DLA Piper with clear ambitions for growth in Norway

DLA Piper announces that Camilla Wollan has been appointed Country Managing Partner (CMP) for DLA Piper in Norway starting 1 July 2024. Wollan, who is highly ranked in Chambers Europe, will lead the company's Norwegian and Nordic leadership management teams, covering offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Helsinki, and over 530 lawyers.

The appointment marks the first time DLA Piper has appointed a female CMP  in the Nordic region . Since joining the firm in 2010, Wollan has been instrumental in establishing DLA Piper as a market leader in financial technology in Norway. She will now be responsible for implementing DLA Piper's growth strategy across all business areas across the region.

Wollan succeeds Kjetil Haare Johansen, who led the firm across the region for the last three years. Under Johansen’s leadership, the firm has grown at scale, with revenues increasing by NOK100 million. 

As Wollan enters the role, her focus will be to transform the firm across the region to one that is innovative, and dynamic, leveraging the firm’s successes across its international business.

Camilla Wollan, Country Managing Partner Elect, DLA Piper Norway commented:

 “Several industries and sectors will change in the coming years. The winners will be the law firms that manage this transition. This applies both to how we work as advisors for our clients, how market-oriented we are, and how we work with the organization and competence development among our employees.”

“Going forward in the legal service industry, technological development and our ability to utilize it as a force will set the premises for our workdays. That is why we already heavily focus on the use of artificial intelligence. By truly wanting to be at the forefront, we will create value for our clients. I am looking forward to rolling up my sleeves and taking on the task as Country Managing partner at DLA Piper Norway.”

Hans Christian Brodtkorb, partner and chairman at DLA Piper Norway added: “We have clear ambitions for growth in the Norwegian market in the coming years, and with Camilla at the helm I am confident our growth can continue.”

“A strength of DLA Piper is that we create value for our clients by being present with lawyers in more than 90 countries globally. We are a full-service law firm, but our core areas in Norway are corporate, M&A/private equity, litigation, real estate, and construction. Furthermore, we have a clear growth strategy within technology, AI, ESG, environmental, social, and business ethics, where Camilla Wollan has been at the forefront as a lawyer and partner.”