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SERVICE PROVIDERS

commercial law firm

KVALE ADVOKATFIRMA DA
PO Box 1752, Vika -
NO-0122 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 22 47 97 00 - Fax: +47 21 05 85 85
Email: post@kvale.no - Website: www.kvale.no
Contact persons:
COPYRIGHT: FARSTAD SHIPPING. Kristian Lindhartsen
Tel: +47 93 00 33 13 - Email: kli@kvale.no

Lasse Hagen
Tel: +47 41 77 73 25- Email: lha@kvale.no

Kvale is a leading Norwegian business law fi rm comprising of 75 lawyers. The fi rm's main focus is
on the offshore sector, which includes petroleum- and maritime operations.

Legal Services to Shipping by support vessels and other operators
& Offshore Companies active in the interface between commercial
Kvale's Shipping and Oil Service Group contracts and strict legislation applying for
assists parties operating within the shipping the petroleum industry.
sector, hereunder shipowners, charterers,
managers, oil companies and other parties Kvale has a frame agreement for legal
involved in the shipping industry. Kvale services with the Norwegian Coastal
is recognised for its strong competence Administration, a governmental body
within contract law and the fi rm has broad responsible for vessel traffi c services, pilot
experience in advising on the various services, national preparedness against
contracts applicable for maritime activities acute pollution, maritime legislation and
(inter alia charterparties, supply contracts, transport planning.
vessel service contracts, salvage contracts,
management agreements and other Kvale’s lawyers have considerable
contracts used in the maritime sector). experience working with international treaties
and regulations applicable for the shipping
Kvale has recently extended its portfolio by industry, and the fi rm has a team with
taking on the shipping team from boutique lawyers specialised in EU law.
law fi rm Kyllingstad Kleveland, and is now
providing legal services within all parts of Kvale’s M&A/Corporate team has extensive
the shipping and offshore industry, including experience with transactions in the shipping
maritime law, ship building, ship fi nancing, sector and is acknowledged for its high
marine insurance, tax law, environmental quality services.
law, labour law, safety regulations and sector
related M&A and S&P, hereunder sale/ Kvale is recognised as being cost effi cient
leaseback transactions. and able to handle the most comprehensive
matters within the set deadline. This has
Kvale's unique competence within the oil and resulted in top rankings within several areas
gas sector has been an important basis for by leading rating bureaus.
Kvale's activity within the maritime sector.
The fi rm possesses a unique understanding “Market sources admit themselves that
of the connection between petroleum they are 'tremendously impressed' with
legislation, maritime law and thereto available the quality of the fi rm’s work.”
insurances for the activities undertaken Chambers and Partners

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