Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS

What Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS does

Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS is a privately held Norwegian regional law firm headquartered in Ålesund, operating four offices across the Møre og Romsdal region in Ålesund, Molde, Kristiansund, and Ørsta. The firm describes itself as the region's largest law firm and employs approximately 38 staff, including around 28 attorneys, a special advisor, and administrative and case-handling support. It serves three primary client segments — private individuals (privatpersoner), businesses (næringslivet), and the public sector (offentlig sektor) — across a broad range of practice areas including corporate and commercial law, employment law, real estate and construction, public procurement, tax, family and inheritance, criminal defense, maritime industry, fisheries and aquaculture, and debt restructuring and insolvency.

The firm's core offering is hourly-billed legal advisory and court representation, with rates ranging from NOK 1,800 to NOK 3,900 per hour (excluding 25% VAT). It also operates a licensed real estate brokerage (eiendomsmegling) service, generating a secondary revenue stream from property transactions and settlements. Distribution is relationship-based and multi-channel: clients engage attorneys directly via phone, email, the website contact form, or through professional referrals, supported by a client portal (Kundeportal), a dedicated personal injury portal (fullerstatning.no), an active blog (Aktuelt), social media presence, newsletters, and recurring educational events including webinars and the long-running BDO co-organized Høsttreffet annual conference.

The firm holds institutional cooperation agreements with Norsk Bondelag (agricultural property transfers and business succession) and Norges Automobil Forbund (NAF) for the Nordmøre region, and its senior attorneys hold regulated positions including fixed defenders (fast forsvarer) for regional courts and board chair of the Den Norske Legeforening specialist practice transfer board. Technology infrastructure is described as standard law firm tooling with no proprietary software, no AI/ML capabilities, and no disclosed API or platform product. The firm is partner-led with Sturla Dalhaug serving as Daglig leder (Managing Partner/CEO) and Marthe S. Urvik as Styreleder (Board Chair), operating under typical Norwegian private limited company (AS) governance with no external investors or parent entity disclosed.

Name

Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS

Legal name

Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS

Website

https://ovgj.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS is a privately held Norwegian regional law firm operating four offices across Møre og Romsdal (Ålesund, Molde, Kristiansund, Ørsta). It provides comprehensive legal advisory, court representation, and real estate brokerage services to private individuals, businesses, and the public sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Business law practice
• Family law services
• Real estate law
• Commercial law firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Ålesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Hourly-billed legal advisory and representation services. Services are priced based on time spent, with rates varying by attorney experience level and specialization. Billing is typically done retrospectively upon completion of the assignment, with advance payments (forskudd) often required before work commences. Additional costs include external assistance, courier services, travel, and VAT (25%).
2. Real Estate Brokerage Services: The firm also provides real estate brokerage (eiendomsmegling) services through licensed brokers, generating revenue from property transaction handling and settlements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS provides legal advisory and representation services to private individuals, businesses, and public-sector clients across Møre og Romsdal, covering family law, inheritance, real estate, labor law, contract law, business law, and public law. The firm additionally operates a licensed real estate brokerage. Services are delivered through four physical offices and billed primarily on an hourly basis at rates between NOK 1,800 and NOK 3,900 excluding VAT.

Product overview

Advokatfirmaet Øverbø Gjørtz AS is a regional Norwegian law firm offering comprehensive legal services through four offices (Ålesund, Molde, Kristiansund, Ørsta). The firm provides client services via its core legal advisory and court representation services, a client portal (Kundeportal), and educational webinars. Practice areas include commercial real estate (Næringseiendom), banking and financing, criminal law, maritime industry, and fisheries/aquaculture. The firm serves private individuals, businesses, and public sector clients across Møre og Romsdal region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• fullerstatning.no: Portal for personal injury cases, operated by Øverbø Gjørtz

Products and services

• Legal services for private individuals (Privat)

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BDOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024Annual co-organization of Høsttreffet conference in Molde since 2007. This joint event gathers over 100 participants from regional business and public sector, featuring presentations on economic outlook, industry trends, and regional business topics. The partnership provides a platform for professional networking and thought leadership in the Møre og Romsdal region.
• Norsk BondelagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement designating the firm as a cooperation attorney (samarbeidsadvokat) for the agricultural organization. The firm provides specialized legal services for agricultural property transfers and business succession (generasjonsskifte) for Norsk Bondelag members.
• Norges Automobil Forbund (NAF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohan Mareno Teiseth serves as local representative (stedlig representant) for NAF in the Nordmøre region, providing automobile association members with access to legal services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Advokatfirmaet Selmer: Established Norwegian business law firm with offices in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and elsewhere; prior employer of Øverbø Gjørtz partners (Anja Lange). Comparable on corporate, labor, and privacy law mandates.
• Advokatfirmaet Thommessen: Leading Norwegian full-service business law firm with offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and Ålesund. Direct overlap with Øverbø Gjørtz on corporate, public procurement, and dispute work in Møre og Romsdal via its Ålesund office, but with a far larger national practice.
• Advokatfirmaet DLA Piper Norway: Norwegian office of global law firm DLA Piper (an Øverbø Gjørtz alumna works there). Overlaps on cross-border corporate and commercial real estate mandates; competes for the largest Møre og Romsdal-headquartered businesses.
• Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm: Top-tier Norwegian business law firm headquartered in Oslo. Comparable as a competitor for premium corporate, tax, and dispute work; less regional overlap but competes for the same large corporate mandates from regional clients.
• Advokatfirmaet Schjødt: One of Norway's largest full-service commercial law firms headquartered in Oslo with national presence. Comparable as a broad legal-services competitor that serves many of the same corporate, M&A, and dispute-resolution matters, though at a larger scale and national rather than regional footprint.
• Advokatfirmaet BAHR: Major Norwegian corporate law firm known for transactions, dispute resolution, and capital markets. Several Øverbø Gjørtz partners have prior BAHR experience; comparable as a competitor for high-end M&A and corporate mandates in the region.
• Wikborg Rein: International Norwegian law firm with offices in Oslo, Bergen, and abroad, covering shipping, offshore, and corporate work. Relevant peer for maritime and offshore disputes overlapping with Øverbø Gjørtz's maritime industry practice.

Emerging players

• BDO Advokat AS: Legal arm of BDO Norway, which is already a strategic conference partner of Øverbø Gjørtz (Høsttreffet). Comparable as a professional-services competitor offering legal advisory bundled with audit/consulting to regional corporate clients.
• KPMG Law Advokatfirma AS: Norwegian law firm affiliated with KPMG providing tax, legal, and advisory services. Comparable as an integrated professional-services alternative for corporate clients in Møre og Romsdal, particularly on tax-driven engagements where Øverbø Gjørtz also practices (Marit Moe Rasmussen).

Direct peers

• Advokatfirmaet Svensson Nøkleby: Norwegian mid-size law firm with offices in Oslo, Drammen, and elsewhere; an Øverbø Gjørtz attorney (Benjamin Enok Nilsen) previously worked there. Comparable as a similarly sized, multi-practice regional/national firm with overlapping real estate and corporate practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OverboGjortz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/advokatfirmaet-verb-gj-rtz-da
• Instagraminstagram.com/overbogjortz

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M&A

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