Haakon Orgland Bingen

Senior Lawyer

About Haakon Orgland Bingen

Haakon specialises in international arbitration. He has acted as counsel in several institutional (ICC and SCC) and ad hoc arbitrations. Most of the arbitrations are connected to the gas sector, but also the renewable energy sector and M&A.

He also has experience with challenge and enforcement proceedings. In addition to working as counsel, he also sits as arbitrator in panel and as sole arbitrator. Haakon also has experience with EU procedural law, and EU competition and energy law.

He has also significant experience with managing large and complex cases, coordinating teams of lawyers and experts in different jurisdictions.

Haakon is part of the core team representing Naftogaz of Ukraine against Gazprom of Russia since 2014.

In addition to Norwegian (native) and English (fluent), Haakon also speaks Russian (proficient) and Spanish (intermediate).

Work experience
  • 2020 -

    Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2017 - 2019

    Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2013 - 2016

    Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo

  • 2010 - 2012

    Trainee , Various law firms

Education
  • 2015

    Practising certificate

  • 2012

    Master of Laws, University of Bergen

  • 2011 - 2012

    Law school, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

Directorships
  • 2019 - 2022

    Board member of Young Arbitration Practitioners Norway