Kristian Fredheim
Senior Lawyer
Kristian Fredheim has special expertise in public law disciplines as well as general judicial and extrajudicial dispute resolution with a background as a municipal lawyer and deputy judge. As a municipal lawyer, Kristian has provided legal advice and litigated cases within most subject areas in the municipal sector, including cases concerning general and special administrative law, labour law, public procurement, and planning and building law.
Kristian is part of the firm’s Employment law group.
He is a member of the Norwegian Bar Association’s Human Rights Committee and is also a member of the Disciplinary Committee for Northern Norway. In addition, he is an examiner in a wide range of subject areas at the University of Tromsø.
Expertise areas
Work experience
2023–
SANDS Advokatfirma DA
Senior Lawyer
2020–2023
Municipal Lawyer, Harstad Municipality
Municipal Lawyer/Unit Manager
2018–2020
Municipal Lawyer, Narvik Municipality
Lawyer
2017–2018
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Lawyer
2014–2017
Trondenes District Court
Deputy Judge/Acting Circuit Judge
2014
Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA
Associate
Work experience
2014
University of Tromsø
Master of Laws
2013
University of Copenhagen
Course student
Work experience
2022–2023
Disciplinary Committee for Northern Norway
Member
2020–2023
Norwegian National Human Rights Institution
Member
2019–2023
Human Rights Committee of the Norwegian Bar Association
Member
2019
Norway's delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York
Member
2015–
University of Tromsø
External Examiner