Andreas provides advice on general business law, litigation and dispute resolution, primarily in the areas of contract law and construction law. He has extensive experience assisting public and private entities in various industries. Andreas has particular experience in advising builders and contractors within large construction and infrastructure projects, both in connection with contract negotiation and drafting, project implementation, and in handling disputes.
Awards, Work experience, Memberships and Education
- Managing Associate, Wiersholm, 2020
- Senior Associate, Wiersholm, 2018
- Deputy Judge, Oslo District Court , 2017
- Senior Associate, Haavind, 2016
- Examiner, University of Oslo, 2014
- Associate, Haavind, 2013
- Master of Laws, University of Oslo, 2013
- Postgraduate program, Bond University, 2012
Selected projects
Assistance to Ørsta municipality in a final settlement dispute with Romarheim Entreprenør AS. The dispute concerned a construction project related to the development of a new business area in Ørsta municipality. The dispute amount was approximately NOK 110 million and Brekke assisted with advice during the project implementation and final settlement, in connection with the preparation for court and in connection with court mediation and negotiations between the parties. The case was eventually settled.
Assistance to the Kistefos Museum Foundation in connection with compensation claims against the world-renowned architectural firm BIG for budget overruns in a construction project associated with the new Kistefos Museum in Jevnaker. Brekke assisted with advice during the project implementation, in connection with the lawsuit and in connection with case preparation and execution of the court case, which the Foundation won in all court instances. The dispute received significant media attention.
Brekke has provided extensive assistance to a large road company in connection with one of the largest operation and maintenance contracts in Norway over a project period of 5 years. In this context, Brekke assisted with extensive strategic and legal advice in connection with a dispute of approximately NOK 140 million related to deficiencies in the tender basis that included both the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and two county municipalities on the client side. Brekke also assisted in an alternative dispute resolution procedure using an umpire. The case was eventually settled.
Brekke assisted Oceanus (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l (owned by HNA Group) and a private individual associated with HNA Group in a dispute against Spar Shipping AS, where Spar Shipping had filed a compensation case against a total of 11 companies/people associated with the HNA Group and the Blystad Group respectively, alleging that they had acted in a manner giving rise to liability for compensation in connection with various corporate transactions and the conclusion of a settlement agreement. Brekke assisted in several processes in the case complex and all instances, including in connection with arrest cases, enforcement cases, a case on securing evidence outside of court, and finally in the main case both in the district court and the court of appeal, where Oceanus and the private individual were acquitted of all claims.