About us

Kleven & Kristensen is one of Norway’s leading law firms within sports, media and entertainment, with over 20 years of experience in these sectors.

We assist the major players in Norwegian sports such as the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), most of the national sports federations affiliated with NIF, as well as numerous top football clubs. We also assist grassroots clubs, organizers of major national and international competitions and championships, as well as elite athletes such as Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Alexander Aamodt Kilde, and Lucas Bråthen.

Furthermore, we assist a wide range of clients in the media and entertainment industries, including the Norwegian Publishers Association (Den norske Forleggerforening) and major publishing houses such as Cappelen Damm, Gyldendal and Aschehoug. We also assist international publishers, web portals, and social media players facing legal challenges within publishing.

Kleven & Kristensen regularly engage in international arbitration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).