Welcome to Selmer a leading provider of all business law services As of February 1st 2019, Kyllingstad Kleveland Advokatfirma DA is combined with Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS.

Hence, Selmer has Norway´s largest energy legal practice, with more than 40 competent lawyers specialised in oil and gas, oil services, renewables and shipping and offshore.

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Are you an facilitator, an early-stage businesses or an investor? Selmer provides guidance and regular seminars from formation to market leadership.
Our people

Ouremployees

Selmer is one of Norway’s leading legal practices with 160 employees. We are committed to continuing our tradition of seeing things in a new light. For this reason we will keep on challenging our clients, competitors and ourselves.

Øyvind Olimstad

Position: Partner, Lawyer

Contact information:o.olimstad@selmer.no
+47 913 60 836

» Read more about our partners

» Partners

Martin Lüttichau

Position: Senior Lawyer

Contact information:m.luttichau@selmer.no
+47 414 02 110

» Read more about our senior lawyers

» Senior Lawyers

Erlend Eriksen Gjein

Position: Senior Associate - On leave

Contact information:e.gjein@selmer.no
+47 414 71 927

» Read more about our senior associates

» Senior Associates

Hege Grøndahl

Position: Manager - on leave

Contact information:h.grondahl@selmer.no
+47 992 43 453

» Read more about our analysts

» Analysts

Julie Maria Eik

Position: Associate

Contact information:j.eik@selmer.no
+47 472 83 854

» Read more about our associates

» Associates

Lise-Lene Eriksen

Position: Legal Secretary

Contact information:l.eriksen@selmer.no
+47 928 84 705

» Read more about our secretaries

» Secretaries

Ingeborg Eek

Position: Legal Assistant

Contact information:i.eek@selmer.no
+47 240 29 289

» Read more about our administration

» Business support

About us

Companydetails

Selmer provides business law advice accompanied by financial expertise. Selmer is one of the largest and most recognized corporate law firms in Norway. We have a large network within the private and public sector, and a considerable share of our business is internationally oriented.

Our people

160

Employees

8

Advisors

112

Lawyers

40

Partners

Total number of employees:

170

New employees in 2018:

32

Number of women:

82

Number of men:

88

History

1985
  • Established by Christian Selmer, Anne Blanca Dahl, Eilif Torma and Morten Stang with the name ”Selmer, Stang, Dahl and Torma”
1989
  • The name of the firm was changed to “Selmer & Co”
  • Moved to larger premises in Tordenskioldsgate
  • Customer base increased significantly through targeted marketing
1995
  • Moved to new premises in Kirkegaten
  • 50 employees
1997
  • Moved from Kirkegaten to Aker Brygge
  • The name of the firm was changed to “Advokatfirmaet Selmer DA”
2002
  • Establishment of multidisciplinary team approach, adding auditors and financial analysts
  • Establishment of office inTrondheim
  • 100 employees
2008
  • Following a strong period of growth, we moved to a new building at Tjuvholmen
  • Over 150 employees
2013
  • Establishment of a new multidisiplinary practice area for Investigation and Compliance
2017
  • Further customer experience priority with the hiring of Selmers first Chief Digital Officer

Vacancies

We are always interested in getting in touch with talented individuals, be it lawyers, advisors or administrative personnel. Please go to the Norwegian version of our homepage for more information about new job opportunities.

General application

If there are no vacant positions at the moment, please send us a general application with résumé, transcripts and relevant references to jobb@selmer.no  Applications are kept confidential. 

 

Personal qualities

We emphasize personal qualities such as creativity, problem-solving skills, good communication and social skills and, of course, expertise. Selmer is well-known for its good working environment, which remains in focus when recruiting new employees.

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Legal 500:

Our leading position within the legal market are shown yearly through the International rating bureau Legal 500.

Banking & Finance (incl. shipping finance)

Capital markets

Construction

Corporate and M&A

Dispute resolution

EU and competition

Electricity, nuclear and renewable

Employment

Insolvency and corporate recovery

Intellectual property and TMT

Offshore construction and shipbuilding

Oil and gas

Real estate

Tax

Tier

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Tier 3: Recommended Tier 2: Highly recommended Tier 1: Leading

Top rated

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