Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm
Partner
Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm is a partner at SANDS, based in our Tromsø office. Kjersti works primarily with public procurement matters, where she regularly provides advice and assistance to both public and private sector clients. Kjersti has comprehensive experience with litigation and dispute resolution, and she is currently one of ten board members appointed by the Norwegian government to the Norwegian Complaints Board for Public Procurement (“KOFA”).
Kjersti is also experienced in the fields of construction and commercial contract law, areas in which she has extensive experience as both litigator and advisor. Karlstrøm lectures regularly on the subjects of public procurement and construction law.
Work experience
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
Associate | Lawyer
2001 - 2002
Rana district court
Assistant Judge
Work experience
2001
University of Tromsø
Cand. jur.