Oddbjørn Slinning
Managing Partner (H)
Oddbjørn Slinning is a part of the firm’s Energy, Shipping & Offshore department. He mainly assists clients with maritime law and contractual issues, including newbuilding and conversion projects, sale & purchase of ships, chartering contracts, and project financing of ships, rigs and similar assets.
Oddbjørn has throughout his career also handled several litigation cases and was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2017.
He has longstanding international experience, especially from Japan, where he lived and worked as a lawyer for several years.
Work experience
2017 -
SANDS Advokatfirma DA
Partner
2011 - 2017
Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS, Oslo
Partner
2006 - 2008
Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS, Japan
Lawyer
2001 - 2005
Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS, Oslo and London
Associate | Lawyer
Work experience
2017
Admitted to the Supreme Court
2000
University of Sydney, Australia
International Law, Contracts
2003
University of Oslo
Cand. jur.
Work experience
2012
Maritime Law Handbook / Kluwer Law International
“Arrest of Vessels, Flag and Registration of Vessels and Mortgages, Judicial Sales of Vessels and Priority of Claims”
2000
Marius nr. 267
"Terminaloperatør-konvensjonen - om konvensjonens subjekt, anvendelsesområde og ansvarsperiode"
Work experience
2020
Chambers
“Oddbjørn Slinning demonstrates solid transactional expertise in shipping matters, including the sale of crude oil carriers. He is equally well suited to handle ship arrest cases and other disputes. Clients praise him for being "very good at following up on details."
2020
Legal 500
“Very humble, down-to-earth and non-egocentric attitude. Appropriate non-confrontational approach to undertaking discussions during contract negotiations. Guy Leonard and Oddbjørn Slinning have my trust and I would take [them] into any meetings without hesitation. I cannot say the same of many lawyers...”
2020
The Lawyer Survey (Finansavisen)
1. place in the category "Shipping"