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Cathrine Kongsfjell Næss

Attorney

Cathrine Kongsfjell Næss is an attorney and is affiliated with the practice groups for tax and corporate. She assists Norwegian and international clients with advice on tax, corporate law, and transactions.

She has extensive experience with international tax law, including the application of tax treaties, tax returns, tax-related emigration, and exit tax. Cathrine provides companies and employees with comprehensive advice related to international employment matters, including policy development, regulatory issues, and administrative obligations.

In her master’s thesis, she wrote about liability for managing directors under Section 17-1, first paragraph, of the Norwegian Companies Act. The thesis addresses the managing director’s duty to notify in cases of financial difficulties in ongoing contractual relationships.

Education

2022Master of Laws, University of Bergen
2022Law and Economy, Privacy and Data Protection Law and Critical International Migration Law, University of Kent
2020One-year unit in Criminology, University of Oslo
2016International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) og New York State High School Diploma, EFIA New York

Work experience

2026Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Bull AS
2025-2026Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Vialto Partners
2022-2025Associate, Advokatfirmaet Vialto Partners
2019-2022Trainee, Advokatfirmaet Forsberg
2021Case handler, home contents insurance, Fremtind Forsikring