Aksel is an LL.M. Candidate from Norway, where he earned his law degree from the University of Oslo. Before coming to Harvard he spent almost 4 years working in the international arbitration department of Wikborg Rein, a leading Norwegian law firm. In this role he mainly represented clients in international arbitrations under the auspices of the SCC and ICC. He has experience acting as secretary to arbitral tribunals, has written on international arbitration.