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
