Bjørn Løtveit

Banking and Finance

Bankruptcy

Restructuring

2026 - : Partner, Kvale

2024 - 2026: Managing Associate, Kvale

2023 - 2024: Senior Associate -Kvale

2021 - 2023: Vice dean for research - UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2020 - 2021: Subject manager for the private law subjects in the legal education - UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2020 - 2023: Associate professor - UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2015–2021: External examiner and supervisor - University of Oslo, University of Bergen and Inland Norway University of Applied Science

2015 - 2019: Research fellow - UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2014 - 2015: Selmer Law Firm - Associate

2025: Floating charges in the Nordic countries, Alisdair MacPherson og Caroline Sophie Rapatz (eds.), Floating Charges in Comparative Perspective, Edward Elgar Publishing

2025: Prioritetsreglers anvendelighet på tredjemannskonflikter knyttet til «knowhow»

i Lisa Mattea Elvevold & Joel Samuelsson (eds.), Over gränsen - Norsk-svenska dialoger om förmögenhetsrättslig praxis, Lustus förlag

2025: Lov om finansiell sikkerhetsstillelse – Lovkommentar, Juridika (Universitetsforlaget)

2021: Pantsettelse av immaterialrettigheter, Universitetsforlaget

2020: I hvilken grad bør domstolene og rettsvitenskapen utvikle ulovfestede regler på formue- og immaterialrettens område? Jussens venner, side 28–51

2018: Vilkårene for opplåning av pant, Lov og Rett, side 625–645

Bjørn has extensive experience in loan issuance, financial restructurings, in-court reconstruction processes, as well as enforcement of security and loss mitigation, and has broad expertise from both the borrower and lender side. He also regularly works on financial regulatory matters. Bjørn holds a PhD in secured transactions law, has authored numerous scholarly publications, and is frequently engaged as a speaker for clients, as well as at seminars and conferences.

Before joining Kvale, Bjørn worked as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tromsø (UiT), where he also served as Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Law. His combination of academic depth and practical experience makes him a valuable advisor and sparring partner for banks, financial institutions, and large corporations in complex legal issues and strategic decision-making.