He started his own law firm in 1966, and in 1970 he became a barrister with access to work with Supreme Court cases. Outside of his legal career, he devoted his time to alpine skiing, ski jumping and cross-country skiing. He headed the organizing committees for Holmenkollen Kandahar (1970–1974), Holmenkollen Ski Festival (1977–1982) and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982, served as president of the Norwegian Ski Federation from 1982 to 1985 and council member of the International Ski Federation including one term as vice president. He also sat on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) from 1995.