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Anders Evjenth has a wide practice in the field of real estate, with a focus on legislation related to real estate development. He has extensive experience with issues related to the Planning and building Act, including land development agreements and recapture of expenses, expropriation, and appraisement.

Anders has broad litigation experience, both from the courts of general jurisdiction and separate courts, handling disputes related to the establishment of rights, expropriation, and related issues. His clients are both public and private entities.

In addition, he has previous experience both at the Ministry and county governor levels. This includes being project manager for drafting parts of the current Planning and building Act and being head of the legal department at the county governor of Oslo and Akershus. The latter provided Anders with extensive knowledge of the rules related to public administration.

Anders is also a sought-after lecturer at seminars, as well as teaching advanced courses within his field of practice. He has written papers on real estate law topics for Ministries and municipalities, alone or in co-operation with other industry experts.

Awards and rankings

The ranking agency The Legal 500 gives Anders a Key Lawyer ranking as one of Norway’s top insurance lawyers and states that he is "noted for [his] expertise in professional liability matters".

Education

  • 1990
    Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Oslo

Work experience

  • 2020–
    Partner, Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS
  • 2017–2019
    Partner, Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA
  • 2015–2017
    Partner, Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS
  • 2008–2015
    Associate/Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Kluge AS
  • 2005–2008
    Project Manager, Housing and Building Department, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
  • 1997–2005
    Head of section, Department Manager, Legal Department, County Governor of Oslo and Akershus
  • 1993-1997
    Higher Executive Officer, Adviser Housing and Building Department, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
  • 1990–1993
    Higher Executive Officer, County Governor of Oslo and Akershus

Publications and talks

  • 2019
    Co-author of the report regarding temporary use of empty premises for the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
  • 2018
    Main author of the report regarding egal consequences under the Planning and Building Act of repealing the concession scheme and the district heating plants’ duty to connect
  • 2018
    Main author of the report regarding the boundary between the guidance obligation under the Public Administration Act and the fee-based building application process under the Plan and Building Act, for the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
  • 2018
    Co-author for Infrastructure project, part 2.5: study of new models for landowner financing Oslo Municipality, Agency for Real Estate and Urban Renewal
  • 2017
    Co-author for Infrastructure project, part 2.1: infrastructure contributions and the housing market for Oslo Municipality, Agency for Real Estate and Urban Renewal
(All in Norwegian)