Fisheries and Aquaculture
Wikborg Rein is a leading legal advisor to the seafood industry. Our lawyers have extensive industry knowledge and assist seafood companies in all legal fields, including fisheries and aquaculture law, transactions, and dispute resolution.
Wikborg Rein is a full-service provider of legal services to businesses in the seafood industry. We have an extensive team of lawyers who continuously assist many of the Norway's largest and leading seafood companies.
We are experts in both the regulatory frameworks for fisheries and aquaculture, and the specific contracts within the sector. We are also continuously involved in all types of transactions within the seafood industry, as well as financing of seafood companies.
Our strength within shipping and shipbuilding makes us a solid partner for the construction and contracting of ships, boats, and installations for the seafood industry. We also support negotiations and draft of contracts for projects such as slaughterhouses, fish processing, and land-based aquaculture facilities.
Our international presence with offices in London, Shanghai, and Singapore, and lawyers practicing English law, allows us to offer a one-stop shop for seafood companies abroad, and for international investors seeking to invest in Norwegian seafood companies. In addition, we have a commercial and cultural understanding and approach that benefit our clients.
We offer
assistance with:
- Fisheries and aquaculture regulations
- Transactions
- Financing
- Operations and supplier agreements
- Shipbuilding contracts
- Construction contracts
- Tax
- Corporate law
- Dispute resolution
- Government relations
- Crisis management
- Compliance
- EU/EEA and competition law
- Sustainability
- Tech and intellectual property law
- Employment law
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Wikborg Rein top ranked in Chambers Europe
We are delighted to announce that we have once again achieved top rankings in Chambers Europe in a total of 19 categories, which is more than any other Norwegian law firm.
Wikborg Rein assisting Summa Equity with investment in Stim AS
We have assisted Summa Equity AB with an acquisition of a controlling stake in Stim AS. The investment sees Summa Equity partnering with Stim AS' founder and owner, Jim Roger Nordly.
Using well-boats in Norwegian aquaculture – a complicated legislative framework
In addition to complying with private contracts with fish farmers and general shipping regulations, well boat operators have to comply with certain aquacultural rules. For anyone operating in the well-boat market, basic knowledge of this regulatory framework is crucial.
