Restructuring/Insolvency
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
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Provided by Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS
Our expert team for restructuring and insolvency combines in-depth expertise and broad experience to provide advice and assistance to all types of businesses, owners, suppliers, lenders and financial institutions encountering financial difficulties.
Our most important task is to assist clients with clear and highly-effective advice when they are in a distressed situation, whether the matter is resolved through a restructuring or liquidation.
We are at the forefront of restructuring and insolvency work and has been involved in the majority of the largest restructuring and liquidation cases in Norway over the past 25 years, either as a representative of the company or its owners, on behalf of significant creditors, banks or contracting partners, or as court appointed liquidator. Through our extensive experience we have developed a series of high-quality solutions from an insolvency law perspective. Our goal is to maximise the possibilities for ongoing business operations, partially or as a whole.
Our restructuring and insolvency expert team consists of 20 highly-skilled lawyers. We are committed to building a team with unrivalled expertise and experience to achieve pragmatic and innovative outcomes for our clients.
Chambers Review
Wikborg 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.
Work Highlights
- Wikborg Rein assisted 15 Norwegian and international banks and financial institutions as senior secured lenders with the financial restructuring of DOF.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Wikborg Rein has a highly skilled team of experienced and talented people who always respond quickly and provide a good service."
"The lawyers at Wikborg Rein are proactive and offer clear and effective communication and short response times."
"Wikborg Rein has skilled employees at all levels who have the capacity to handle all types of legal problems."
"Wikborg Rein has a highly skilled team of experienced and talented people who always respond quickly and provide a good service."
"The lawyers at Wikborg Rein are proactive and offer clear and effective communication and short response times."
"Wikborg Rein has skilled employees at all levels who have the capacity to handle all types of legal problems."
Notable Practitioners
Leif Petter Madsen handles large-scale debt restructuring mandates, court-led reconstruction proceedings and substantial Norwegian bankruptcies.
"Leif Petter Madsen is an outstanding lawyer."
Kaare Christian Tapper heads the department and handles a broad range of debt restructurings, representing both lenders and debtors in proceedings.
"Kaare is an efficient, smart and articulate lawyer."
Sofie Vikse enters the rankings this year as an up-and-coming lawyer following outstanding market plaudits. She often advises clients on financial restructurings and acts as trustee in bankruptcy cases.
"Sofie Vikse has in-depth knowledge of the law and finds practical solutions, always with a friendly approach."
"Sofie Vikse is skilled, service-oriented and always available."
Ranked Lawyers at
Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS
Norway