Per Seime has more than 30 years’ experience as oil and gas lawyer. He has a substantial client base on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and international experience as oil and gas lawyer. He is a trusted advisor and board member.
After 17 years as partner and leader of the oil and gas group in the law firm Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Per Seime opened his own practice in the law firm Advokat Per Seime in 2015.
Over the years he has incorporated and assisted in start-up of subsidiaries of several foreign oil companies in Norway.
A main part of his work relates to sale and purchase of license interests in producing fields and exploration licenses as well as sale and purchase of the shares in companies with operations on the NCS.
Per has previously worked as general counsel/counsel for Mobil Oil in Norway, USA and Indonesia, and has been general counsel for Kongsberg Gruppen, Norway’s leading high technology and defense product manufacturer.
He holds master of law from University of Oslo Faculty of Law, master of comparative law from University of Chicago Law School and has concluded the Executive Board Program at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
«Practice head Per Seime is particularly valued for his tactical
advice, with one interviewee commenting: "He is fantastic at
discussing different approaches on a strategic level.»
Chamber & Partners: Oil & Gas, Norway
«Per Seime has vast experience, good
network and a very good overview
of the oil and gas business»
Legal 500: Oil & Gas, Norway
