Nicolay's practice includes a number of different tax areas. He is particularly experienced in transaction related matters, including tax structuring, in particular in relation to cross-border M&A transactions, hereunder in relation to withholding tax, tax treaty issues, interest deduction limitation rules and related issues.
Nicolay also regularly assist clients with the set-up of private equity and venture funds in Norway and abroad. Further he assists clients with management investment plans, share incentive programs and related matters. His practice is very internationally oriented with a particular experience collaborating with tax lawyers in other jurisdictions. He has a particular experience working with shipping and offshore drilling clients, and assisting in their international structuring and transaction related matters. He further works with clients in the real estate sector assisting in structuring and tax planning matters. In addition, Nicolay has written several articles related to tax matters and gives lectures and holds seminars on various topics of tax law.
Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 have ranked Nicolay as one of Norway's most prominent experts on tax law.
For anything complex we go to Nicolay Vold.
Selected projects
Work experience
Partner, Wiersholm, 2005
Associated Partner, Wiersholm, 2002
Foreign Lawyer Trainee, Haight Gardner Holland & Knight LLP, 1999
Lawyer, Wiersholm, 1995
Advisor, The Norwegian Tax Administration, 1993
Education
Cand. jur., University of Oslo, 1993
Legal exams, Université de Poitiers, 1990
Honours and awards
Highly Regarded, World Tax, General corporate tax, 2024
Highly Regarded, World Tax, Transactional tax, 2024
Band 3, Chambers Europe, Tax, 2024
Leading Individuals , Legal 500, Tax, 2024
Band 3, Chambers Europe, Tax, 2023
Band 4, Chambers Europe , Tax, 2022
Band 4, Chambers Europe, Tax, 2021
Band 4, Chambers Europe, Tax, 2020
Band 3, Chambers Europe, Tax, 2019