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Vegar Vatne

Associate Partner

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Vegar Vatne

Associate Partner

Contact
CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
Bryggegata 6
NO-0250 Oslo
PO Box 1548 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
Languages Norwegian, English

Vegar Vatne has been a part of CMS Kluge since 2014. 

Vatne is a specialist in construction law and contract law, and has accumulated a considerable expertise in these fields. He also possesses very good organizational and administrative skills, which gives him an excellent ability to plan and execute effective strategies, especially in large and complex cases. 

Vatne assists contractors and clients as well as consultants, and advises in all contractual phases, as well as disputes. 

He has considerable litigation experience, and is used to handle large and complex disputes. He also routinely teaches courses in construction law. 

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Relevant experience

  • 2023 - Associate Partner, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2020 - 2023 Senior Lawyer, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS (prev. Kluge Advokatfirma AS)
  • 2017 - 2020 Senior Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2014 - 2017 Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2012 - Teaching positions at University of Oslo, Faculty of Law
  • 2013 - 2014 Trainee, Law department and DLA Piper
  • 2000 - 2010 Norwegian Army
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Awards & Rankings

Vatne is recommended by the Legal 500 within Construction.

For the past few years, we have worked closely with Lars Ivar Nyland and Vegar Vatne. They complement each other and make me and my organisation extremely strong and well-prepared for the main negotiation. During the main negotiations, they are extremely well-prepared and focused all the way to the finish line. In this way, we achieve very good results together with them. They are simply a star team.
Legal 500, testimonials, 2023

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Education

  • 2010 - 2014 Master of Laws, University of Oslo
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Expertise