Caroline Skaar Landsværk

Senior Lawyer

About Caroline Skaar Landsværk

Caroline Skaar Landsværk is a Senior Lawyer at Wikborg Rein's Oslo office and is part of the firm's Energy and Petroleum practice.

In Wikborg Rein, Caroline has assisted in various energy related projects and transactions, within both the renewable energy and petroleum sectors, in Norway and abroad. Furthermore, Caroline has broad knowledge of projects, transactions and the regulatory regime relating to hydro power, power grid, district heating and power market. In her practice, she provides advice on energy regulatory issues and assists in contract negotiations and contract drafting both towards investors, developers, contractors, suppliers and stakeholders. She has also assisted in energy related disputes before the Norwegian courts. Over the past years, a large part of her practice has been related to the development and financing of wind power projects. In total, Caroline has been involved in wind projects with licensed capacity of more than 2200 MW.

Caroline speaks English and French.

Work experience

  • 2018

    Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2016 - 2017

    Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2012 - 2015

    Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2010 - 2011

    Trainee, Various law firms

Education

  • 2008 - 2009

    French studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

  • 2005 - 2006

    French studies, Alliance Francaise, Montpellier and Nice, France

  • 2015

    Practising certificate

  • 2012

    Master of Laws, University of Bergen

  • 2011

    Exchange student, Universite Paul Cezanne, Aix-en-Provence, France

Publications

  • "The classification society's liability for negligent misrepresentation upon negligent certification of ships", TFE 2015-3 p. 191