Partner
Saida Begum works with civil dispute resolution and litigation. She has extensive experience in handling large commercial disputes, reviewing public authority actions in the form of decisions, regulations, and laws, as well as providing regulatory advice.
Saida has been a politician for over ten years, including seven years as a full-time politician. She was the Conservative Party’s mayoral candidate in Oslo in 2019, state secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and justice policy advisor in the parliament. She has previously worked with public administration, political communication, strategic work, and crisis management. This experience has given her valuable insight into political processes both at municipal and national level, and she also provides strategic advice at the intersection of law, politics, and administration.
Work experience
- 2024 – Partner, Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS
- 2022 – 2024 Senior lawyer, SANDS Advokatfirmaet DA
- 2019 – City council representative, City of Oslo
- 2020 – 2021 State Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
- 2019 – 2020 Vice-president, Transport and Environmental Affairs, City of Oslo
- 2015 – 2019 Party spokesman, Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, The Conservative Party (of Norway)
- 2018 – 2019 Mayor candidate, The Conservative Party (of Norway), City of Oslo
Membership | Post
Member of the Norwegian Bar Association
Education
Cand. jur., Universitetet i Oslo
Language
English