Academic interests
- Energy and Climate Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Property Law
- Administrative Law
- Civil Procedure
Courses taught
- Property Law
Background
Astrid Skorge Fisher holds an LLM degree (2024) from the University of Bergen and Penn State Law, with a specialization in energy and environmental law, science and technology, as well as administrative law. During her stay in the United States, she wrote a master’s thesis on carbon storage entitled “Commercialization of Carbon Storage: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Challenges Affecting the Commercialization of Carbon Storage in Norway and the United States.” After completing her studies, she worked as an associate, and later as an attorney, at the law firm Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS (working primarily with energy law).
From August 2026, she is writing a PhD thesis at the Department of Private Law on the procedural rules governing the development of installations and transmission grids for new green energy. The PhD position is part of the Academia Agreement with Equinor.