Profile

Tonje Gormley is associated with the Oil and Energy group. Among various areas she is specialized within the Health, Safety and Environment Regulations in the Petroleum Sector, regulatory issues and issues related to International Affairs, including advisory services related to the drafting of petroleum legislation and related contracts/agreements.

Previously, she has worked with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in relation to the management of the Health, Safety and Environment Regulatory Regime in the Petroleum Sector. She wrote a comparative essay on the Norwegian and the British Offshore Safety Regime respectively as a part of her studies in UK.

Gormley is through her work experience from law firms in London and also from Deloitte Advokatfirma in Oslo experienced in issues of international character.

In addition to her law degree from the University of Oslo she holds a CPE Diploma of Law in English law from the London Metropolitan University. She has excellent command of English as a working language and speaks French.

Arntzen de Besche provides legal assistance within all core areas of business law. As Norway's number one law firm in the field of oil and energy, we serve some of the most prominent oil and gas companies in the world. We also assist a number of major domestic electricity groups. Our firm holds a dominant position in energy matters requiring litigation, M&A, competiton and tax assistance. We offer substantial experience, technical ability and solid legal expertise in order to give clients clear advice and provide practical solutions to their problems. The firm has in recent years increasingly expanded its activity of advising governments in oil and gas producing countries in Asia and Africa, in particular with regard to legislation, government and corporate organisation and governance, environmental and contractual matters.

The firm's attorneys have training and professional experience from foreign organisations, companies and legal institutions. This provides valuable insight into the legal systems of many of Norway's most important trading partners and their cultural traditions and business practises.