Hans Jørgen LangelandAssociate Partner
Hans Jørgen Langeland is specialized within trade law and retail.
He has extensive experience with advice and dispute resolution in trade law structures such as franchise, JVs, supply-, distribution- and agency agreements.
Langeland assists numerous Norwegian and international retail businesses, hereunder contract advice and negotiations, compliance with consumer regulatory rules, marketing law, anti-trust and GDPR.
During the recent years, he has assisted clients with a wide range of legal issues regarding e-commerce set ups and innovative products and services.
Among the retail segments Langeland has worked extensively within are groceries, consumer electronics, construction goods/DIY, furniture, cars and clothing. He also assists within several service-based segments, such as hotels and food service.
He also has significant experience from various industries, inter alia manufacturing of goods, construction of industrial machines and technical equipment, recycling and raw materials.
Langeland has broad international experience, and has inter alia worked several years as lawyer in China. He frequently assists clients with trade law related advice and dispute resolution in foreign jurisdictions, both in relation to international manufacturing/sourcing of goods and establishment in foreign markets.
Practice areas
Background
Associate Partner, CLP (2022-)
Specialist Counsel, Wikborg Rein Oslo (2019-2022)
Senior lawyer, Wikborg Rein Oslo (2016-2019)
Senior associate/senior lawyer, Wikborg Rein Shanghai (2013-2016)
Senior associate, Wikborg Rein Oslo (2011-2013)
Legal advisor/associate/senior associate Norwegian Claims Link AS (2007-2010)
Education
Cand.jur., Universitity of law (2006)
Faculty of law, University of Calgary (2003)
Other
Chairman Nordic Trade Law Forum
Significant changes in the rules on infringement fines for violation of consumer protection rules as of 14 February 2023
Do you sell products or services to consumers online? Be prepared for the omnibus directive
Intervention against exclusivity clauses of Foodora – increased focus on digital platforms
CLP assisted CapMan in the sale of St. Olavs Gate 23
CLP with top rankings in the yearly election of lawyers in Norway
International Franchise COVID-19 Restart Tracker
CLP assists OBOS in divesting Portalen
CLP has assisted AF Eiendom in the Rolvsrud Idrettspark transaction
CLP with top rankings in the yearly election of lawyers in Norway
Partner Kjetil Vågen has received recognition from Who’s Who Legal Franchise 2019
CLP has assisted Dolphin Eiendom in the investment in the shopping centre Jærhagen
CLP has acted as legal advisor to Scala Eiendom in the acquisition of the shopping centre CC Drammen
CLP has acted as legal advisor to Euro Real Estate
CLP with top ranking in the yearly election of lawyers in Norway
Franchise 2019 – Getting the Deal Through
CapMan Nordic Real Estate II leases large retail area in central Oslo to Power
Transaction / Franchise – New European hotel operator
CLP has acted as legal advisor for Sparebank1 Gruppen
CLP has acted as legal advisor for Scala Retail Property
CLP has acted as legal advisor for Scala Retail Property
Top ranked within retail/trade – Partner Kjetil Vågen
Getting the Deal Through – Franchise
Rusta – store number 100 is opened!
CLP has assisted KID
