Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm

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Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm is the office manager of our Tromsø office and has one of Norway’s strongest CVs in the field of public procurement. She has extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution before Norwegian courts and has, among other cases, litigated the "Perpetuum case" before the Supreme Court—one of the most well-known procurement cases in recent years. While she works across various industries, she has particular expertise in procurement within the construction sector, healthcare, and IT.

Kjersti is one of ten board members of KOFA, appointed by the King in Council in 2019 for a term lasting until 2027. She has also served as a government-appointed member of the Procurement Committee, which has proposed amendments to the procurement regulations in NOU 2023:26 and NOU 2024:9. In September 2024, she was appointed by the Ministry of Defence to participate in a working group tasked with proposing a new law on defense and security procurement. This work is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2025.

Kjersti is also a co-author of the commentary edition of the Utilities Regulations, published on Juridika, and is a member of the expert committee on public procurement at the Norwegian Bar Association’s Continuing Education Center (JUS). Additionally, she works with commercial contracts, government relations, and public law. She holds board positions in various companies and delivers numerous lectures annually.

Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm makes her team available 24/7 and makes sure they investigate all questions, legal dilemmas and and facts thoroughly. What makes SANDS stand out compared to other firms, is their strong belief, that facts are the foundation of success in legal disputes. All legal disputes are treated as the most important in the world.

– Client response, Legal500

 

2014–

SANDS Advokatfirma DA

Partner
2010–2014

Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS

Senior Lawyer
2008–2010

Troms and Finnmark County Social Welfare Board

Leader of the Troms and Finnmark County Social Welfare Board
2007

Senja district court

Appointed judge and court leader
2004–2007

University of Tromsø, Law faculty

Doctoral Research Fellow | Assistant professor
2002–2004

Advokatene Bakke og Pedersen DA

Senior Associate | Associate
2001–2002

Rana district court

Assistant Judge
2001

University of Tromsø

Cand. jur.
2024

Legal 500

Recommended lawyer in the category “Public procurement”
2024-

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Member of the legislative committee tasked with proposing a new law on defense and security procurement
2019-

The Complaints Board for Public Procurement (KOFA)

Board member