Aurlien Vordahl & Co Advokatfirma AS

What Aurlien Vordahl & Co Advokatfirma AS does

Aurlien Vordahl & Co Advokatfirma AS (AVCO) is a privately held Norwegian law firm founded in January 2010 by Are Aurlien and Nils Jørgen Vordahl, headquartered in Oslo with branch offices in Drøbak and Drammen. The firm employs 31+ professionals and operates across ten practice areas: labor and employment law, inheritance and family law, real estate law, corporate law and transactions, tax and duties, criminal law, contract law, construction law, consumer law, and a specialized horse law (hestesaker) practice. Its clients comprise Norwegian private individuals and small-to-medium enterprises seeking advisory, dispute resolution, and litigation services.

The firm generates revenue through hourly billing at Norwegian legal aid (rettshjelpsordningen) rates, with much of the demand funded by third-party insurance coverage — home, car, and legal expense insurers typically cover up to NOK 100,000 in qualifying cases. The firm distributes services through direct channels (walk-ins, phone, email, website contact form with free initial consultations) and partnership-driven referrals, including niche equestrian community partnerships with Hest.no and Norsk Islandshestforening (NIHF). Marketing relies on content publishing via avco.no, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

AVCO has no proprietary technology platform and operates as a traditional professional services firm. Multiple senior partner hires (2024-2026) from larger firms such as Advokatfirmaet Hjort and Fulford & TYR, alongside promotion of associates to Senioradvokat and Partner, indicate ongoing capacity expansion. The firm is GDPR compliant, processes data under standard lawful bases, and designates a personvernansvarlig (DPO). The company has no parent, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and is not publicly listed.

Name

Aurlien Vordahl & Co Advokatfirma AS

Legal name

Aurlien Vordahl & Co Advokatfirma AS

Website

https://avco.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aurlien Vordahl & Co Advokatfirma AS is a Norwegian law firm founded in 2010, employing 31+ professionals across Oslo, Drøbak, and Drammen, serving private individuals and SMEs in ten practice areas including family law, real estate, corporate, criminal, and specialized horse law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHADAA

Corporate Strategy Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYBPACAJAF

HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/HR Consulting & Advisory (HR Strategy, Org Design, Change)

SECONDARYFSAEAHAI

Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes)

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Valuation, Appraisal & Fairness Opinions

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Corporate and commercial law
• Family and inheritance law
• Real estate and construction law

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: AVCO generates revenue by charging clients for legal advisory and representation services. Fees are billed on an hourly basis according to Norwegian legal aid rates (rettshjelpsordningen). In many cases (e.g., housing disputes, car disputes, horse cases), legal costs may be covered partially or fully by the client's insurance (home insurance, car insurance, etc.), typically up to NOK 100,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AVCO is a Norwegian law firm that sells legal advisory, dispute resolution, and litigation services across ten practice areas including labor/employment, family and inheritance, real estate, corporate and transactions, tax, criminal, contract, construction, consumer, and horse law. Services are billed by the hour at Norwegian legal aid (rettshjelpsordningen) rates and are frequently covered in whole or part by clients' home, car, or legal expense insurance (typically up to NOK 100,000). The firm serves both private individuals and small-to-medium enterprises across Norway through offices in Oslo, Drøbak, and Drammen.

Product overview

Aurlien Vordahl & Co Advokatfirma AS (AVCO) is a Norwegian law firm offering comprehensive legal services through ten distinct practice areas: Labor and Employment Law, Inheritance and Family Law, Real Estate Law, Corporate Law and Transactions, Tax and Duties, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Construction Law, Consumer Law, and Horse-related Legal Matters. The firm serves both private individuals and businesses, providing advisory, dispute resolution, and litigation services across these specialized legal domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeidsrett (Labor and Employment Law) Legal advisory and representation in employment matters for both employees and employers, covering dismissals, reorganizations, working hours, executive contracts, and whistleblower cases. Billed hourly per Norwegian legal aid (rettshjelpsordningen) rates.
• Arv- og familierett (Inheritance and Family Law)
• Fast eiendom (Real Estate Law)
• Selskapsrett og transaksjoner (Corporate Law and Transactions)
• Skatt og avgift (Tax and Duties)
• Strafferett (Criminal Law)
• Avtalerett (Contract Law)
• Entrepriserett (Construction Law)
• Forbrukerrett (Consumer Law)
• Hestesaker (Horse-related Legal Matters)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hest.nominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAVCO has entered into a partnership agreement (samarbeidsavtale) with Hest.no, Norway's horse community platform. The partnership provides benefits to Hest.no's paying members who need legal assistance, including preferential terms for horse-related legal matters such as purchase/sale disputes, contract issues, insurance claims, and animal welfare matters.
• Norsk Islandshestforening (NIHF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAVCO has a collaboration agreement with Norsk Islandshestforening (NIHF), Norway's Icelandic horse association. The agreement provides members of NIHF with benefits when seeking legal assistance in horse-related matters covered by the firm.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Schjødt: Leading Norwegian full-service firm with deep corporate, finance, and dispute capabilities directly competing for the high-value end of mandates AVCO is increasingly pursuing.
• Advokatfirmaet Thommessen: Top-tier Norwegian full-service firm with direct overlap in corporate, tax, and dispute resolution, often cited alongside the firms where several AVCO partners previously practiced.
• Wiersholm: Top-tier Norwegian law firm with deep corporate, M&A, tax, and dispute practices that overlap with AVCO's transaction-oriented work, though at far greater scale and sophistication.
• SANDS: Norwegian full-service law firm with comparable real estate, corporate, and dispute offerings, competing for the SME and mid-market mandate pool that AVCO also targets.
• Wikborg Rein: Among the largest Norwegian full-service law firms. Significant overlap with AVCO's corporate, real estate, and dispute resolution offerings, though at a substantially larger scale and broader international footprint.
• Arntzen & Co (Arntzen de Besche): Large Norwegian full-service firm where AVCO partner Bård Erlend Hansen previously served, with substantial overlap in tax, corporate transactions, and dispute work.

Direct peers

• Svensson Nøkleby Advokatfirma (Eurojuris Norge): Comparable Norwegian mid-size full-service law firm operating in the same market segments. AVCO's COO Terje Gundersen was previously CEO/Director here, making it a directly comparable competitor and prior-employer of AVCO leadership.
• Advokatfirmaet Fulford & TYR: Mid-size Norwegian full-service firm with overlapping practice mix in labor and criminal law. AVCO partner Andrea Wisløff joined from Fulford & TYR, signaling direct competitive overlap on the same labor and criminal-law mandates.
• Advokatfirmaet Hjort: Norwegian full-service law firm of similar mid-size orientation. AVCO partner Gunn Cecilie Ringdal joined from Hjort, indicating overlapping practice areas (real estate, planning/building, public administration) and direct competition for the same client base.
• Advokatfirmaet GjessingReimers: Mid-tier Norwegian full-service firm with comparable practice breadth and SME / private-client orientation, competing directly for similar mandates in the Norwegian legal market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/avcoas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aurlien-vordahl-&-co-advokatfirma

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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