Ranking tables
Global Norway Banking & Finance
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
- Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig 18 Years Ranked
- Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Band 3
- Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS 18 Years Ranked
- Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS
Band 4
- Advokatfirma DLA Piper 15 Years Ranked
- Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
- Hans Haugstad Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS19 Years Ranked
- Kaare Sverdrup Wiersholm 15 Years Ranked
- Richard Sjøqvist BAHR16 Years Ranked
- Camilla Skøie Mørkve
- Johan Rasmussen
Band 2
Band 3
- Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS6 Years Ranked
- Halvor Mansåker Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS11 Years Ranked
- Alexander W Owesen
- Trond Kildal
Band 4
Up and Coming
- Sunniva Kinsella Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig2 Years Ranked
- Petter Thomren Moltu
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Advokatfirmaet Thommessen ASBanking & FinanceGlobal 2022 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedThe firm houses top-tier financing as well as DCM practices. Its superb banking and finance practice attracts praise for its in-depth knowledge of transactional and regulatory matters. The team advises on syndicated and bilateral loans, leveraged finance, and investment-grade finance matters. Advokatfirmaet Thommessen also assists with refinancing matters. The group's areas of expertise include acquisition and project finance. On the DCM side, the team acts on high-value bonds, acting for both managers and issuers. The team regularly acts for leading banks in the Nordic area.1 BAHRBanking & FinanceGlobal 2022 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMarket-leading banking and finance practice at BAHR maintains its significant strength across a range of financing mandates, including a strong regulatory offering. The team assists with bilateral and syndicated loans as well as debt finance transactions. The team has further notable experience in restructuring and refinancing projects. It advises both banks and borrowers on deals involving the energy and shipping sectors. The lawyers often handle matters with international aspects, including pan-Nordic projects.1 WiersholmBanking & FinanceGlobal 2022 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedWiersholm houses an impressive banking and finance team advising domestic and international clients on a range of matters. It assists both borrowers and banks with transactions in the shipping and energy sectors. Areas of expertise include acquisition finance as well as debt restructuring and refinancing issues. The team is also noted for its strong expertise in regulatory topics.1 Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma ASBanking & FinanceGlobal 2022 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedTop-ranked in banking and finance as well as DCM matters, it is an accomplished practice acting for a wide range of lenders and borrowers. The team assists with acquisition finance, asset finance and refinancing mandates. It handles bilateral and syndicated lending as well as leveraged and asset-based finance transactions. It offers particular strength in the shipping and energy sectors. Additionally, the practice is active and experienced in bond transactions, including acting on bonds issued by the Kingdom of Norway.
Band 2
2 Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt WiigBanking & FinanceGlobal 2022 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedSimonsen Vogt Wiig has a robust banking and finance practice with a strong reputation in loan and refinancing mandates in the shipping sector. The team acts for borrowers and lenders on bilateral and syndicated facilities, and has additional knowledge in project, aviation and acquisition finance transactions. The team also regularly advises the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency.
Band 3
3 Advokatfirmaet Selmer ASBanking & FinanceGlobal 2022 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedSelmer's banking and finance team advises lenders and borrowers on a range of banking and finance mandates, often in the shipping and real estate sectors. The practice is particularly active in acquisition and LBO finance transactions. It also handles refinancing matters. Additionally, it offers a strong skill set in advising on a variety of regulatory topics.
Band 4
4 Advokatfirma DLA PiperBanking & FinanceGlobal 2022 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedWell-regarded department, often assisting with acquisition finance and refinancing mandates. It has additional knowledge in project finance transactions in the renewable energy and agricultural sectors. The team also advises clients on a range of regulatory and compliance issues.