Jan Fougner

Jan Fougner is a distinguished legal professional with extensive experience in various prominent roles. As a partner at Wiersholm since August 1993, Jan also serves as the chair of Handelshøyskolen BI since August 2015 and holds memberships in several boards, including dCompany AS and Viggo Hagstrøms Stiftelse. From June 2019 to June 2021, Jan led the Fougner-utvalget for the Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet. Jan's involvement in professional organizations includes leadership roles within Advokatforeningen and editorial positions at Gyldendal Rettsdata and Universitetsforlaget. Academic credentials include a PhD in law from Aarhus University and executive education in leadership from Harvard Law School, complemented by a cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo.