Elias Knutsen

Lawyer

Elias Knutsen works across a wide range of the firm’s practice areas, with a primary focus on construction law, tort law, litigation, and dispute resolution.

As a lawyer, Knutsen has considerable experience in dispute resolution before the courts and has over two years of experience as a deputy judge at Hordaland District Court in Bergen. During his tenure as a deputy judge, he gained broad experience in various legal fields, including civil disputes, enforcement, insolvency, and interim measures.

Knutsen has served as an external examiner at the University of Bergen since 2020 and has previously held the position of secretary at the Construction Industry’s Legal Advisory Council (Byggebransjens Faglig Juridiske Råd (BFJR)).

Elias Knutsen works across a wide range of the firm’s practice areas, with a primary focus on construction law, tort law, litigation, and dispute resolution.

As a lawyer, Knutsen has considerable experience in dispute resolution before the courts and has over two years of experience as a deputy judge at Hordaland District Court in Bergen. During his tenure as a deputy judge, he gained broad experience in various legal fields, including civil disputes, enforcement, insolvency, and interim measures.

Knutsen has served as an external examiner at the University of Bergen since 2020 and has previously held the position of secretary at the Construction Industry’s Legal Advisory Council (Byggebransjens Faglig Juridiske Råd (BFJR)).

Education

2019 Master of Law, University of Bergen
2014 Psychology – 1 year, University of Bergen

Experience

2024- Lawyer, Haver Advokatfirma AS
2022-2024 Deputy Judge, Hordaland District Court, Bergen
2021-2022 Lawyer, Harris Advokatfirma AS
2020- External examiner, The Faculty of Law, University of Bergen
2020-2022 Secretary, the Construction Industry's Legal Advisory Council (BFJR)
2019-2021 Trainee lawyer, Harris Advokatfirma AS
2017-2019 Trainee at Kluge Advokatfirma AS, Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS, Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS, Advokatfirmaet Hammervoll Pind AS and Harris Advokatfirma AS
2016-2018 Group Leader, The Faculty of Law, University of Bergen