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Mikkel Toft Gimse

Managing Associate

Managing Associate Mikkel Toft Gimse specializes in criminal law, white-collar crime, and regulatory enforcement. With extensive experience in criminal cases, litigation, and compensation claims, he assists clients in complex legal matters where significant interests are at stake.

Areas of Expertise

Mikkel has comprehensive experience as a defense counsel in enterprise penalty cases, with particular expertise in white-collar crime and economic offenses, market abuse and securities law violations, labor law crimes and workplace violations, as well as compensation claims related to criminal cases.

In addition to serving as defense counsel, Mikkel also represents victims and those who have suffered financial losses. He ensures that his clients’ interests and assets are protected throughout the legal process.

Mikkel has extensive experience with doping cases for elite athletes, navigating the intersection between sports law and criminal law.

Recognition and Experience

Mikkel Toft Gimse is ranked number 1 in the “Up & Coming” category for white-collar criminal cases in Finansavisen’s annual lawyer survey – a recognition that confirms his position as one of Norway’s leading young lawyers in this field.

He also has experience as a deputy judge, which gives him unique insight into how courts assess criminal cases.

When Do You Need Assistance with Expertise in Enterprise Penalties?

Mikkel assists both individuals and businesses in cases where you need legal assistance with police interrogations and investigations, charges for economic offenses, regulatory enforcement and supervision, recovery of compensation after financial losses, as well as doping allegations and sports suspensions.

Professional Experience
2022
Managing Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2019
Senior Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2018
Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2017
Deputy Judge, Nedre Romerike District Court
2016
Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2015
Research assistant at the Department for Private Law, The University of Oslo
2015
Intern, Advokatfirmaet Steenstrup Stordrange DA
2014
Intern, Advokatfirmaet Lund & Co DA
2013
Student worker, The Norwegian Bar Association
Education
2016
Master of Laws, The University of Oslo
2010
Bachelor in Latin American Studies, The University of Bergen
Memberships | Honoraries

The Norwegian Bar Association

The Norwegian Association of Lawyers

Member of ICJ-Norway

Former Chairman of the ICJ-Student Network

Ranked as a promising talent in Finansavisen’s lawyer survey within economic criminal cases.