Halfdan Mellbye

Halfdan Mellbye is head of the firm’s aquaculture department. He is a specialist on the administrative regulation of fisheries and fish farming with thirty years of experience.

Halfdan is also highly specialized in administrative law, public procurement, dispute resolution and litigation.

He advises municipalities, hospitals and the private business sector on several fields within administrative law such as the environmental field (including waste-handling), education, health and on the area of public procurement. He also has an especially broad experience within different areas of administrative procedure, including topics such as disqualification, duty of secrecy, access to information, and administrative sanctions.

Halfdan has been ranked among the foremost experts on fisheries law in the annual ranking of attorneys in the Norwegian business newspaper, Finansavisen. 

He was formerly an assistant professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bergen.

He is an attorney admitted to the Supreme Court. He is also an experienced lecturer.

"The experience and insight Halfdan Melbye has from the sector is outstanding and has been most valuable for our company. Also has his ability to read and understand our needs."

- Client, Legal 500, 2024