About

Tonje Østgård is a Senior Lawyer with particular expertise in fisheries law, real estate law and port and harbour law.

Tonje advises Norwegian and international clients across all segments of the fisheries industry. Her work includes regulatory matters and administrative proceedings relating to licences, sanctions and appeals, as well as compensation claims and contract law, including both contract drafting and dispute resolution. She also has broad experience in real estate law, including ground leases, boundary disputes, residential property law and property rights.

Tonje also regularly advises ports along the Norwegian coast on regulatory, commercial and maritime matters.

Tonje has extensive dispute resolution experience, both as a lawyer and as a Deputy Judge. In addition to representing clients before the ordinary courts, she handles cases before the Land Consolidation Court. She also has experience as a mediator.

Experience

2023 –

Senior Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Østgård

2021 – 2023

Deputy Judge, Nord-Troms and Senja District Court

2019 – 2021

Deputy Judge, Sunnmøre District Court / Møre og Romsdal District Court

2018 – 2019

Associate, Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm

Education

2017

Master of Laws, University of Tromsø

2016

Specialised Legal Studies, Bond University

Other

Nominated for the Faculty of Law’s Award for Best Master’s Thesis (2018)

Languages

English

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