Karl Even works with shipping and offshore transactions, in particular newbuilding and conversion projects, sale & purchase of vessels and sale & lease back transactions. His advisory services focus on all participants in the shipping and offshore industry.
Karl Even also assists in all kinds of contracts within shipping, including charterparties, CoAs, management agreements, joint ventures and pool agreements.
Awards, Work experience, Positions and Education
- Band 2, Chambers Europe , Shipping: Corporate/Commercial , 2025
- Top 10, Advokatundersøkelsen, Finansavisen, Shipping, 2024
- Band 2, Chambers Europe, Shipping: Corporate/Commercial, 2024
- Band 2, Chambers Europe, Shipping: Corporate/Commercial, 2023
- Top 10, Advokatundersøkelsen, Finansavisen, Shipping, 2023
- Band 3, Chambers Europe, Shipping: Corporate/Commercial – Norway, 2020
- Partner, Wiersholm, 2018
- Managing Director, Nordisk Defence Club, 2014
- Lawyer, Nordisk Defence Club, 2007
- Associate/Senior Associate, Thommessen, 2000
- LLM in Shipping law, King’s College London, 2004
- Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 2000
Selected projects
Advised Avance Gas on the sale of an existing fleet of twelve (12) very large gas carriers to BW LPG Limited
Tidewater on a major global business transfer following its acquisition of 37 vessels from Solstad in the spring of 2023. Wiersholm's assistance included transaction negotiations and contract execution, as well as employee management and subsequent integration efforts.
Advised Frontline on the acquisition of fleet of 24 VLCC tanker vessels from Euronav