Private company

Arntzen Grette

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Norwegian business law firm

Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS is a Norwegian business law firm employing more than 130 lawyers. The firm serves Norwegian and international clients within the private and public sectors. Arntzen de Besche provides services in all areas of corporate law: EU and competition law, labor law, real estate, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets, petroleum law, tax law, company law, contract law, and litigation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2025Founded1
  • Industrylaw firm1
  • HeadquartersOslo1
  • Websitewww.adeb.no
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1

Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS is a Norwegian business law firm employing more than 130 lawyers. The firm serves Norwegian and international clients within the private and public sectors. Arntzen de Besche provides services in all areas of corporate law: EU and competition law, labor law, real estate, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets, petroleum law, tax law, company law, contract law, and litigation.2

The story

Arntzen de Besche was founded in 2001 through a merger of the law firms Arntzen, Underland & Co, and de Besche & Co, while the firm's origins go back to 1870.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arntzen de Besche, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Grette Law Firm1

Employees over time

  • 20261811

Timeline

  1. 2025Founded Founded1

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