Morten Lund Mathisen

Morten Lund Mathisen is a Partner at Wikborg Rein's Oslo office and is part of the firm's Shipping Offshore group.

Morten Lund Mathisen is a maritime lawyer specialised in international maritime law, particularly related to casualty work, assisting Norwegian and international clients; in particular P&I Clubs, hull underwriters and shipowners.

After initially working in the Oslo office he was heading the Kobe office for five years before moving to England where he headed Wikborg Rein’s London office from 1997 to 2008.

Lund Mathisen is recommended by Chambers and Partners as "Leaders in their field" in the category Shipping: Litigation.

Curriculum Vitae

Relevant experience:

• Clipper Kawa" - Kandla, India - washed ashore in typhoon and total loss
• "Sun Vista" - Malacca Strait - fire and total loss of cruise ship
• "Norwegian Dream" / "Ever Decent" - English channel - collision
• "Dole America" - Portsmouth, England - collision with Nab Tower, salvage
• "Tern"/ "Baltic Carrier" - Baltic Sea - collision, oil pollution etc.
• "Hual Europe" - Oshima, Japan - grounding, total loss, oil pollution, wreck removal etc.
• "Tricolor" / "Kariba" - collision, oil pollution wreck removal etc.
• "Vans Princess" - Tartous, Syria - grounding, total loss, oil pollution etc.
• "Panam Serena" - Sardinia, Italy - explosion, total loss etc.
• "Hyundai 105" / "Kaminesan" - Singapore Strait - collision, total loss etc.
  
  

Work experience:

• 2008 - Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1997-2008 Partner, Wikborg Rein, London
• 1997 Partner, Wikborg Rein, Kobe, Japan
• 1995-1997 Norwegian Consul General, Kobe/Osaka, Japan
• 1992-1996 Japan Representative, Wikborg Rein, Kobe, Japan
• 1988-1992 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1987-1988 Deputy Judge, Ålesund
• 1987 Police Public Prosecutor, Moss Police Headquarters, Moss

Education:

• 1991 Coastal Skipper Certificate
• 1986 Cand. jur., University of Oslo