Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm

Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm is the office manager at our Tromsø office and has one of Norway’s strongest CVs in the field of public procurement, with extensive litigation and dispute resolution experience in Norwegian courts. She has, among other things, represented the "Perpetuum case" before the Supreme Court, one of the most well-known procurement cases in recent years. She works across various industries, but has particular experience in procurement within the construction industry, healthcare sector, and IT sector.

Kjersti is one of ten board members of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (KOFA), appointed by the King in Council in 2019 for a term until 2027. She has also served as a government-appointed member of the procurement committee, which has proposed changes to the procurement regulations in NOU 2023:26 and NOU 2024:9. In September 2024, she was appointed by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence to participate in a working group tasked with proposing a new law on defence and security procurement. The work is to be delivered by the summer of 2025.

Kjersti is also a co-author of the commentary edition of the supply regulations published by Juridika, and is a member of the public procurement expert committee at the Norwegian Bar Association's Education Centre (JUS). She also works with commercial contracts in the business sector, various forms of government contact, and public law. She holds board positions in several companies and delivers numerous lectures annually.

Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm makes her team available 24/7 and makes sure they investigate all questions, legal dilemmas and and facts thoroughly. What makes SANDS stand out compared to other firms, is their strong belief, that facts are the foundation of success in legal disputes. All legal disputes are treated as the most important in the world.

– Client response, Legal500