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Natasha Bekele Gilhespy

Associate

Natasha primarily works with consulting and dispute resolution within family law, inheritance law, and estate law. Previously, she has worked as a trainee and has experience in real estate, including as a settlement agent.

Natasha also has economic expertise, having earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in the USA and worked in banking. She was a mentor and student assistant during her economics studies and during her law studies. Furthermore, Natasha participated in the Nordic moot court competition in human rights during her studies, which addressed complex and current issues under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Natasha also wrote her master’s thesis on human rights, where she explored the limits that freedom of speech in Section 100 of the Constitution and Article 10 of the ECHR set for police use of orders that restrict expressions before they are conveyed in demonstrations, to prevent disorder.

Professional Experience
2024
Associate, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2024
Scholarship holder, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2024
Trainee, Advokatfirmaet Haavind
2023
Trainee, Advokatfirmaet Hjort
2023
Trainee and settlement agent, Ecit Law Advokater
2021
Mentor, Jusforeningen ved USN
2021
Board member and financial manager, Juristforbundet Student
2020
Student Assistant in Private Law I, USN
2020
Chair of the Bachelor Committee, Norwegian Association of Lawyers Student Division
2020
AML Investigation Case Handler, Santander
2018
Tutor and mentor, Department of Economics Arizona State University
Education
2024
Master of Laws, University of Oslo
2021
Assistant Examination, Property Lawyers
2018
Bachelor of Science Economics, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
  • Second place in the 10th Annual Trans-European Moot Court Finals for the European Court of Human Rights
  • Winner of the Nordic Moot Court Competition in Human Rights