Margrethe Eftestad Hagen holds a master’s degree from the University of Bergen, where she specialized in corporate law and conflict mediation. She has also participated in the ARQUS Twinning Program on energy law—a collaboration between the University of Bergen and Université Jean Moulin 3 in Lyon—focusing on grid flexibility.

Margrethe has specialist expertise in energy law and a deep understanding of related fields such as property law, administrative law, commercial contract law, and dispute resolution. She has worked closely with several of the country’s largest grid operators and electricity companies, and has been seconded to both one of Norway’s largest electricity companies and one of the largest energy groups. Through this, she has developed solid insight into the industry’s legal and commercial challenges and provides companies with solution-oriented advice.

Margrethe assists grid operators with negotiations, land acquisition, clarification of rights, regulatory advice, and other grid-related matters, among other things. For electricity companies, she has experience drafting and revising terms and agreements, as well as providing advice on contract law, marketing law, and regulatory frameworks.