Øyvind Bjørnstad

Øyvind Bjørnstad is Head of Ræder Bing’s Restructuring and Insolvency practice and became a partner in 2024. He has extensive experience in bankruptcy proceedings, debt negotiations and enforcement, and leads a number of the firm’s largest and most complex insolvency matters.

Bjørnstad is regularly involved in the administration of major bankruptcy estates and acts as senior case manager on high-value and complex assignments. His recent work includes leading roles in several significant bankruptcy estates, including Lentusgruppen AS, Lentus Butikkdrift AS, Lentus Eiendom AS and Sørum Transport AS.

He has a strong background from the Norwegian Tax Administration and the Enforcement Office (Namsfogden) in Oslo, where he worked extensively with debt recovery, enforcement proceedings and insolvency-related disputes. This experience gives him a unique and practical understanding of creditor processes, public enforcement mechanisms and interactions with authorities.

His practice focuses on insolvency and restructuring matters, including debt negotiations, securing and enforcing monetary claims, and provisional measures. He regularly advises financial institutions and other creditors on complex recovery processes, including non-performing loan portfolios and matters involving intricate underlying financing structures.

Bjørnstad is known for his ability to navigate complex legal and financial issues in distressed situations, providing clear, practical advice to both corporate and private clients.

He is also an active contributor to the professional debate, with regular publications on insolvency and debt collection topics in leading outlets such as Finansavisen.