Halfdan Mellbye

Partner | Lawyer admitted to the Supreme Court

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Halfdan Mellbye is head of the firm’s aquaculture department. He is a specialist on the administrative regulation of fisheries and fish farming with thirty years of experience.

Halfdan is also highly specialized in administrative law, public procurement, dispute resolution and litigation.

He advises municipalities, hospitals and the private business sector on several fields within administrative law such as the environmental field (including waste-handling), education, health and on the area of public procurement. He also has an especially broad experience within different areas of administrative procedure, including topics such as disqualification, duty of secrecy, access to information, and administrative sanctions.

Halfdan has been ranked among the foremost experts on fisheries law in the annual ranking of attorneys in the Norwegian business newspaper, Finansavisen. 

He was formerly an assistant professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bergen.

He is an attorney admitted to the Supreme Court. He is also an experienced lecturer.

"The experience and insight Halfdan Melbye has from the sector is outstanding and has been most valuable for our company. Also has his ability to read and understand our needs."

- Client, Legal 500, 2024

Expertise areas

2009–

SANDS Advokatfirma DA

Partner
2004–2008

Advokatfirma DLA Piper Norway DA

Partner
2003

Lindh Stabell Horten

Partner
1999–2002

Secher/Lindh Stabell Horten

Associate
1995–1998

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Senior Associate
1986–1995

University of Bergen, Faculty of Law

Scientific assistant
1988

University of Bergen

Cand. jur.
2024

Legal 500

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