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Olav Todnem works primarily for developers, contractors and property companies in the area of property law, with special emphasis on contract work linked to major development projects, buying and selling of land, organisation of development companies and other working relationships in this regard, including settlement work (brokering) in connection with the conveyance of development areas.

A significant portion of Olav Todnem’s work has consisted of assistance in all phases of land acquisition for development purposes. He has assisted multiple players with negotiations and concluded more than 100 option- and land acquisition agreements of all kinds, where he provided assistance in the context of contract negotiations, conveyancing part of a title, and arranging security for the financing source and settlement. Olav is a licensed estate agent by virtue of his licence to practise law, and he is the head of Kluge’s settlement department, which has operated with an annual settlement volume of +/- NOK 1 billion over the past five years.

Olav Todnem also assists with development contract negotiations involving public authorities, reimbursement agreements with the public authorities and between private parties, as well as the execution of private expropriation for the construction of roads and facilities for handling water supply management and sewage treatment. In addition, Olav works with general planning law, as well as with building and construction law. He has some litigation assignments as well, including appraisals before the courts in connection with the aforementioned work.

As such, Olav Todnem has worked with appraisals and expropriation cases for more than 15 years, representing both public sector clients and landowners. He is currently engaged by a number of private landowners in connection with land acquisitions for several major road projects in the region.

Relevant experience

  • 1998 Partner, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS (prev. Kluge Advokatfirma AS)
  • 1995 - 1998 Associate and attorney, Kluge Advokatfirma
  • 1993 - 1995 Deputy Judge, Sandnes Registry Office
  • 1991 - 1993 Associate, Advokatfirma Skutvik, Stavanger

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the board, deputy chairman and chairman of the board of the Sør-Rogaland circuit of the Norwegian Bar Association (2001–06)
  • Member of the board of the Support association in the Norwegian Bar Association, (2006–present) and chairman as from 2012.

Lectures list

A range of lecture assignments for private clients on issues concerning the legal aspects of real estate.

Education

  • 1990 Candidate of Law, University of Bergen
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