Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | Europe
Norway
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
- Ellen Schult Ulriksen Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS11 Years Ranked
- Håvard Wiker Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma DA14 Years Ranked
- Kristoffer Hegdahl Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS7 Years Ranked
- Nils Holger Koefoed Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma DA7 Years Ranked
- Richard Sjøqvist BAHR18 Years Ranked
- Stine Snertingdalen Kvale Advokatfirma DA14 Years Ranked
Band 2
- Kaare Christian Tapper Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS12 Years Ranked
- Siv Sandvik Advokatfirmaet Schjødt15 Years Ranked
- Ståle Gjengset Wiersholm18 Years Ranked
- Jon SkjørshammerLangseth Advokatfirma
Band 3
- Bjørn Åge Hamre Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig2 Years Ranked
- Egil Hatling Advokatfirma DLA Piper8 Years Ranked
- Egil Horstad Advokatfirmaet Schjødt7 Years Ranked
- Erik Sandtrø Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma DA12 Years Ranked
- Magnus Tønseth BAHR4 Years Ranked
- Peter Bugge Hjorth Advokatfirmaet Schjødt8 Years Ranked
- Thomas Piro Kvale Advokatfirma DA11 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Anne Christine Wettre Ræder Bing Law Firm6 Years Ranked
- Erling Opdal Ræder Bing Law Firm7 Years Ranked
- Frank Aase Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig5 Years Ranked
- Hans Ingvald Stensholdt CMS Kluge12 Years Ranked
- Joar Grimsbu Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS14 Years Ranked
- Johan Henrik Nossum Advokatfirmaet Schjødt11 Years Ranked
- Karianne Evje Skiaker Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS1 Years Ranked
- Klemet Ingvar Gaski Bull1 Years Ranked
- Kristoffer Aasebø Bull3 Years Ranked
- Peter Aall Simonsen Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig17 Years Ranked
- Tor Herdlevær Selmer7 Years Ranked
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Band 1
1 Advokatfirmaet Haavind ASRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedHaavind has a respected practice assisting clients with a range of matters in both restructuring and insolvency, including multi-jurisdictional financial restructurings. The law firm regularly acts as trustee for bankruptcy estates and also represents industrial creditors and board members. The law firm offers in-depth expertise in board liability cases, acting for clients in the financial services, transportation and TMT industries.1 Advokatfirmaet Thommessen ASRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedThommessen has a premier restructuring practice assisting banks and creditors as well as debtors and bond issuers. The law firm is active on restructuring mandates in the shipping and offshore sectors. The legal team remains heavily involved in cross-border restructuring cases, often representing large bank syndicates and other clients from the financial sector. The practice possesses expertise in foreign insolvency procedures.1 BAHRRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedBAHR has an impressive practice reputed for its capabilities in restructuring matters. The law firm handles issues relating to corporate reorganisation, financial restructuring and recoveries. The team is particularly well known for representing bondholders, banks and distressed companies. The practice advises on contentious cases, including cross-border enforcement proceedings.1 Kvale Advokatfirma DARestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedKvale has a highly accomplished bankruptcy and insolvency group with an impressive reputation for acting as bankruptcy trustee over distressed entities, debt settlement and recovery. The law firm is experienced in contentious matters including cross-border proceedings. The team regularly acts for an array of impressive clients, including major financial institutions, as well as energy suppliers and retail clients.1 Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma DARestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedRo Sommernes has an exceptional insolvency practice, handling reconstruction plans and liquidation mandates. The law firm serves as bankruptcy trustee and administrator for a range of clients including bondholders, management and creditors. The team is also experienced in advising on the sale and purchase of distressed assets.1 Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma ASRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedWikborg Rein has an exceptional restructuring and insolvency team with a significant international footprint. The team has a strong offering in financial restructuring mandates, including bond and loan restructuring as well as in-court reconstruction matters. The practice is very active in the offshore and shipping sectors, as well as in Nordic restructurings and cross-border projects involving the Asia-Pacific markets through its offices in Singapore and Shanghai. Wikborg Rein also advises clients in the aviation, banking, manufacturing, real estate and retail sectors.
Band 2
2 Advokatfirmaet SchjødtRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedSchjødt has a strong restructuring team with particular experience within the oil and gas, aviation and natural resources sectors, along with activity in the retail sector. The law firm advises both lenders and borrowers on complex financial restructuring mandates, and is especially known for its bond restructuring work and experience advising bondholders. The practice has particular strength acting for banks, institutional investors and global hedge funds, as well as receiving appointments by the court as administrator.2 Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt WiigRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedWith offices spanning the country and a roster of clients in the banking and finance, construction and energy sectors, Simonsen Vogt Wiig is well regarded for its expertise in handling bankruptcy estates and regularly advises on related contentious claims. The law firm also participates in restructurings in the shipping, oil and offshore sectors. The team regularly acts as administrator or trustee on large-scale insolvency cases.
Band 3
3 Advokatfirma DLA PiperRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedDLA Piper has a solid restructuring and insolvency team which is often active on cross-border matters, with overseas clients benefiting from the global law firm's international network. The practice advises clients in a range of industries including insurance, investment funds, manufacturing and technology, and frequently works as trustee in bankruptcies as well as handling liability claims.3 WiersholmRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedWiersholm often advises distressed companies and bondholders, as well as assisting companies with the purchase of distressed assets, including both domestic and cross-border transactions. The team acts for clients from a range of industries, including construction, aviation, shipping and the offshore sectors.
Band 4
4 Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma ASRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedArntzen de Besche acts as administrator and trustee in bankruptcy proceedings, in addition to representing banks and creditors in connection with refinancing mandates. The law firm also provides transactional advice, assisting with distressed M&A and debt restructuring mandates. The practice frequently acts for clients from the offshore, construction, finance and insurance sectors.4 BullRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedBull provides restructuring and insolvency legal advice in the Norwegian market, representing both debtors and creditors. Team members are regularly appointed as administrators. The firm takes on various assignments involving companies in the hospitality, manufacturing and construction sectors, among others. It also handles restructuring matters with white-collar crime elements.4 CMS Kluge Advokatfirma ASRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedCMS Kluge assists clients from the banking sector with restructuring matters, particularly handling matters for companies experiencing financial distress and market difficulties. The law firm is heavily involved in matters within the energy, shipping and construction sectors. The team also has experience in dealing with assignments in connection with disputes regarding liability matters.4 Ræder Bing Law FirmRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedRæder Bing Law Firm is particularly notable for bankruptcy work and is regularly appointed to act in relation to bankruptcy estates and insolvency cases by the courts. The law firm also works with debtors, creditors and corporate boards on debt settlement and restructuring, and handles directors' liability matters.4 SelmerRestructuring/Insolvency2024 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedSelmer has an established practice advising financial institutions and distressed companies on both domestic and cross-border restructuring cases. The law firm regularly advises on corporate and debt restructuring matters, and has experience in matters relating to the shipping and offshore sectors. The practice offers further experience in the construction and manufacturing industries. The team works closely with the law firm's reputable banking and finance practice.