Peter Hiorth
Partner, Stavanger Download CV Download vCardPeter works with Schjødt's Oil and Gas team in Stavanger, specialising in oil and gas transactions and oil taxation. His background from government service (6 years) and in-house industry experience (12 years) provides a useful background to understanding the legal and commercial issues involved.
Peter has studied and worked in the USA and Belgium, and have Norwegian and English as his work languages.
Practice areas
he has extremely good industry knowledge and analytical skills, and he is very pleasant to work with Chambers and Partners
About Peter
Experience
- Partner in charge of several major Norwegian oil and gas transactions
- Advisor on several major oil tax disputes
- Deputy Director General Norwegian Ministry of Finance
- Tax Manager Esso Norge
- Managing Director Fina Exploration Norway
Rankings
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2020
Recommended - Legal 500
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2020
Senior Statespeople - Chambers and Partners Global and Europe
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2019
Senior Statespeople - Chambers and Partners Europe
Education
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1983
LL.M., Harvard Law School
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1983
International Tax program, Harvard Law School
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1980
Cand. jur., University of Oslo