Torgeir Hovden

Torgeir Hovden is a Senior Associate at Wikborg Rein's Bergen office and is part of the firm's Shipping Offshore group.

The majority of Hovden's work is related to shipping and maritime law, in particular questions regarding pollution at sea, marine insurance, sale, purchase and lease of vessels and dispute resolution within the maritime sector. Hovden was stationed at the firm's London office in the period 2008-2010.

Curriculum Vitae

Work experience:

• 2011 - Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Bergen
• 2011 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 2010 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 2008-2010 Associate, Wikborg Rein, London
• 2007-2008 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
• 2006 Research Assistant, the Faculty of law, University of Bergen
• 2004-2006 Tutoring students in law, the Faculty of law, University of Bergen

Directorships:

• Secretary for the leader of the Norwegian Bar Association’s committee on traffic law, maritime law, aviation law and other transport law 
• Chairman of Young CMI Norway, a part of the The Norwegian Maritime Law Association (2011)

Education:

• 2011 Practising Certificate
• 2007 Master of laws, University of Bergen. 
• 2007 Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Maritime and Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Southampton, England
• 2007 Scholarship Holder, law firm Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS, Oslo
• 2004 Optional subject on Engineering, Construction and Procurement Contracts, the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen
• 2002 Undergraduate degree in psychology, University of Bergen