Wiersholm at the IBA Annual Conference in Toronto

2 – 7 November 2025

The Wiersholm team is excited to be part of this year’s annual IBA program in Toronto. The conference gathers over 5,000 participants from 130 jurisdictions over the course of a week.

Our firm has a heritage dating back 150 years. Today, we are one of Norway’s largest law firms and have expertise in all areas of business law. Our professional expertise, understanding of the industry and collaborative culture make us well equipped to understand, simplify and improve our clients’ everyday lives.

From our bases in Oslo and Trondheim, we assist our clients wherever they are or want to go in the world. We support Norwegian companies in expanding internationally and assist foreign companies in operating or establishing a presence in Norway. We have a broad network of international relationships, which covers more than 100 jurisdictions, and lawyers with significant international experience. The network consists exclusively of first-class firms and is carefully managed by our international committee.

The Wiersholm team is excited to connect with both old and new friends at the IBA in Toronto. Please let us know if you would like to schedule a meeting during the conference!

Meet our delegates

Stephan Lange Jervell
Managing Partner

Expertise:

  • Commercial Contracts
  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Insurance
  • Renewable Energy and Infrastructure
  • EU and EEA Law

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Jarle Kvam
Partner and Head of International Committee

Expertise:

  • Company Law
  • Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

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Anne Lise Ellingsen Gryte
Partner, Head of Wiersholm’s Corporate Department, and Officer IBA Capital Markets Comittee

Expertise:

  • Company Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

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Georg Abusdal Engebretsen
Partner

Expertise:

  • Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
  • Antitrust and Competition
  • Investigation and Compliance
  • Corporate Criminal Liability
  • EU and EEA Law
  • Employment Law
  • Anti-Money Laundering

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Kristine Hasle
Partner

Expertise:

  • Shipping
  • Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
  • Financial Regulatory
  • Banking and Finance

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Gunhild Dugstad
Partner

Expertise:

  • Company Law
  • Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Management and Emplyee Incentives
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
  • Insurance
  • Fintech

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Christine Liæker Lindberg
Director of Marketing and Communications

Christine is responsible for marketing and communication in Wiersholm. She is an advisor and discussion partner for Managing Partner, partners and our lawyers in general. The marketing department handles external communications, marketing activities and events, as well as internal communication and cultural initiatives.

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For any practical questions related to our presence at the IBA Annual Conference in Toronto, please contact our Marketing Department at event@wiersholm.no

Nordic Buy Out Forum

Every year, Wiersholm hosts the Nordic Buy Out Forum, the largest annual M&A conference in the Nordic region. This conference is a renowned platform for networking and knowledge sharing among the venture capital and private equity industry, as well as other stakeholders in the transaction market in Norway and the Nordic region.

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