Mikal Brøndmo is specialised in arbitration and litigation, with a focus on complex and international disputes.
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. Brøndmo assists in all stages of a dispute, from early case assessments and claim letters to settlement negotiations and court and arbitral tribunal proceedings to enforcement proceedings.
He has especially experience from representing parties in international construction and energy disputes (both oil & gas and renewables), including offshore wind disputes subject to ICC and GMAA. His experience also includes disputes regarding insurance, shipbuilding contracts, defence contracts, distribution contracts, insurance and post M&A.
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 also acts as arbitrator in international and domestic arbitrations, such as under rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and in ad hoc arbitrations.
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 presents at conferences. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Norwegian Business Law Review.
He was a member of the working group of ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission’s report in 2022 on leveraging technology for fair, effective, effective, and efficient international proceedings.
Mikal Brøndmo is recognized as “Global leader” in Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration 2022. Mikal also won the Client Choice Award in Arbitration and ADR in 2020. In Chambers (2022), Mikal is ranked within Dispute resolution and Construction. Moreover, Mikal Brøndmo is recommended by Legal 500 (2022) within four categories: Offshore construction and shipbuilding, Oil and gas, 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
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
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
