We are SANDS
We are a full-service commercial law firm with offices in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger, Ålesund, Tromsø and Tønsberg. Our 140 lawyers work seamlessly across offices, giving our clients both a local point of contact and full access to the firm's overall expertise and experience.
Our firm
In SANDS, we emphasise building teams. Teams that consist of individuals who complement each other, both professionally and socially. Every person is important, and the pieces must fit together. We want a company with employees who are passionate about the legal profession, about working together and about working with clients.
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Counselling and cooperation – this is how we work
The relationship between client and lawyer should be close and confidential. The personal chemistry must be right, and it should be easy to make a phone call. We deliver quality advice and a strategic discussion partner who is always by your side. We stand with you in thick and thin in a secure and professional setting.
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SANDS' digital services
Innovation and technology can provide brand new solutions to problems we couldn’t solve before. They can also increase the efficiency on existing tasks, which frees more time for us to create value for our clients. At SANDS, we want to utilise new technological possibilities in a smart way.
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Our history - this is how it started
The SANDS law firm was conceived over a cold pizza in a corridor at the Storting (the Norwegian parliament) at exactly the same moment the Conservative Wave in Norwegian politics ebbed away. Member of Parliament Morten Steenstrup started SANDS with a solitary associate, and his wife as the marketing department. “It is difficult to believe how far we were able to come with a brochure and a little elementary service,” notes Steenstrup.
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Media
SANDS wants to have a close and open relationship with the press. Our lawyers are often used as experts when legal issues are covered by the media. Our marketing and communications director is happy to help you find the right lawyer to answer your questions. High-resolution portrait photos can be easily downloaded from the relevant lawyer's CV. We also have other press photos that can be sent on request.
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