Bjarne works broadly within HLTs fields of expertise, with a main focus on litigation/dispute resolution, real estate, construction (public and private), corporate law and labour law.
He is master of laws from UiB (University of Bergen) in 2007 and became Ph.D. of laws in 2014. He started his legal career as a lector and associate professor at UiB before becoming deputy judge and later acting judge in Bergen district court for three years. He joined HLT in February 2018. With his experience as a judge, Kvam strengthens HLTs litigation team.
Fields of expertise
- Litigation and dispute resolution
- Data protection
- Real estate law
- Property law
- Money claims
- Corporate law
- Tort
- Contract law
- Labour law
Work experience
2018– Associate, HLT Advokatfirma AS, Bergen
2017-2018 Acting judge, Bergen District Court
2015-2016 Deputy judge, Bergen District Court
2013-2015 Lector/Associate Professor, UiB
2009-2013 Research Fellow, UiB
1988-2009 Journalist, Bergens Tidende
Education
2014 Ph.D. of Laws, UiB
1985 1985 Social economics (60 ECTS), UiB
1981 Certificate of completed apprenticeship as carpenter
Publications
- 2014 The use of information in the police sector. Book, Gyldendal Akademisk
- 2014 ABC of general criminal law. Book, Cappelen Damm
- 2014 Is the Personal Data Act in conflict with the EEA-law? Article, Lov & Data
- 2012 Is the Data Protection Authority’s interpretation of the law too restrictive? Article, Lov og Rett
- 2010 Technology as a precondition for the legal state. Article, Retfærd
- 2009 Norway’s criminal law cooperation with the EU heading into troubled waters. Article co-written with Annika Suominen, Lov og Rett
- 2008 Norway and Schengen – a weakened cooperation against crime. Book, Cappelen Damm Akademisk
