Knud Jacob Knudsen is a partner in Simonsen Vogt Wiig's dispute resolution team in Oslo, and head of the firm's international arbitration practice.

Knud specializes in commercial dispute resolution. He has argued a large number of cases before Norwegian courts, and has been admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway since 2004.

In addition, he has acted as counsel in several national and international arbitration cases, including cases under ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL and NOMA rules. He also serves as an arbitrator, and has been appointed both by parties and institutions such as the SCC and DIA.

Knud has detailed knowledge of Norwegian and international standard contracts for construction and engineering work, fabrication contracts and shipbuilding contracts. He also has extensive experience with target price contracts, joint ventures and various forms of partnering contracts.

Prior to focusing on dispute resolution, Knud worked with mergers and acquisitions and company law for several years. In addition to working as counsel and arbitrator, Knud has clerked at the Norwegian Supreme Court.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the board of the SCC Arbitration Institute.