Halvard Helle
Partner Download vCardI have extensive trial experience in complex commercial, contractual and labour matters, criminal cases and arbitration. I regularly give advice to businesses and executives on litigation and appeals work, compliance and regulatory matters and white-collar crime cases.
As a former reporter and foreign editor of a Norwegian national newspaper, I have defended news organisations and publishing houses in media, privacy and libel cases, and published the first commentary on the Norwegian Press Ethics Code.
Practice areas
About Halvard
Experience
- Lawyer Tried over 55 cases to verdict in the Norwegian Supreme Court.
- Lawyer Tried over 60 cases to verdict in all Appeals Courts in Norway.
Education
- 2016
International Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, London School of Economics
- 1990
Cand. jur., University of Oslo
Publications
- 2016
Commentary on the Norwegian Press Ethics Code, Halvard Helle and Vidar Strømme
Interests
- Nature
- Reading
- Running
References
- Public defender:in the Norwegian Supreme Court since 2012.
- Head of the legislative committee:for criminal law and criminal procedure of the Norwegian Bar Association since 2017.