Karsten is a corporate lawyer specialising in M&A transactions and company law. He regularly assists private equity funds and industrial players in M&A deals across a variety of sectors, often involving cross-border and international aspects. Karsten frequently leads projects, coordinating matters across numerous jurisdictions.
Karsten is an international transaction lawyer with several years of experience in both the Norwegian and German markets. Karsten studied law in Berlin (Germany) and London (UK), and is qualified to practise in both Norway and Germany.
Karsten has been acknowledged as a "promising talent" among international lawyers in the annual lawyer survey conducted by Kapital, a Norwegian financial daily.
Selected projects
Work experience
Partner, Wiersholm, 2024
Managing Associate, Wiersholm, 2020
Senior Associate, Wiersholm, 2017
Lawyer, Gleiss Lutz (Berlin, Hamburg), 2015
Education
German Second Legal State Examination and German practicing certificate, Berlin, 2015
LL.M. in International Commercial and Business Law, King’s College London, 2011 - 2012
German First Legal State Examination, Berlin, 2010
Law and Business Administration, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2005 - 2010
Honours and awards
Lovende talenter, Kapitals Advokatundersøkelse, International lawyer, 2024
Lovende talenter, Advokatundersøkelsen, Finansavisen, International lawyer, 2024
Lovende talenter, Kapitals Advokatundersøkelse, International lawyer, 2023
Lovende talenter, Finansavisens Advokatundersøkelse, International lawyer, 2022