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Espen Debes is head of CMS Kluge's department of Corporate.

Debes works in particular with company law, transactions and property (buying, selling, leasing and settlement), as well as general contract law.

Debes has assignments that consist of general company law advice, strategic advice in connection with the establishment of companies and company transactions. For work with transactions, the advisory services encompass all parts of the transaction phase, including selection of a form of transaction, due diligence, drafting a system of contracts between the buyer and seller and between the individual buyers (shareholder agreements) and assistance for execution of the settlement.

Debes also assists companies with general company law advice related to capital increases, mergers, spin-offs, etc.

Relevant experience

  • 2021 - Partner, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2020 - 2021 Senior Lawyer/Associate Partner, Kluge Advokatfirma
  • 2017 - 2020 Senior Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma
  • 2016 - Lecturer in company law, University of Stavanger
  • 2014 - 2017 Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma
  • 2012 - 2013 Trainee at various law firms (Kluge, Schjødt, Deloitte)
  • 2012 - 2013 Workgroup leader for the first academic year, Faculty of Law (University of Bergen)

Awards & Rankings

  • Recommended lawyer, Legal 500, Commercial, corporate and M&A
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The team members are genuinely interested in the business they support and see cost-efficient solutions for the client that are unique. The members of the team headed by Espen Debes are on the ball at any time and push to completion within the timeframe given.
Legal 500, Commercial, corporate and M&A, 2025

Education

  • 2014 Master of jurisprudence, University of Bergen
  • 2013 Certificate in International Finance Law, Queen Mary University of London
  • 2009 Year degree Economics and management, University of Tromsø
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