Mikal Brøndmo

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Exceptionally well-prepared
Chambers & Partners, 2023

Mikal Brøndmo specialises in arbitration and litigation, with a focus on complex and international disputes. He also acts as arbitrator in international and domestic arbitrations.

He has provided advice to a considerable number of Norwegian and foreign clients in respect of complex and high-value disputes before state courts and domestic and international arbitral tribunals. He assists in all stages of a dispute, from early case assessments and claim letters to settlement negotiations, mediation and court and arbitral tribunal proceedings to enforcement proceedings.

Mikal Brøndmo and his team deliver quick responses, provide in depth legal analysis in a simple, to-the-point manner, and are also pragmatic and cost aware. The communication is always very pleasant.
Legal 500, 2022

Mikal has especially experience from representing parties in international energy disputes (both oil & gas and renewables), including offshore wind disputes subject to ICC and GMAA. His experience also includes disputes concerning shipbuilding contracts, distribution contracts, defence contracts, insurance, fisheries and aquaculture, and post M&A.

Brøndmo also acts as arbitrator in international and domestic arbitrations, such as under rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Nordic Offshore & Maritime Arbitration Association (NOMA), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and in ad hoc arbitrations.

He was a member of the working group of ICC Arbitration & ADR Commission’s report in 2022 on leveraging technology for fair, effective, and efficient international arbitration proceedings.

Mikal is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo, teaching contract law and civil procedure. Furthermore, he is a censor in the fields of construction law and arbitration. He regularly publishes articles and speaks at conferences.

Mikal Brøndmo is recognized as “Global leader” in Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration 2023.  Mikal also won the Client Choice Award in Arbitration and ADR in 2020. In Chambers (2023), Mikal is ranked within Dispute resolution and Construction. Moreover, Mikal Brøndmo is recommended by Legal 500 (2023) within four categories: Offshore construction and shipbuilding, Energy, Construction and Dispute resolution.

2019	The Swedish Arbitrator Training Program, run by the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
2009	English Legal Methods, University of Cambridge
2005–	Advokatfirmaet Haavind
2005	Ministry of Justice, Legislative department
2005	Cand.jur, University of Oslo
2004–	Lecturer, faculty of law, University of Oslo
2004–2005	Research assistant, Department of Public and International law, University of Oslo

2023	Post M&A Disputes: Recent Nordic Case Law, Especially Regarding Loss Calculation” in Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2022
2022	“Disruption claims – a two-step causation requirement” in the International Construction Law Review part 1 [2022]
2021	“Plunder og heft – status og utfordringer fremover [Disruption claims]” in the book for the Norwegian Construction Society “På rett grunn II”
2020	“Dom fra Norges Høyesterett om sentral entrepriserett [Judgment from the Norwegian Supreme Court in construction law” in the Swedish journal “Juridisk Tidskrift” No. 2 of 2020/2021
2019	“International Arbitrations in Norway – Offshore and onshore construction, including renewable energy” in “Norwegian Arbitration Day”, Marius 515, 2019
2019	“International Arbitration 2019 Law and Practice in Norway” co-authored with Rasmus Asbjørnsen, Silje Dagsland and Johnny Johansen in “Chambers International Arbitration 2019”
2018	“Oil and gas projects in Norway: recent developments within offshore construction” in Construction Law International 1/2018
2017	“FIDIC around the world – Norway” in Construction Law International 4/2017
2017	"Ad hoc vs. institutional arbitration – what to choose?", Lov & Rett, (2017/6), p. 309-330
2017	"Construction Arbitration in Norway" (co-authored with Johnny Johansen) in GAR Know-how, Global Arbitration Review 2017
2013	Foyn, S. og Brøndmo, M. Joint and several liability for wages etc. at sub-contractors, Lov og Rett 2013 no. 2 p. 152
2018	International arbitration seminar, moderator for workshop on Ad hoc vs. institutional arbitration, Copenhagen

2024	Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS), Settlement Facilitation in Nordic Countries, webinar
2023	Swedish Arbitration Association, Post M&A disputes, Stockholm
2023	Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival, Emerging technology and ESG (Environment), Edinburgh
2023	Norwegian Arbitration Day, Trends in Nordic arbitration, Oslo
2022	The Annual Dispute Forum, JUS, Practical issues when choosing and commencing arbitration
2022	Copenhagen Arbitration Day, panel on Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
2022	The Danish Society for Construction Law, presenting disruption claims, Copenhagen
2019	IBA Annual 2019, panel on offshore wind construction projects, Seoul
2019	The annual Norwegian Petroleum Law seminar, lecture on disruption claims together with Silje Dagsland, Göteborg
2019	JUC Group for commercial arbitration: “Ad hoc vs. institutional arbitration”, Oslo
2019	Nordic Arbitration Day 2019, panel debate on Ad hoc vs. institutional arbitration, Stockholm
2019	Norwegian Arbitration Day 2019, “International arbitration in Norway – Offshore and onshore construction, including renewable energy”, Oslo
2018	Seminar on Arbitration for the Norwegian in-house counsel association
2018	ASA below 40’ Spring seminar on Construction arbitration, panel on Organizing the procedure, Geneva
2018	Oslo Chamber of Commerce (OCC) Arbitration institute, panel on Impartiality and independence of arbitrators, Oslo
2017	Schoenherr’s annual construction conference, on New tech in construction arbitration, Vienna
2016	The Norwegian Construction law association, on Impartiality and independence of expert lay judges in construction cases – review by the counsels after the Norwegian Supreme court’s decision in case HR-2016-891-U, Oslo
2015	The annual Norwegian Oil and Gas symposium, on Ad hoc vs. institutional arbitration – what to choose, Solstrand

Mikal Brøndmo

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Sander Steig Ekeberg

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Mikal Brøndmo

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Employees in the same department

Sander Steig Ekeberg

Lars Eirik Arnecke Hovland

Benedikte Slørdahl Skjærpe