Mohsin Ramani

Partner
Head of Insurance
Mohsin Ramani
Location
Oslo
Language
Norwegian, English

Mohsin Ramani works with dispute resolution and litigation, both before ordinary courts and arbitration. He is is heading DLA Piper's insurance sector in the Nordics.

Mohsin has experience with disputes relating to i.a. administrative law, company law, compensation claims, competition cases and follow-on claims, employment matters, post M&A and shareholder disputes as well as maritime and transport issues. He also handles insurance cases with a focus on financial lines, marine insurance including the Nordic Plan, product liability, re-insurance, W&I and professional liability including D&O.

Norwegian and international lawyer guides rank Mohsin within dispute resolution and insurance. He is i.a. ranked as Up and Coming by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe within Dispute Resolution.

Mohsin currently serves as board member at i.a. the Norwegian Maritime Law Association and the aluminium giant Norsk Hydro's captive Industriforsikring which is the world's oldest existing captive.

Credentials
Education
Practicing certificate
2012
Master of Laws, University of Bergen
2010
Memberships

Member of the Norwegian Bar Association

Appointments
Board member, DLA Piper Norway
2026 -
Member, the Norwegian Bar Association's Law Committee for Civil Procedure and Arbitration
2025 -
Board member, the Norwegian Maritime Law Association
2024 -
Board member, the Norwegian Bar Association, Oslo district
2024 -
Board member, Forum for Insurance Law
2024 -
Board member, Industriforsikring (Norsk Hydro's captive)
2022 -
Board member, Fossheim
2021 - 2025
Board member, Young Arbitration Practitioners Norway (YAPN)
2019 - 2025
Board member, the Norwegian Bar Association's executive board
2020 - 2024
Experience
Prior experience
Partner, DLA Piper Norway
2023 -
Associate partner, Glittertind
2021 - 2023
Senior lawyer, Glittertind
2017 - 2020
Legal counsel, Norsk Hydro
2014 - 2017
Associate, Wiersholm
2010 - 2014
Rankings
The Legal 500, 2026

Recommended for Dispute Resolution and Insurance.

'We are working with Mohsin Ramani who is highly skilled. He is accessible, flexible, demonstrates strong understanding of the political landscape, sales, and business (which is my main focus), and provides valuable advice.’

'Mohsin Ramani is a highly professional and flexible team member, known for his sharp thinking and consistent delivery of strong, actionable ideas. He brings a pragmatic mindset to every challenge and contributes with clarity, creativity, and reliability.'

'Mohsin Ramani is an absolute great person and a very good lawyer. Solution-driven and with a great understanding of legal aspects of liability-type insurance.’

Chambers & Partners Global, 2026

Ranked in Band 4 for Dispute Resolution.

Mohsin Ramani is well-versed in breach of contract disputes, including contentious proceedings relating to share purchase agreements. He also represents clients in recovery claims.

"He is highly competent, pragmatic and responsive."

"Mohsin is a highly respected and acknowledged lawyer."

"Mohsin consistently provides both legal and non-legal answers in an extremely professional manner, making discussions easy and engaging."

"Mohsin Ramani is committed, diligent and follows up on cases in an efficient and very thorough manner."

The Legal 500, 2025

Recommended for Dispute Resolution and Insurance.

Mohsin Ramani specialises in insurance and tort law. His corporate law understanding and experience make him well positioned to work with PI and D&O claims.

"Mohsin Ramani has been a pleasure to work with. He communicates, is highly competent in both insurance law and litigation, and takes ownership in driving the case forward."

"I have worked with partner Mohsin Ramani. My impression is that he is thorough and well-prepared in all cases and discussions. Both his objections and his suggestions are very well-founded and presented. In addition to being thorough and analytical, he is a very pleasant, trustworthy and solid person."

Chambers & Partners Global/Europe, 2025

Ranked as "Up and Coming" in Dispute Resolution.

'He is structured and precise.'

'He is a service-minded and highly skilled lawyer who is a pleasure to work with.'

'Mohsin Ramani is always available and ready to discuss our challenges.'

'Mohsin is hardworking, very ambitious and very intelligent in the way he goes about his work.'

'Mohsin Ramani offers a near-perfect service.'

The Legal 500, 2024

Recommended for Dispute Resolution and Insurance.

Norwegian Financial Daily’s annual lawyers survey

"Up and Coming", Insurance 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

"Up and Coming", Dispute resolution 2021 and 2022.

Chambers & Partners Global/Europe, 2024

Ranked as "Up and Coming" in Dispute Resolution.

Mohsin Ramani is well versed in breach of contract disputes, including contentious proceedings relating to share purchase agreements. He also represents clients in recovery claims. Clients says: 

"Mohsin Ramani is a truly outstanding jurist." 

"He is very skilled and up-and-coming."

The Legal 500, 2023

Recommended for Dispute Resolution.

Chambers & Partners Global/Europe, 2023

Ranked as "Up and Coming" in Dispute Resolution.

The up-and-coming Mohsin Ramani assists clients from the insurance, transport and maritime sectors on complex, cross-border litigation, including competition and shareholder disputes. One client says:

"He's very good, having impressed when he was an associate. Very bright, knowledgeable and hard-working."

Publications
Rett24.no (Norwegian online platform for legal news)
Er formell habilitet godt nok i voldgift? (Is formal impartiality and independence sufficient for arbitrators?)
2025
DLA Piper
Direct claim against liability insurer under Danish law and Norwegian law
2024
Rett24.no (Norwegian online platform for legal news)
NUF av finans- og forsikringsselskaper burde ikke være part i rettssaker (Norwegian branches of financial and insurance companies should not be allowed party status in litigations)
2024
Rett24.no(Norwegian online platform for legal news)
Forsikring av overtredelsesgebyr: Bør Norge være annerledeslandet? (Insurance of infringement fines: Should Norway be the country apart?)
2024
Rett24.no (Norwegian online platform for legal news)
Tingretten bør være første stopp for næringslivstvistene (The district court should be the first stop for business disputes)
2024
Rett24.no (Norwegian online platform for legal news)
Vil Høyesterett oppheve forliksrådsfella for voldgiftsinnsigelser? (Will the Supreme Court set aside the Conciliation Board trap for arbitration objections?)
2023
Estate News
Etter stormen kommer (forsikrings)oppgjørets time (Following the storm comes the hour of (insurance) settlement)
2023
Nordisk Forsikringstidsskrift (Nordic Insurance Journal)
De grunnende opphold for forsikringsselskapets reklamasjonsplikt etter FAL 4-14 (The justifiable grounds for the insurance company's duty to report claims under FAL 4-14)
2023
Rett24.no (Norwegian online platform for legal news)
Skadelidte bør ikke reddes av skadevolders melding til forsikringsselskapet (The injured party should not be saved by the tortfeasor's notification to the insurance company)
2023
Industrijuristgruppens festskrift 50-årsjubileum (memorial volume in connection of the 50 year anniversary for the industry lawyers associations)
Kunsten å navigere seg utenom konkurs under koronapandemien (the art of navigating with the aim of evading bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic)
2021
Byggfakta (marketing channel for the building industry)
Styrets oppbudsansvar under en koronapandemi (the board members' obligation to file for bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic)
2020
Nyhetsbrev Glittertind (Newsletter Glittertind)
Avklarende avgjørelse om tolkningen av Luganokonvensjonen (Clarifying decision on the interpretation of the Lugano Convention)
2019
Pacta no. 20 (Law student periodical)
Culpa som grunnlag for erstatningsansvar (culpa as basis for liability)
2013