Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS‘s fishing and aquaculture department has recently seen an uptick in clients seeking assistance on regulatory matters within this space and on commercial agreements. The firm exhibits skill in transactions, among its comprehensive practice. Practice head Bjørn Sørgård has notable proficiency in regulatory mandates within the industry, ably assisting clients on cases against public authorities. Ida Espolin Johnson is engaged by commercial parties and trade associations in commercial and corporate matters. Christopher Grøvdal Rønbeck‘s lends his regulatory background to clients, acting on administrative matters within this space. Jørgen Blix Nicolaysen joined from Kvale Advokatfirma DA in June 2025, strengthening the firm’s presence in Bodø.

Regarded for its ‘good knowledge and understanding of the industry’, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig is regularly turned to by clients for guidance on evolving areas of regulation, as well as being an active adviser across the full spectrum of fisheries and aquaculture matters. Arthur Duus heads up the Bergen office and is noted for his broad practice, including disputes, compliance, and corporate work. Leading the Tromsø office, Mikael Rossvoll Jørgensen has a similar far-reaching practice, covering licensing issues, acquisitions, and leasing. Ørjan Nilsen is a key contact for vessel owners and fish processing facilities across employment, regulatory, and corporate mandates. Markus Sørlie balances a busy workload of disputes, regulatory matters, and public law.

Utilising a cross-disciplinary approach for its fishery and aquaculture department, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is noted for its ‘thorough and deep understanding of the seafood sector’, enabling the firm to advise across patents to reorganisations and financing to administrative law. Department head Mons Alfred Paulsen is particularly adept at M&A, corporate law, and tax law. Rune Ulriksen Steinsland adds in-depth knowledge of contracts relevant to the sector, covering shipbuilding, financing, and operational aquaculture contracts. Trond Hatland oversees litigation in the practice, while Camilla Bergby demonstrates skill in domestic and international tax mandates within this space. Thomas Frølich and Daniel-André Hansen are also key practitioners at the firm.

Wikborg Rein is home to a well-experienced fisheries and aquaculture team, well-placed to assist clients in transactions, compliance, investigations, and dispute resolution. The practice group is co-led by experienced partners Martin Bryde, who is a key contact for the practice’s seafood company clients across regulatory, contracts, and transactions, and Jan Erik Clausen, who chiefly focuses on M&A and capital market transactions within the sector. Heidi Ann Vestvik-Bruknapp is engaged by fish vessel owning companies and aquaculture companies across a varied stream of work covering transactions, applications, and administrative appeals. Lars Erik Kvinnsland is active on regulatory cases involving EU fish health legislation.

Arntzen Grette is well-positioned to provide support on advisory and contentious matters. The recently established office in Mo i Rana has expanded the firm’s presence in Northern Norway, enabling the firm to serve clients on the coast. Thomas Andreassen heads up the advisory team at the practice, taking on a varied stream of work across regulatory issues, contracts, and transactions. With broad knowledge of the sector, Ole Skeidsvoll Moe is engaged by fishery clients for assistance, while Anders Dyrseth adds aptitude in transactions to the team, covering equity transactions, venture capital deals, and IPOs.

Regarded for a ‘deep understanding of the operational realities of the seafood industry’, Kvale Advokatfirma DA is adept at ESG-related matters, investigations, financing, regulation, and litigation. Co-head Monica Gjerde Sperre works closely with fishery and sea farming clients on the transport and processing of salmon and trout. Co-head Rode S. Rønning-Hansen advises clients across a varied stream of work, covering regulatory frameworks, contracts, and M&A. Henrik Grung assists domestic and international clients on private M&A, joint ventures, and corporate governance.

SANDS has a comprehensive fisheries and aquaculture offering, enabling the team to advise on a range of issues, from regulatory licensing to construction and M&A to tax structuring. The firm has a diverse client roster comprising private equity funds, seafood producers, and shipyards. The team is jointly led by Halfdan Mellbye, combining knowledge of regulatory frameworks with expertise in dispute resolution, and Ulf Sørdal, who takes point on tax cases in the industry, regularly advising companies across the value chain. Erik Meyer-Lampe is noted for his capabilities in M&A within the seafood sector, and Bjørn Ivar Bendiksen is a name to note for contracts, as well as permitting and sanction work.

Fielding a core team of seafood practitioners working alongside an interdisciplinary team, Wiersholm advises on a wide array of regulatory, strategic, and contractual matters. Department head Erik Staurset Andresen is very experienced across the fisheries and aquaculture arena, across land-based aquaculture, fjord-based aquaculture, and offshore aquaculture. Svein-Helge Hanken handles investments, purchases and sales for businesses, and Sigrid Ratvik Østvik chiefly focuses on regulatory and contractual mandates, having been particularly active in penalties for alleged violations.

BAHR‘s fisheries and aquaculture department is praised by clients for its ability ‘to understand both the regulatory and the commercial dimensions of the sector’. Practice head Silje Remøy has previous in-house experience acting for a supplier of animal feed and a producer of pelagic fish products, enabling her to advise seafood clients on an array of matters. Mari Sørensen Aksnes is a capable advisor on aquaculture permit schemes and the regulatory frameworks governing the sector.

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS provides comprehensive services to clients in the fishing and aquaculture sector, with particular activity on cross-border regulatory mandates and assisting clients with sustainable practices. Hugo Matre is engaged by clients in the seafood sector in disputes, and Stian Tennfjord is an expert in contracts and regulatory mandates, particularly active in aquaculture projects. Camilla Grytten advises on commercial contracts, while Tobias Øren handles disputes relating to fish diseases. Tore Fjørtoft and Tord Fondevik departed from the practice.