Mr Johan Rasmussen > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Wikborg Rein Offices
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Johan Rasmussen
Work Department
Company Law, Financing
Position
Johan mainly works with issues relating to financing, security, documentation and restructuring. He has also conducted several cases within these areas before the Norwegian courts. Before joining Wikborg Rein he worked in the Oslo municipality with legal issues relating to real estate. Furthermore, he worked in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA. Johan is recommended by Chambers and Partners as “Leaders in their field” in the category Banking Finance.
Career
2002 – Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
1999-2002 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
1997-1998 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
1992-1997 Associate and Lawyer, Legal Department, Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA, Oslo
1990-1992 Adviser, Section for Housing and Real Estate Development, City of Oslo
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
1990 Cand. jur., University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
(Hall of Fame)Wikborg Rein‘s ‘highly competent and efficient‘ banking and finance offering stands out for its strength in transactional work, particularly in the heavy industry, shipping and energy sectors. A recent area of focus for the firm is ESG financing, with the group seeing an uptick in activity relating to green and sustainability-linked loans. The team is now jointly led by Johan Rasmussen
and Andreas Kjensli Lund. Rasmussen has a broad practice with notable expertise in shipping and offshore-related finance; Lars-Erik Østerbø is another key name here. Lund was promoted to partner in 2023 and is recommended for corporate financing and real estate financing work. Also in the core team are debt financing expert Stian Tande Mortensen and Alexander Owesen, who specialises in assisting investment banks, financial institutions, and private equity houses with financing transactions and restructurings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance) Norway
- Hall of Fame Norway > Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Fishing and aquaculture
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Intellectual property
- Maritime law
- Offshore construction and shipbuilding
- Real estate
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
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