More about Haakon

Haakon specialises in international arbitration. Over the last decade, he has worked almost exclusively with international arbitration, acting as counsel in numerous arbitration proceedings governed by the ICC, SCC and OCC arbitration rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations governed by the Norwegian arbitration act. The arbitrations have in particular involved the European gas sector, the renewable energy sector and post M&A. Haakon also has experience with challenge and enforcement proceedings in numerous jurisdictions, as well as with EU procedural law, and EU competition and energy law. As counsel he has handled matters governed by Norwegian, German, Swedish, Swiss, and Ukrainian law. Haakon is part of the core team representing Naftogaz of Ukraine against Gazprom of Russia since 2014. In addition to working as counsel, Haakon also sits as arbitrator, both as co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator, and as chairman of the arbitral tribunal. In addition to Norwegian (native) and English (fluent), Haakon also speaks Russian (proficient) and Spanish (intermediate).