Background
Kjersti Dřrstad, Inger was born on April 5, 1953 in Oslo, Norway.
Kjersti Dřrstad, Inger was born on April 5, 1953 in Oslo, Norway.
University of Oslo (Candidate in Jurisprudence, 1980). New York University, School of Law (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1985). Spoken languages: The Scandinavian Languages and English.
Worked at Advokatene Haavind & Haga District Attorney (Oslo) specializing in General Business Law, Tax, Company, Commercial and International Law, Public Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Trademark, Patents (Litigation only), Unfair Competition, Probate, Real Estate Planning, Bank and Monetary Law, Product Liability, Employment Law, European Economic Area Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Norway. Chief Legal Adviser Ministry of Environment, 1980-1983.
Associate Judge, Asker og Baerum, 1983-1984.
Assistant Professor, Marketing Law, Wang Marketing School and Constitutional Law, University of Oslo, 1983-1984. External Examiner, in Copyright, University of Oslo.
Member: Norwegian Bar Association. Norwegian Association of Jurists.
Norwegian Copyright Society.
Advokatene Haavind & Haga is the result of the merger in 1991 of Advokatene Haavind medical Flere and Advokatene Haga. Wahlstrom & Company (established in 1893 and1946 respectively). The firm is a broadly based commercial firm, handling most aspects of work.
The firm has close links and associations with similar practises worldwide, particularly in Scandinavia.
The firm is loosely organised into departments headed by one or two of the 18 partners. However, the majority of the partners have experience in most aspects of the firm"s practice.
The commercial side of the practice has always been broad, and there is a considerable amount of work undertaken in all areas of general commercial law, particularly in company and tax law, intellectual property, competition and construction law, banking and finance and labour law. The firm has always been among the larger Oslo firms, and its partners have often served as external board members to important companies in the Norwegian industrial and commercial society.
The firm"s emphasis is in the field of business.
Through practice, the lawyers have extensive trade insight to industries problems and challenges. Our clients are private parties, institutions, municipalities and public organizations. The firm consists of 24 lawyers.
Member: Norwegian Bar Association. Norwegian Association of Jurists. Norwegian Copyright Society.