Mr Tore Mydske > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS acts for national and international insurers on a wide range of insurance issues, such as D&O claims, pension insurance, reinsurance issues and regulatory work, and has notable expertise in the marine and offshore sectors. Practice head Andreas Meidell has ‘excellent skills and knowledge regarding insurance law‘ and focuses his practice on commercial insurance claims. The group also includes Henrik Hagberg, who is an oil services and shipping lawyer with extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious work; Trond Hatland, who regularly acts for major insurers; and Tore Mydske, who advises financial institutions on matters relating to financial services regulations. Emilie Falch Christensen is a key contact for shipping and marine insurance matters. Henrik Møinichen and Markus Kjelløkken are also notable practitioners alongside renewable energy and infrastructure project expert Henrik Fabian Torgrimsby.

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is ‘capable, pragmatic and solution oriented‘ and is sought after for its expertise in public and private cross-border M&A work, particularly in combination with equity issues and debt financings. Practice head Christian Grüner Sagstad acts for a variety of private equity companies and other clients on M&A and equity capital markets transactions. Hans Cappelen Arnesen  is a capital markets and M&A expert, who advises a variety of corporate clients, private equity houses and investment banks; and Anders Arnkværn is highly experienced in public and private M&A and capital market transactions. The group also includes Ervin Auren, who advises on national and international M&A and capital markets transactions; and Baard Bale, who acts in numerous public and private M&A and capital markets transactions. Tore Mydske, who has great ‘commercial skills‘, and Solveig Fagerheim Bugge are also key contacts.

Praised by clients for its ‘very strong, commercially minded’ team, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS‘ banking and finance offering spans the full range of financial matters, with a recent highlight showcasing its advice to Danske Bank regarding the sale of its Norwegian personal banking business to Nordea. Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl heads up the firm’s banking and finance practice, working alongside Tore Mydske, who leads the financial regulatory sub-group, another core area of expertise for the firm. Hans Haugstad has a particular focus on cross-border financings and acquisition finance, while Kristoffer Hegdahl takes point on debt restructuring and corporate insolvency work. At associate level, Hedda Leikvang is also recommended for her acquisition financing expertise.