Legal excellence.
Strategic insight.
Operational experience.
We are MH Partners Law Firm
We assist companies in managing legal and strategic challenges in an era defined by transformation, accountability, and growth
We are more than advisers. We are trusted partners.
We combine legal expertise, strategic understanding, and hands-on executive experience. Through practical, flexible, and risk-based advice, we provide not only legal answers — but support that enables decisive action.
Strategy
We combine law and strategy
At MH Partners Law Firm, we do not limit ourselves to identifying risk or interpreting regulations. We support our clients in making holistic, well-founded decisions. We know what is legally permissible — and also what is commercially sound, practically feasible, and sustainable in practice.
Governance
Practical experience in corporate governance and organisational structuring
We have served as general counsels, executives, and board members. This means we understand the dilemmas from our own experience and have had to make difficult decisions under pressure ourselves. We understand the challenge of running a business — large or small — and support our clients in structuring and operationalising this work.
Sparring
Your strategic sparring partner
MH Partners Law Firm prefers to work as active sparring partners, contributing to developing your business over time. We believe in building trust-based relationships that create real value — especially when there are no clear-cut answers.
As executives and lawyers, we bring extensive first-hand experience from within organisations.
Our Services
Legal Services
Sustainability Services
Board Services
Interim Management
Markets and businesses are constantly evolving. We provide flexible and effective solutions tailored to your changing legal and compliance needs — whether or not you have an in-house legal function. Our approach is practical and commercially focused, with a clear alignment to your business strategy.
Legal Services
We focus on the following areas of law:
Contract law
Corporate governance
Company law
Compliance and risk management
Sustainability law
Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Bank and finance
Procurement and supply chain management
Capital markets and securities regulation
Sustainability Services
Do you want to understand how your company performs on sustainability?
Are you seeking clarity on stakeholder expectations?
Have you explored the opportunities within sustainability?
Our sustainability services cover a wide range of offerings, including:
Advisory services on responsible business conduct
Mapping of legal requirements, stakeholder expectations, and sustainability status
Double materiality assessments and stakeholder dialogue
Design and implementation of sustainability strategies and KPIs
Establishment of governance frameworks such as codes of conduct, contractual clauses, and anti-corruption programmes
Selection and implementation of relevant frameworks and reporting systems
Improvement processes and continuous follow-up
Procurement and supply chain management
Support in dialogue with banks, investors, and other stakeholders
Interim Management
Do you need extra capacity?
We have extensive experience as senior executives across multiple roles and have led major transformation initiatives as well as projects within quality management and organisational development.
We offer interim management for short- and long-term engagements, including roles such as:
- In-house legal counsel
- Project managers
- Sustainability managers
Board Services
We have extensive experience in board work and regularly provide advisory services in the boardroom. We also have experience serving as:
- Chair of the Board
- Board member
- Board secretary
We additionally assist with board evaluations and tailored executive education programmes for boards.
We give you the confidence to stand firmly in your decisions.
We put people at the center. Rather than hiding behind formalities and legal jargon, we strive to communicate with clarity, openness, and warmth. We know that trust and a sense of safety are essential when decisions truly matter.
She joined G2 Ocean as General Counsel in 2017 and assumed responsibility for QHSE, claims, and insurance from May 2018. In addition to being part of the executive management team and serving as board secretary, she led G2 Ocean’s sustainability efforts.
In 2023, Cecilie and Linda established a business law firm with a focus on sustainability. The firm was acquired by Deloitte in 2023.
Between 2023 and 2025, Cecilie, together with Linda, led Deloitte Law Firm’s sustainability law initiative in Norway. Cecilie represented Tax & Legal in Deloitte Norway’s sustainability leadership group, alongside representatives from Audit & Assurance, Consulting, and Risk Advisory, coordinating Deloitte’s interdisciplinary sustainability work.
Cecilie is now co-founder and partner at MH Partners Law Firm AS, which has recently been re-established.
She has extensive industry experience from the energy sector, maritime industries, offshore, and real estate.
Cecilie is Chair of the Board at Hub for Ocean and has previously served as a board member of Wikborg Rein, Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), and SOS Children’s Villages Rogaland.
She holds a Cand.jur. degree from the University of Bergen and has completed executive education in change management (NHH), leadership development (IMD Business School), and psychology (University of Bergen).
Cecilie also works as a coach for executives and lawyers.
She subsequently joined Shearwater as General Counsel before assuming the role of Senior Vice President, Corporate Services. In this role, she established and led a new group corporate support function at Shearwater, covering Legal & Compliance; Human Resources; Sustainability, Risk & Insurance; and QHSE. She was a member of the executive management team and led, among other things, several major transactions, including acquisitions and post-merger integration processes.
Linda is co-founder and partner at MH Partners Law Firm AS, which has recently been re-established following a period within Deloitte Law Firm AS. At Deloitte, Linda led Deloitte Law Firm’s sustainability law initiative together with Cecilie. She also led Deloitte Law Firm’s European sustainability law efforts through strategic and operational leadership across disciplines and industries.
Linda has particular industry expertise within the maritime sector, aquaculture, oil and offshore, as well as renewable energy.
Linda currently serves as a board member of HAV Group ASA and previously served for several years as a board member of the listed company Spectrum. She has also held board positions with the Bergen Shipowners’ Association and the Neptune Foundation.
She holds a Cand.jur. degree from the University of Bergen and has recently completed the Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme at the University of Oxford.