Hugo-A. B. Munthe-Kaas
Hugo heads DLA Piper Norway’s compliance and risk management group and has broad legal experience within matters concerning corporate compliance, ESG and litigation. Hugo has previously worked as a research assistant at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law and has experience as an in house lawyer for the companies Höegh Autoliners and Höegh LNG.
He also has a background from the Norwegian Armed Forces School of Intelligence and Security Service (FSES), where he studied Russian while going through officer training. Hugo has extensive experience assisting the shipping, offshore and insurance sectors, and lectures annually at the University of Oslo in topics such as maritime law, insurance and tort law.
Hugo advises both Norwegian and multi-national companies in issues related to international trade, ESG, economic sanctions, anti-corruption, AML, FDI and export control. Among other, he assists clients with government relations, risk assessments, international contracting, compliance programs, integrity due diligence, training and internal investigations. Hugo also has broad experience advising in situations where there is suspicion or accusations of compliance breaches and where companies are put under public investigation. Hugo is ranked within compliance and insurance by both Norwegian and international rating agencies.
Member of The Norwegian Bar Association
The Norwegian Maritime Law Association.
Ranked "Band 2", Compliance & Investigations. One client says:
"Hugo Munthe-Kaas is an exceptional lawyer with a deep understanding of compliance issues."
Top 10, Insurance 2024, 2022 and 2023.
Top 10, Investigations and Compliance 2024.
1st place "Up and Coming", Investigations and Compliance 2022 and 2023.
Recommended for Trade & Customs - International Sanctions.
Hugo is recommended for Insurance by The Legal 500.
Ranked "Band 2", Compliance & Investigations. One client says:
"Hugo Munthe-Kaas is always responsive and provides concrete and targeted advice."
Hugo is recommended for Insurance by The Legal 500.
Hugo Munthe-Kaas of DLA Piper LLP advises clients on sanctions and export control matters. He is also active in relation to anti-money laundering and fraud investigations.
Recognized by Chambers & Partners within 'Corporate Compliance & Investigations'.
Hugo Munthe-Kaas receives acclaim for his expertise in sanctions and export control. One client enthuses that "he is very knowledgeable on this topic," adding: "The cases have been very complex and he has been very good at coming back with practical solutions and looking at things from both a commercial and a legal perspective."
Hugo is recommended for Insurance by The Legal 500.
Hugo-AB Munthe-Kaas earns applause as “the go-to practitioner – he excels in sanctions and defence issues and has worked on many stand-out cases”.
Recommended for Trade & Customs - International Sanctions.
Hugo is recommended for Insurance by The Legal 500.
The "very skilled and talented" Hugo Munthe-Kaas progresses in the rankings after gaining strong market support. He handles a range of anti-corruption mandates and investigations, and has particular expertise in sanctions and trade compliance. One client praises his "in-depth knowledge in many areas," adding that he is "really thorough."
1st place Up and Coming, Investigations and Compliance.
Top 5 Up and Coming, Insurance.
Associate to watch within Compliance.
"He always delivers."
Next generation lawyer within Insurance.
Recommended for Trade & Customs - International Sanctions
