Ernst Ravnaas

Ernst Ravnaas is a Partner at Wikborg Rein's Oslo office and is part of the firm's Corporate group. For most of his twenty years as a lawyer, Ravnaas has worked within the areas of tax law/tax planning, accounting law, acquisitions/restructuring/corporate law and general contract law arising in this context. Due to his background in business and economics, and various lecture activities in accounting/finance/corporate law at The Norwegian School of Management ("BI") for 7 years, a lot of his work experience is associated with these areas.

Curriculum Vitae

Work experience:

2010 - Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2004-2010 Partner, Steenstrup Stordrange
1991-2003 Partner, BAHR
1990 Lawyer, BAHR
1983-1999 Assistant professor, The Norwegian School of Management
1981-1982 Scholarship holder Directorate of Taxes /University

Publications:

Taxation of Participant in Internal Partnership (Cappelen) 2008
Power plant taxation (chief editor) (Cappelen publishing firm) 1998
Generally accepted accounting principles (U-publishing firm)1994
The fiscal reform - expectations and consequences (U-publishing firm) 1992
Tax Economics (U-publishing firm) 1993
Skatteplanlegging for næringsdrivende (U-forlaget), 1989
Co-author to several books about tax. Written through BAHR på 90-tallet
Co-author to several books about tax at Steenstrup Stordrange
Written articles for trade magazines in national and international publications, including "Future expenses by closure of oilfields - the Shell-ruling", Skatterett 4/2006 (60 pages).
Detailed reports within capital taxation, property taxation, international taxation, including suggestion for Norwegian tax reform 2004 on behalf of Norsk Investorforum ("Spare- og investeringsmodellen", 240 pages).

Directorships:

Board member:

2001-2004 Sector Management AS (asset management)
2001-2003 Foinco Invest AS (investment company, board member)
2000-2001 Wimbledon Football Club Ltd.
1998-1990 Mosvold & Co. AS (investment company)
1997-1999 Synnøve Finden dairy AS (dairy industry)
1991-1992 Tennant Fonds (broking)
1988-1990 The Norwegian School of Management
1988-1991 Member of Aarbakkeutvalget (Norwegian tax reform committee )

Chairman of the board :

2008-2010 FootballMedia AS
2007-2010 Norwegian Topfootball
2000-2002 Blom ASA (A-list Oslo Stock Exchange)
1999-2002 Itera ASA (IT-konsulentselskap, A-list Oslo Stock Exchange)
1997-2000 Offshore Sport Promotion AS - (rettighetsselskap)
1994-1997 Norwegian Kommunalbank, Funds management AS, (funds management company)

Education:

1980 Master in Business and Economics (NHH)
1978 Bachelor of Law
1976 Sociology elementary courses