Schjødt

Schjødt is a leading Scandinavian full service business law firm with a team of 250 lawyers. We tailor our legal advice to our clients’ professional and geographical business objectives and needs.

  • We have a long and proud tradition as an important player in Norway’s most recognised transactions, disputes and legal developments.
  • We represent a seamless one-stop shop for transactions covering both Norway and Sweden, and with our highly qualified UK lawyers with out London office we are able to offer qualified UK legal services.
  • Schjødt has an unparalleled track record in the courts and in arbitration. Sixteen of our lawyers are Supreme Court litigators, and we have represented clients in 26 Supreme Court disputes over the last two years.
  • Our lawyers have published several books and publications that are recognised as leading legal sources within different disciplines.
  • We regularly act on the largest and most complex transactions in the market and have over the last ten years advised on more transactions than any other Norwegian law firm, and are currently among the firms that have advised on the most transactions in Scandinavia (Source: Mergermarket)
  • For the second time; Winner of the Swedish Law Firm of the Year Award (Large Law Firms), Regi, 2019
  • Winner of the Clients’ M&A Award in Sweden, Regi, 2019 and the Norwegian M&A legal advisor of the year by Mergermarket, 2019

Recent Firm News & Legal Updates

Legal Update
A look into how the Court of Justice of the European Union's judgment relating to the rights of access to harmonised standards may impact purchasers and manufacturers of products regulated by product safety regulations.
Legal Update
A closer look at a recent crypto case, the so-called FTX scandal as well as a presentation of the current status of legal regulation of the trading of crypto assets.
Legal Update
A brief comment on how data holders' protection of trade secrets is addressed under the Data Act.

Firm Offices in Member Jurisdiction

Norway

Oslo
Alesund
Bergen
Stavanger

Firm Offices in Other Jurisdictions

Europe

Denmark, Copenhagen
England, London
Sweden, Stockholm

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