Nicholas specialices in intellectual property and information technology law dispute resolution.

Nicholas has throughout his career accumulated broad dispute negotiation and litigation experience. He has been involved in several high-profile intellectual property disputes and has successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Norway.

His advanced grasp of the intersection between IP, TMT and corporate law enables him to meet his client’s expectations and needs in an ever more competitive legal landscape. In addition to receiving his professional legal degree from the University of Oslo, he holds the degrees of Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) from the United States, where he wrote about international enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Nicholas was named Rising Star in the 2022 Legal 500 rankings, with clients praising him for being «efficient» and providing «pragmatic advice». He is also ranked in the World Trademark Review’s guide for enforcement and litigation (WTR 1000).

CV

Experience

2020 - (today) Senior Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
2020 - 2021 Corporate Lawyer (seconded), Telia Norge AS
2019 - 2020 Senior Associate, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
2016 - 2018 Associate, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS
2015 Visiting Scholar, Department of Private Law, University of Oslo
2015 - 2016 Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona
2014 Associate, Bull & Co. Advokatfirma
2013 - 2014 3L Writer, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
2013 Resident Clinician, Small Business and Non-Profit Clinic at Michigan State College of Law

Education

2013 - 2016 Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), University of Arizona
2013 Master of Law (LL.M), Michigan State University
2008 - 2013 Master of Law, University of Oslo

Appointments

2021 - (today) Board member, Association of Young Lawyers in Oslo, Norwegian Bar Association
2019 - (today) Founding member, Young in Tech
2018 - (today) Member, Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC)
2018 - (today) Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)

Publications

Use of competitors' trademarks in search engine marketing, the Supreme Court with a final clarification in the "Google Ads Case", Lov&Data nr. 149, 1/2022
Crowdfunding – beware the downsides, Finansavisen 17/10, 2021
Norway's Supreme Court: RiksTV makes available to the public in accordance with the Copyright Act, Lov&Data nr. 137, 1/2019
DSM-Directive: Link taxation and filtration of user generated content, (orig. Nw. title: DSM-direktivet: Lenkebeskatning og filtrering av brukergenerert innhold), Lov&Data nr. 135, 3/2018
Design Law Smart Charts: Norway, Kluwer, 2017
Is Domain Name Classification a Property Right or a Contractual Right? The Circuit Split and a Clear Path Forward, 52 Wake Forest L. Rev., 2016
Should Contributory Cybersquatting be Actionable?, 17 N.C.J.L. & Tech. 79, 2015
IP in Business Transactions: Norway, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2014
Patents, Trademarks, Copyright and Designs in Norway: Overview, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2014