LAWYER KRISTINE AARRE HÅNES

Kristine Aarre Hånes holds both a law and business degree and has been the managing partner at RettAdvokat since 2004. With a diverse professional background and international experience, she brings a broad perspective to her work. Kristine specializes as legal counsel for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. She also has significant expertise in international child abduction, human rights, immigration law as well as child and family law. 

Kristine is listed by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice as a lawyer with special competence in international child abduction cases and is also on the Directorate of Immigration’s list of approved asylum lawyers. Kristine is a dedicated lawyer who is solution-oriented and consistently focuses on achieving the best outcomes for her clients through personalized and committed legal support. She is fluent in English, German and Spanish. 

  • Counsel for victims of crime
  • Child and family law
  • Child abduction
  • Human trafficking
  • Immigration law
  • Human rights

2004 – dd          Lawyer/Partner/Managing Director, RettAdvokat

      • Lecturer  at Naval College (contract law)
      • Lecturer at Treider College (family law)
      • Lecturer at Folkeuniversitetet Vest (contract law and real estate)
      • Lecturer at BI (tax law)

2020-2021      Volunteer Caritas, Alicante, Spain – food distribution for vulnerable persons
2018                 Volunteer, Fundación Granitos de Paz, Colombia
2016                 Volunteer, Dråpen i Havet, Chios, Greece
2010                 Volunteer, Save the Children, Nepal
2002 – 2004     Associate Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Vogt & Wiig AS
2001 – 2002     Associate Lawyer, PwC Consulting
1997 – 2001     Senior Business Consultant, PwC Consulting
1997                 Freelance Consultant, London (Lloyds of London)
1995 – 1997     Account Director, ST Enterprise/WPP Group, UK
1991 – 1994     Brand Manager, Orkla, Trondheim and Oslo

2001

  • Cand.jur., University of Bergen, Norway

1995

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), Cranfield School of Management, England
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing (MDip), Chartered Institute of Marketing, England

1991

  •  BSc (Hons) Management Sciences, University of Manchester, England / Universität Kassel, Germany

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