Alexander Mollan becomes Partner at Brækhus

Alexander Mollan becomes Partner at Brækhus

We are pleased to announce that Alexander Mollan will become an equity partner at Brækhus effective July 1, 2024. With Alexander as an equity partner, the firm’s commitment to technology is further strengthened.

– We are very pleased that Alexander is now becoming an equity partner at Brækhus. He is an excellent example of an employee who has consistently delivered high-quality work at all levels since he started as a junior associate in 2015. Alexander is an important part of our technology team, a solid lawyer, and a valued colleague,” says Brækhus Managing Partner Atle H. Carlsen.

At Brækhus, legal precision meets bold innovation. We are committed to setting a new industry standard. We challenge the status quo and ensure a more sustainable future. We see that this benefits our clients, our employees, and society as a whole. New technology is a key part of the company’s strategic focus.

Our technology team has deep technological expertise and is well-versed in all the legal challenges that come with the introduction of new technology. We embrace the latest technology to ensure cost-effective, high-quality solutions for our clients.

Alexander assists everything from startups to publicly listed companies with technology and compliance-related issues and opportunities, including commercial IT and technology contracts, cyber and information security, privacy, gambling, and ESG/CSR. He contributed to the development of the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency’s standard agreement for cloud services (SSA-Sky) and holds the prestigious privacy certification CIPP/E. As one of only four Norwegian lawyers, Alexander is ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” in the field of technology, media, and telecommunications by the renowned ranking agency Legal500.

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Brækhus Gathered Top Legal Professionals to Increase Women’s Representation in Partnerships

Brækhus Gathered Top Legal Professionals to Increase Women’s Representation in Partnerships

At Brækhus, we have ambitious goals and aim to contribute to creating a more modern and sustainable legal industry. For the industry to move in the right direction and have more women in partnerships, we believe that the industry must collaborate to implement necessary changes.

Last Tuesday, we gathered representatives from the largest law firms in Norway for a full-day meeting to discuss what structural changes at the system level are needed to increase the proportion of women in partnerships.

The plan for the day was to think completely anew and concretize measures that outline a more modern and sustainable partnership model, which combines increased gender balance with commercial interests and clients’ demands and expectations for delivery.

Benedicte Krogh Grimstad (Brækhus), Rebekka Egeland (Brækhus), Maria-Pia Hope, Martine Austad Langberg (The Solstrand Program).

Executive Vice President at DNB, Kjerstin Braathen, shared experiences from their work with diversity and provided insights into major purchasers’ wishes from the legal industry. Former Managing Partner at Vinge, Maria-Pia Hope, gave concrete advice on succeeding with this work. Program Director for AFF’s leadership development program “The Solstrand Program,” Martine Austad Langberg, facilitated the day.

– Brækhus believes that openness and collaboration are key to positive development in the industry! All concrete measures that emerged as a result of the working sessions during the gathering will be made publicly available. Full transparency, says Rebekka Egeland, initiator and Chief People & Culture Officer at Brækhus.

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Psychologist and leadership coach becomes a top executive at Brækhus

Psychologist and leadership coach becomes a top executive at Brækhus

Brækhus is thinking in new ways as the company implements its People First strategy and hires psychologist, author, and leadership coach Rebekka Egeland as Chief People & Culture Officer.

Brækhus aims to be industry-leading at Learning & Development. Rebekka will play a key role in this effort. She will lead the establishment of Brækhus’s partner school, oversee the development of customised career plans for all employees, facilitate early involvement, and head our international exchange program. She will guide and coach all employees and partners. Together with the executive team and Managing Partner Atle H. Carlsen, Rebekka will play a key role as we offer our employees the best L&D opportunities in the industry.

– Rebekka is the perfect match for us. Her broad competence and experience as a leadership coach and clinical psychologist make her well-positioned to enhance our employees’ development. Everyone at Brækhus has great potential. We as a company want to utilize all of this potential, and Rebekka will help us with that, says Atle H. Carlsen.

The company’s People First strategy involves a long-term investment in employees. Brækhus aims to be a workplace fostering work engagement and job satisfaction.

– People First is a set of values that we carry with us in everything we do. Our commitment to put our people first is strengthened by welcoming Rebekka, who makes our team even stronger. The People First approach was central when we introduced ownership to all employees earlier this year, says Atle H. Carlsen.

A seat at the decision-making table

In addition to being a strong professional capacity, Rebekka has written three books on psychology and self-leadership. A lawyer’s ability to establish good relationships is essential. With Rebekka on our team, we have the best foundation for training our employees. Her role will not be that of a traditional HR leader; Rebekka will be responsible for the strategic HR work, and she will have a seat at the decision-making table.

Psychologist and leadership coach Rebekka Egeland

– I look forward to becoming a part of Brækhus. There is no doubt that the legal industry needs to change. I have previously been part of transforming established industries, including my previous position as Chief Strategy Officer at Dr.Dropin. From the outside, the legal industry is quite generic. The potential for change is great, and it will be an exciting challenge to build the law firm of the future here at Brækhus, says Rebekka Egeland.

New executive team in place

Over the last six months, Brækhus has built a young and dynamic executive team to lead the company’s transformation. Differentiation and innovation are important components for Brækhus, which has set a goal to create the law firm of tomorrow. In addition to Rebekka as Chief People & Culture Officer, Oda Watz has been hired as the leader of digitalization and technology (CDO), and Espen Bryn Johannessen as the finance leader (CFO).

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Brækhus gears up for digital transformation

Brækhus gears up for digital transformation

Brækhus is pleased to announce Oda Watz as Chief Digital Officer.

– Brækhus is on an exciting journey of change. We are sharpening our strategy, forging new alliances, and transforming and modernizing, all with the aim of providing our customers with the best advice and the best customer experience. We believe that an excellent customer experience is achieved primarily by developing skilled, motivated, and engaged employees. We support this with new technology that helps us simplify, enhance, and reform our work processes across the company, says managing partner Atle Carlsen.

The legal industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and Brækhus has ambitions to be at the forefront. We already have strong legal expertise in new technology. We are now further strengthening the team by appointing Oda Watz as Chief Digital Officer. Oda has solid experience in digital transformation and change management. Oda has a good understanding of the interaction between technology, strategy, business development, and people. Her expertise will be crucial for us in the times ahead, Carlsen continues.

Oda has previously led and assisted in digitization processes for major public and private entities such as the National Museum and the Research Council of Norway.

– I am interested in how technology can be used to build dynamic and forward-thinking companies that are well-prepared to adapt to the digital evolution, with people at the center. There is great potential in delegating repetitive and time-consuming tasks to technology so that employees can focus on what they are truly good at, which is creating value for their customers, says Watz.

– We have restructured internally, and we are now building a new, strong leadership team. In addition to Oda’s recruitment, we have filled several key roles that will be announced around the year-end, Carlsen adds.