Olav works mainly with dispute resolution and providing advisory services in company law, securities law, and contract law. He has extensive experience with shareholder conflicts and liability cases, including directors' liability, professional liability, and the duty to provide information. During the last couple of years, he has worked a great deal with dispute cases within banking and finance.
Olav holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bergen, with the thesis "Manager/underwriter liability – Investment firms' liability in connection with placement of shares". He is also the author of several articles on his areas of practice. Olav is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court, and he has litigated several Supreme Court cases raising matters of principle within his areas of expertise.
He is ranked as one of Norway's most prominent lawyers on litigation and dispute resolution by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
Olav Perland handles commercial litigation for large financial organisations such as banks, insurers and auditors. One client says: “He is an expert in banking and finance disputes," adding that "he is outstanding in court and good with clients."
Selected projects
Work experience
Partner, Wiersholm, 2008
Doctoral Scholar, BI Norwegian Business School, 2003
Lawyer, Wiersholm, 1999
Deputy Judge, Oslo District Court, 1997
Lawyer, Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS, 1996
Education
Ph.D., University of Bergen, 2009
Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 1995
Honours and awards
Band 3, Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution , 2024
Band 3, Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution, 2024
Band 3, Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution, 2023
Band 3, Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution, 2023
Band 3, Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution - Norway, 2022
Band 3, Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution - Norway, 2021
Band 3, Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution - Norway, 2020