Established in 1864, Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS is a full-service law firm based in Oslo, Norway, offering comprehensive legal services to a diverse clientele, including international corporations, family-owned businesses, public sector entities, and private individuals. The firm's team of over 90 experienced professionals provides expertise across various legal domains, such as corporate law, finance, real estate, restructuring, employment, environmental law, competition law, intellectual property, and technology. This multidisciplinary approach ensures tailored solutions that address the unique needs of each client.

Bull & Co has earned recognition for its specialized services in sectors like technology, media, and entertainment. The firm's Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) practice is particularly noted for advising clients in the media and entertainment industry on a wide range of matters, including distribution agreements, clearance issues, and rights negotiations. The team is also adept at handling data protection issues, with key practitioners leading in this area. Additionally, the firm's intellectual property and marketing team collaborates closely with the TMT practice to serve clients across the media, television, and arts and culture sectors on both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Client service is a cornerstone of Bull & Co's philosophy, emphasizing engagement, courage, respect, and generosity. Clients have praised the firm for its sharp sector knowledge, smart commercial approach, and commitment to transparent communication. Testimonials highlight the firm's ability to understand client needs, provide prompt and to-the-point legal assistance, and offer a client-centric, fair, and efficient legal experience. Through its international network, Bull & Co ensures access to local legal expertise worldwide, further enhancing its capacity to serve clients effectively across borders.

About Bull advokatfirma
Practice areas
Business
Family
Employment & Labor
Insurance
Intellectual Property

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Business

Bull Advokatfirma's Business practice area offers comprehensive legal services in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and restructuring, with a particular focus on sectors such as technology, construction, media, and retail. The team assists clients with investment agreements, due diligence, incentive schemes, and corporate governance, ensuring tailored solutions that align with each client's strategic objectives. Led by experienced partners like Erlend Balsvik, who has a strong track record in venture capital and technology sector M&A, the practice is recognized for its competence and dedication to client success.
Accounting & Auditing
Administrative
Admiralty & Maritime
Agriculture
Antitrust
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Business Registration
Communications & Media Law
Contract
Due Diligence
Employer
Environment
Franchising
Gaming
Government Contract
Health Care
Investment
International
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Oil, Gas & Energy
Securities
Tax
Transportation
Venture Capital
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
International Trade Law
Government Relations & Lobbying
Financial Services Regulation
Tax Increment Financing

Family

Bull's family law specialists assist clients in securing assets and clarifying ownership through the preparation of marriage and cohabitation agreements, as well as lasting powers of attorney. They possess significant experience in divorce settlements, offering expert advice, dispute resolution, and litigation support during financial settlements when cohabitants and married couples separate. The team also provides assistance with private and public probate of marital property, court cases, and probate disputes, including matters with international connections. Recognized for their expertise, two of Bull's lawyers were named the best in Norway within inheritance and probate law by the financial magazine Kapital in 2021. Additionally, the ranking agency Chambers and Partners placed the team in Band 2 for Private Wealth Law in its 2023 High Net Worth edition.
Adoption
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation
Collaborative Law
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Father's Rights
Marriage
Military Divorce
Same Sex & LGBT
Annulment

Employment & Labor

Bull advokatfirma offers comprehensive legal services in employment and labor law, assisting clients with issues such as employment contracts, workplace policies, dispute resolution, and compliance with labor regulations. Their team provides strategic advice to both employers and employees, ensuring adherence to Norwegian labor laws and fostering fair workplace practices.
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination
Whistleblower & Qui Tam
Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation

Insurance

Bull Advokatfirma's insurance practice offers comprehensive legal services to both domestic and international insurance companies, brokers, and agents, addressing a wide range of contentious and non-contentious issues. Led by the experienced and solution-oriented Runar Hansen, the team specializes in insurance law and liability legislation, frequently representing international insurers. The practice also includes professional liability specialist Klemet Gaski and Nils Henrik Varmann Jørgensen, who provides excellent assistance to domestic insurers. In August 2023, the team was further strengthened by the addition of Harald Strømstad, who brings expertise in professional liability and D&O cases. The firm's client portfolio features prominent names such as AIG Europe, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, and Chubb Insurance. Notable recent work includes representing Å Energi in legal proceedings against Scandinavian insurer Tryg Forsikring in a coverage dispute and successfully defending Knif Trygghet Forsikring AS and Byggmesterforsikring AS in a lawsuit filed by the owner of high-end shopping mall Steen & Strøm in Oslo.
Bad Faith Insurance
Health insurance
Insurance Defense
Insurance Fraud
Life Insurance
Marine Insurance
Property Insurance
Reinsurance

Intellectual Property

Bull advokatfirma's Intellectual Property team offers comprehensive services in the registration and management of trademarks, designs, and patents, as well as the protection and enforcement of copyrights. They assist clients with developing IP strategies, licensing and sale of rights, trade secret protection, and handling disputes over Marketing Act violations. The firm also provides expertise in intellectual property issues related to transactions, franchise agreements, and technology, IT, and AI matters. Recognized in Chambers Global 2025, clients commend Bull's international approach and prompt, meaningful advice on complex topics.
Copyright
Patent
Trademark
Art & Cultural Property Law

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