Mrs Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS fields a ‘uniquely qualified‘ practice, advising on financial restructurings, especially in the offshore, oil services and shipping industries. Practice head Kristoffer Hegdahl is an ‘extremely capable restructuring lawyer‘ with particular expertise in financial restructurings, financially distressed scenarios and workouts. Other notable practitioners include Halvor Mansåker, who works primarily with debt capital market transactions; Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl, who focuses on matters relating to bank and bond financings; and Frida Stene-Slotte, whose practice centres on debt capital market transactions and financial restructurings. Faraz Ahmed Ali, who ‘stands out and is always on top of all details’, primarily handles restructuring and insolvency matters within the shipping and offshore industries.

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.

Drawing on the firm’s notable strength in banking and finance, the ‘extremely hardworking and responsive‘ maritime practice at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS stands out for its expertise across the full range of transactional shipping and maritime work. Acting for owners, banks and syndicates, the team is especially active on Norwegian shipping transactions as well as refinancings and restructurings in the offshore supply sector. ‘Excellent partners’ Mads Haavardsholm and Henrik Hagberg jointly lead the team; Haavardsholm has a broad corporate shipping practice spanning vessel sales and purchases, shipbuilding contracts and charterparty negotiations, while Hagberg is the key name for cross-border transactions and dispute resolution in the space. Casualty work and marine insurance issues are handled by Andreas Meidell, and Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl is recommended for her ‘one-of-a-kind’ ship finance expertise.