International law firm Wikborg Rein has appointed two new partners to its shipping and offshore team. Birgitte Karlsen becomes a partner in the firm’s London office, which she joined in 2011 after two years working as in-house counsel for offshore oil and gas technology specialist Aker Solutions in Norway. Prior to that, Birgitte had worked in the Oslo and Singapore offices of Wikborg Rein as a senior associate. Birgitte’s work in the offshore sector includes structuring international projects, general risk analysis and related project financing.