Born 1958.

Partner of the Norwegian Law Firm Havind Vislie.

Business Area:

Tobiassen works in the business area of Energy, Natural Resources and Public Sector.

He is in Legal Business-European Legal Experts named as one of the world’s leading lawyers within European and competition law.

Practice:

During the last years he has in particular worked with clients within the oil and gas industry, the automotive industry and European and competition law within a broad specter of areas. This includes:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Dealership, franchise and commercial agent agreements
• Contractual work and negotiations within the oil and gas industry
• Dispute resolution and litigation, including litigation for the Efta Court of Justice
• Representation of clients towards the Competition Authority and the EC Commission

Tobiassen is speaker at seminars and conferences

Present and former directorships:

Bayerngas Norge AS Education: Candidate in jurisprudence, UiO, 1985

Languages:

English and Norwegian

Background:

• Legal advisor, Ministry of Finance, tax department (1986-1988)
• Associate judge, Skien og Porsgrunn City Court (1988-1989)
• Advokatfullmektig (1989-1992)
• Legal manager/ Company Secretary, Norske Fina AS (1993-1997)
• Company Lawyer, PetroFina S.A., Brüssel (1997-1999)
• Advokat, Vislie Ødegaard & Kolrud, now Haavind Vislie (1999)
• Partner Haavind Vislie, from 2000.