Trond Eilertsen

Trond Eilertsen is a Partner at Wikborg Rein's Oslo office and is part of the firm's Shipping Offshore Group. His main areas of practice are matters relating to shipping and maritime law, contract law, insurance law and financing. He managed the firm's office in Kobe, Japan, for three years and is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court.

Eilertsen is recommended by Chambers and Partners as "Leaders in their field" in the categories Shipping: Corporate/Commercial, Litigation.

Curriculum Vitae

Work experience:

• 1990 - Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1987-1989 Head of Wikborg Rein's office in Kobe, Japan
• 1984-1987 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1983-1984 Deputy Judge, Lofoten sorenskriverembete
• 1980-1983 Assistant Lecturer, Department of Public and International Law, University of Bergen 

Publications:

• "The Civil Dispute Act from the Lawyers Perspective", Tidsskrift for Forretningsjus (Norwegian Business Law Review) 2008
• "Handbook on Loss of Hire Insurance" (sammen med Haakon Stang Lund og Jon Heimset), Bergens Skibsassuranseforening, 1999

Directorships:

• Wikborg Rein, Chairman of the Board
• Gard P&I (Bermuda) Ltd, Chairman of Executive Committee
• Gard AS, Board Member 
• Assuranceforeningen Gard (Gjensidige), Chairman of the Board
• Gard Marine & Energy Ltd, Chairman of the Board
• The Norwegian Bar Association's Committee for Maritime- and Transportation Law, Chairman of the Board  
• Kraemer Martime AS, Board Member
• Pareto World Wide Shipping AS, Board Member

Education:

• 1997 Admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court
• 1983 Cand. jur., University of Bergen