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Mikkel Toft Gimse

Managing Associate

Mikkel Toft Gimse specializes in criminal law and has provided legal assistance in a wide range of criminal and compensation cases.

He possesses particular expertise in economic crimes, market abuse, and labor law-related offenses. Mikkel has represented both defendants and victims of financial crimes, working to safeguard their assets. He has been ranked as the second-best lawyer in the “Up & Coming” category for economic criminal cases in the annual lawyer survey by Finansavisen.

Furthermore, Mikkel has experience in doping cases involving elite athletes and has served as a deputy judge.

mgi@hjort.no

+47 98 07 08 64

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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.

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Decision on Violation Penalty for Uncovered Short Selling

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) has imposed a violation penalty of NOK 2 million on the British management company, Cazadores Investments Limited for breaching the prohibition against uncovered short sales. This is in addition to the confiscation of profits for violations of the prohibition on uncovered short selling with regards to selling shares in connection with the new issuance of Flyr shares last year.