Richard Bjerk

Richard Bjerk is a Senior Lawyer at Wikborg Rein's Bergen office and is part of the firm's Banking Finance group.

Bjerk's main areas of practice are issues relating to shipping, fishery, financing and trade industry.

Before he joined Wikborg Rein, Bjerk has been working at the Ministry of Justice as well as Deputy Judge and in the legal department of Den norske Bank ASA.

Curriculum Vitae

Work experience:

• 2010 - Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Bergen
• 1999-2009 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Bergen
• 1998-1999 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Bergen
• 1988-1998 Attorney at Law, Legal Department, Den norske Bank ASA, Bergen
• 1986-1987 Deputy Judge, Karmsund
• 1985-1986 Executive Officer/Junior Executive Officer, Civil Department, The Norwegian Ministry of Justice

Education:

• 1991 Master of Laws in Transnational Business Practice (LL.M), McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California
• 1984 Cand. jur., University of Bergen