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 |