Industry Law Revenue 330 MNOK (2011) Headquarters Oslo Number of employees 170 (2012) | Products Legal Services Website www.adeb.no/eng Founded 2001 | |
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Key people Hanne Skaarberg Holen (Managing partner) | ||
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Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS is one of Norway's leading business law firms employing more than 130 lawyers. The firm serves Norwegian and international clients within the private and public sectors alike. Arntzen de Besche has expertise in all key areas of corporate law, and is recognized for its competence within the practice areas EU and competition law, labour law, petroleum law, tax law, company law and contract law and procedure. The company is headquartered in Oslo, with branch offices in Trondheim and Stavanger.
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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 goes back to 1870.
Offices
Arntzen de Besche has three offices with more than 130 lawyers of which 53 are partners.
Oslo
The headquarters in Oslo is centrally located in Bygdøy allé 2, and has more than 90 lawyers, of whom 32 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 an incorporation of the former Trondheim office of Schjødt. The Trondheim office is organized as a separate business entity. The office is located at Solsiden and the company's history dates back to the year 1915.
Stavanger
The Stavanger office is centrally located at Børehaugen 1 with 12 lawyers. The office is a result of the incorporation of Advokatfirma Smedsvig Heitmann DA. The Stavanger office is organized as a separate business entity.
Awards
In recent years Arntzen de Besche has received very positive reviews in a number of rankings.