Jarle Erik Sandvik

Jarle Erik Sandvik is partner based in the firm's Oslo office. He is head of the firm's Energy Natural Resources Group. Sandvik has worked in the oil, gas and energy sector, including renewable, as well as in the insurance sector in advisory as well as executive capacities and provides his clients with advice on legal as well as strategic issues pertinent to major agreements, transactions and restructurings. Sandvik's clients include European oil and gas companies as well as energy companies. Sandvik is regularly involved in oil and gas work in Norway including mergers and acquisitions and has acted in big international petroleum arbitrations. Sandvik has advised the Norwegian Attorney General on oil insurance matters. Sandvik was an adviser to the international investment banks in the privatization of the then Statoil ASA and the restructuring of the Norwegian state's petroleum interests in 2001 and has subsequently worked on the listing of the state owned fish feed and fish farming group Cermaq ASA in 2005. Sandvik is now advising the Cambodian government on the development of a new petroleum law regime.

In recent years, Sandvik has taken a particular interest in corporate governance and compliance issues and has advised companies inside and outside of the energy and natural resources sector on governance issues.

Sandvik is recognized as a prominent Norwegian oil, gas and energy lawyer in Chambers, Legal 500 and the Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resources Lawyers.

Curriculum Vitae

Relevant experience:

• In Wikborg Rein, Sandvik has worked on legal and strategic issues for a clients in the energy sector, the insurance sector and in trade and industry. Sandvik regularly works with the company's legal departments as well as with their top managements
• Sandvik has been employed by Statoil ASA in executive capacities and has been a member of the group management in the insurance company Storebrand ASA
• Sandvik has studied business administration and international politics at Harvard University with a grant from the Ford Foundation

Work experience:

• 1999- Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1997-1998 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1995-1997 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 1992-1995 Own consultancy business
• 1988-1992 Member of Executive Board, Storebrand ASA, Oslo
• 1975-1988 Executive positions, Oil and Gas Section, Statoil, Bergen

Directorships:

• Head of Wikborg Rein's Energy and Natural Resources Group. The Energy and Natural Resources Group works with international oil and gas companies as well as natural resources companies at large, national governments, government agencies, state-owned utilities, and investment banks in the energy – including renewable energy - and natural resources sector in Norway, in Western Europe and in emerging markets
• VNG Norge AS, Member of the Board

Education:

• Cand. jur.; University of Oslo
• Candidate from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen
• Studies in business administration and international politics at Harvard University with a grant from the Ford Foundation