Partner | Lawyer (H)
Jon Wessel-Aas
Jon Wessel-Aas is regarded as one of Norway’s leading attorneys in his areas of practice, particularly media law, freedom of speech, privacy, and copyright law. Among other accolades, he is ranked No. 1 in media law in *Finansavisen*’s annual attorney survey.
He has extensive experience in litigating cases before the courts, including having argued dozens of cases before the Supreme Court. He has also chaired public investigative committees and has authored several books, book chapters, and academic articles in his fields of expertise.
EXPERTISE:
Media and Communication | Labor Law | Dispute Resolution and Litigation | Real Estate | Administrative law, constitutional review, human rights, and the EEA | IP
Relavant work experience
- 2024 – Partner, Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS
- 2019–2024 Partner, Lund & Co DA Law Firm
- 2011–2018 Partner, Bing Hodneland Law Firm DA
- 1999–2011 Attorney, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
- 1995–1999 Associate/Attorney, Schjødt Law Firm
Membership | post
- President of the Norwegian Bar Association (2020–2024)
- Chair of the Board, Dagbladet Foundation
- Board Member, the Tinius Foundation
- Board Member, Institute for Social Research
- Chair of the public committee that examined measures to protect children from harmful media content and the use of digital media – published asNOU 2021:3
- Member of the Norwegian Lawyers' Training Center's Academic Committee on Media and Marketing Law
- Grading of master's theses at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
Relevant education
- 1995 Bachelor of Laws, University of Oslo
- 1988 B.A. in Economics and International Relations, London School of Economics & Political Science
Language
- Norwegian
- English
- The Scandinavian languages
Selected publications
- 2021 – present Legal commentary on the Media Liability Act and the Copyright Act in Karnov
- 2018 Privacy. Publication and Processing of Personal Data(Gyldendal Akademisk 2018) Co-author: Magnus Ødegaard
- 2016 Copyright, Photo Rights, and the Use of Portraits in Online Journalism (Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2016)
- 2016 Hate Speech on the Internet: Extent, Prevention, and Legal Boundaries, Marjan Nadim, Audun Fladmoe, and Jon Wessel-Aas, Report (2016:17), Oslo: Institute for Social Research (2016)
- 2014 The State of Press Freedom in 2014: One Step Forward—and Two Steps Back?, interim report for the project “The State of Freedom of Expression in Norway,” Fritt Ord/Institute for Social Research/FAFO/University of Oslo/TNS/Jon Wessel-Aas (2014)
- 2014 The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review,edited by John P. Janka (Law Business Research, 2012, 2013, and 2014) – chapter on Norwegian law. Co-authors: Olav Torvund and Magnus Ødegaard
- 2013 Law and Social Media (Kommuneforlaget 2013, 2nd edition 2015)
- 2011 Social Media in the Public Sphere, by Brandtzæg, Gillund, Krokan, Kvalnes, Meling, and Wessel-Aas (Kommuneforlaget, 2011)
- 2010 “A Paradigm Shift in Press Freedom,” chapter in*The History of the Norwegian Press*, edited by Hans Fredrik Dahl et al., Universitetsforlaget (2010)