{"id":7630,"date":"2020-04-15T17:23:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T15:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hjortrebrand:8888\/?p=7630"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:18:10","slug":"hjort-ranked-in-the-legal-500-emea-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hjort.no\/en\/hjort-ranked-in-the-legal-500-emea-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Hjort ranked in The Legal 500 EMEA 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a law firm it is an honour and privilege to be recognized for our work by our clients. This year we are highly-ranked in 11 different practice areas. Twenty-five of our lawyers are individually ranked and seven are distinguished as elite &#8220;leading individuals&#8221; within their practice areas in Norway: <a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/alex-borch\/\">Alex Borch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/anne-marie-due\/\">Anne Marie Due<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/claude-a-lenth\/\">Claude A. Lenth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/frode-a-innjord\/\">Frode A. Innjord<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/nils-christian-langtvedt\/\">Nils Christian Langtvedt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/kristin-bjella\/\">Kristin Bjella<\/a> og Silje Grimseth Ullebust.<\/p>\n<p>Managing Partner Anne Marie Due is proud of the exceptional responses Hjort and our lawyers have received,<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;That our clients recognize our work means a lot to all of us at Hjort. We work continuously to provide first-class quality legal services, and the rankings by Legal 500 solidifies our efforts. That eleven of our practice areas are ranked in this years edition exemplifies the strong team effort of the entire firm.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>In The Legal 500 EMEA 2020, Hjort is recognized in the following 11 practice areas: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/tvistelosning-og-prosedyre\/\">Dispute Resolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/fornybar-energi\/\">Electricity and Renewable Energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/arbeidsrett\/\">Employment (Tier 1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/offentlig-forvaltning\/offentlige-anskaffelser\/\">Public Procurement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/entreprise\/\">Construction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/europa-konkurranse-og-statsstotterett\/\">EU and Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/immaterialrett\/\">Intellectual Property<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/teknologi-og-digitalisering\/\">TMT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/selskapsrett-og-transaksjoner-ma\/\">Commercial, Corporate and M&amp;A<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/eiendomsrett\/\">Real Estate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/kompetanse\/naeringsliv\/skatt-og-avgift\/\">Tax<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In addition, the following 25 lawyers are recommended for their expertise in the following practice areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/alex-borch\/\">Alex Borch<\/a> (Employment, Dispute resolution)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/anders-myhre\/\">Anders Myhre<\/a> (Real estate, Construction, Dispute Resolution)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/anne-marie-due\/\">Anne Marie Due<\/a> (Employment, Dispute resolution)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/christopher-hansteen\/\">Christopher Hansteen<\/a> (Employment)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/claude-a-lenth\/\">Claude A. 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Uggerud<\/a> (Electricity and renewable energy, Commercial, corporate and M&amp;A)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/kristin-bjella\/\">Kristin Bjella<\/a> (Electricity and renewable energy)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/kristian-korsrud\/\">Kristian Korsrud<\/a> (Real estate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/kristin-veierod\/\">Kristin Veier\u00f8d<\/a> (TMT, Dispute Resolution, Electricity and renewable energy, EU and competition)<\/li>\n<li>Lars Styren (Employment)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/liv-zimmermann\/\">Liv Zimmermann<\/a> (Real estate, Construction)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/monica-syrdal\/\">Monica Syrdal<\/a> (Intellectual property, TMT, EU and competition)<\/li>\n<li>Morten Fjermeros (Tax, Commercial, corporate and M&amp;A)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/nils-christian-langtvedt\/\">Nils Christian Langtvedt<\/a> (Dispute resolution, Intellectual property)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hjort.no\/menneskene\/rolf-chr-trolle-andersen\/\">Rolf Chr. 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