Mr. Dag Thorstensen

Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS

www.haavind.no

Born 1956.

Partner of the Norwegian law firm HAAVIND VISLIE.

Business Area:

Thorsensen works in the business area ofTechnology, IT and Telecommunication.

Mr. Dag Thorstensen is in Legal Business – European Legal Experts referred to having ” a strong track record in IT-purchase litigation”. He is by the same publication recommended within the field of real estate, IP, IT and telecoms.

Practice:

Thorstensen has broad and long experience as a business lawyer and within litigation. The recent years, he has worked extensively with cases related to technology acquisition and disputes in connection with information technology.

Dag Thorsensens practice areas includes:

  • Distributorship issues.
  • Drafting of contracts – especially for all kind of technology acquisitions.
  • Real estate.
  • Procedure for outsourcing.
  • Litigation, especially IT-litigations.
  • Human rights.

Present and former directorships:

  • Chairman of the Student Law Society (1979)
  • Member of the representatives committee of Det Norske Flyktningråd (1982-85)
  • Head of Norwegian sector, Amnesty Internationals lawyers (1982-85)
  • Member of the Board of Blacksmith Chemical Norge AS (1987-94)
  • Chairman of the Board of Moderne Byggfornyelse AS (1992-93)
  • Site representative in Norway for Teletronics Scandinavia ApS (1992-95)
  • Member of the Board of Egil Stenshagen Bil AS (1995-96)
  • Member of the Board of Lowzow & Co DA (1996-2000)
  • Member of the Board of Handelsbanken Finans AS (1996-2005)
  • Chairman of the Board of Shopgirl AS (1996-)
  • Member of the Board of Medinnova SF (1999-2003)

Education:

  • Officer Academy, Royal Engineers (1975-76)
  • Candidate in jurisprudence, UiO, (1982)

Languages:

English and Norwegian

Background:

Legal adviser of the County Governor of Oslo and Akershus (1982-83) Secretary at the chief officer in the City of Oslo (1983-84) Associate, Advokatfirma Torkildsen & Torkildsen (1984-85) Associate, Advokatfirma Borge & Borge (1985-87) Partner, Advokatfirmaet Engelschiøn & Co (1987-94) Partne Lowzow & Co, now Haavind Vislie (1994-)