Filip Truyen

Filip Truyen is a Partner in Wikborg Rein and is head of the M&A team in the Bergen office. He is also a Professor, Doctor of Laws at the University of Bergen and at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Filip is among Norway's leading experts on company law. He has published scientific work with focus on shareholder conflicts, directors' liability, corporate governance, compulsory acquisition, public ownership and enterprise valuation. He has broad experience as an Appellate Court Judge and as an arbitrator. Moreover, Filip is frequently engaged in the sale and reorganising of businesses, especially where the choice of transaction model is an important premise. He often acts as counsellor in ownership disputes, including challenges that come with generational changes.

Filip was Deputy Chairman at the Appeal Board of Stock Exchanges in Norway in the period 2009-2012. Since 2015 Filip has served as Chairman of the Norwegian Government's Legislative Committee on Securities. The Committee has delivered six public reports on securities law.