Hans Haugstad

Practice Areas

Banking and financing.

Hans Haugstad started his career in Thommessen in 1994, and became partner in 2003. During 1997-2000, he worked as in-house lawyer in Kværner; the last two years also as Company Secretary out of London. Hans is a banking and finance lawyer, who predominantly acts for lenders and borrowers in larger corporate financings, as well as in acquisition finance transactions and financing of commercial real estate, and Hans is known as a leading expert in Norway within these areas. He has also worked on several large financial restructuring projects. Hans has been key in the build-up of the firm's banking and finance practice group, which is now the largest in its kind in Norway. He is also a member of the firm's group for International Relations.

Career

2003- Partner, Oslo office, Thommessen; 2000-2003 Senior Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 1998-2000 Attorney/Group Company Secretary, Kvaerner ASA, London; 1997-1998 Lawyer, Group Legal Department, Lysaker, Norway, Kvaerner ASA; 1995-1996 Trainee / Foreign Lawyer, Holland & Knight, New York, U.S.A.; 1994-1997 Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen

Professional Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association

Publications

2002: TFF: Mister aksjeeieren sine organisatoriske rettigheter ved inngåelse av opsjoner og andre finansielle instrumenter? (Arnkværn, Berge og Haugstad)

1996: TFF: Due diligence-undersøkelser ved avtaler om overdragelse av næringsvirksomhet (Gustavsson/Haugstad)