

    Cand. jur., University of Bergen
  • 2001

    Exchange Program, University of Copenhagen