Background
Brunsvig, Jřrgen was born on August 9, 1957 in BĆrum, Norway.
Brunsvig, Jřrgen was born on August 9, 1957 in BĆrum, Norway.
Economic College Oslo (1977). University of Oslo (Candidate in 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, 1988, Norway. Research Assistant, Institute of Civil Law, University of Oslo, 1982-1983.
Chief Legal Adviser, Ministry of Justice, 1985-1988.
Associate Judge, Toten, 1988-1989. External Lecturer and Examiner, University of Oslo.
Author: "Negligence in the Medical Profession" (Oslo 1983). The Patient"s Right to Damages" (Oslo 1985).
"Company-author: "Medical Responsibility in Norway." Member: Norwegian Bar Association.
Norwegian Association of Jurists. 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.