Mr Stein Knut Tonning > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Arntzen de Besche
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway
Stein Knut Tonning photo

Work Department

Restructuring and insolvency law, Financing, Trade and industry

Position

Partner. Tonning specialises in restructuring processes, debt settlement and insolvency proceedings. He handles a considerable volume of insolvency cases on behalf of district courts and business enterprises. For years, he has been responsible for debt settlement proceedings and the administration/liquidation of insolvent companies involving large sums.

In addition, he works as an advisor to financial institutions and private enterprises in connection with financing transactions and day-to-day operations. Tonning also has extensive experience of inheritance law and intergenerational asset transfers.

Tonning’s clients appreciate his integrity and highlight his capacity for work and systematic approach to the issues at hand. He is a lawyer who values direct and honest communication as a basis for resolving cases as smoothly and effectively as possible.

Career

2009 – Arntzen de Besche – Partner

2005 – 2009, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt – Partner

2001 – 2004, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt – Senior Lawyer

1998 – 2000, Depot master Norway, Danske Bank

1993 – 1997, Judge Associate, Trondheim Byfogdembete – Head of department

Languages

The Scandinavian languages, English

Memberships

Norwegian Bar Association.

Education

1995, University of Oslo, Cand Jur (qualifying law degree)

1987, Norwegian School of Management, Business Graduate

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Arntzen de Besche assists with a variety of insolvency and corporate restructuring matters, and has ‘excellent‘ sector-specific knowledge in the banking and finance, real estate, construction and media and entertainment industries. Practice head Trond Kildal is an insolvency and corporate recovery expert, and frequently acts for Norwegian and international banks, financial institutions and brokers. The ‘problem-solving and activeStein Knut Tonning focuses on corporate restructurings, debt settlements and bankruptcy proceedings; and Vidar Løhre is highly experienced in matters relating to companies operating on the Norwegian continental shelf. Joar Grimsbu, who focuses on debt settlements, bankruptcy law and corporate restructurings, is also a key contact.