About

I am an independent international arbitrator, having launched Knudsen Arbitration after a 25-year career as a lawyer. My background as a Supreme Court attorney in Norway and a solicitor of England and Wales has provided me with extensive experience in commercial dispute resolution, which I now dedicate to serving as an impartial and efficient arbitrator.


I have acted as counsel in numerous complex cross-border commercial disputes under the rules of major arbitral institutions including ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICDR, and NOMA. I have also been appointed as arbitrator by both parties and leading arbitral institutions, including the SCC, FAI and DIA. My experience as an arbitrator and counsel covers a broad spectrum of cases, from commercial contracts and construction projects to post-M&A, energy, and maritime disputes.


I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and active in the global arbitration community. I serve as a board member of the SCC Arbitration Institute and am on the lists/panels of several institutions, including HKIAC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA, and SCIA.


My commitment is to deliver fair and enforceable arbitral decisions through efficient and well-managed proceedings

  • University of Bergen, Cand. Jur (1996)
  • SCC Arbitration Institute, Diploma course in International Arbitration (2023)
  • Solicitors Qualifying Exam (2024)
  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
  • Fellow – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Right of audience before the Supreme Court of Norway
  • Practicing license as attorney in Norway
  • Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS, Partner (2022–2025)
  • Arntzen de Besche, Partner (2017–2022)
  • DLA Piper Norway, Partner/Senior Associate (2006–2016)
  • Norwegian Supreme Court, Law Clerk (2005–2006)
  • DLA Nordic, Associate (1997–2005)
  • Norwegian
  • English (fluent)
  • Danish and Swedish (working knowledge)
  • Norwegian
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