Ida Marie Windrup > BAHR > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

At BAHR, restructuring mandates and covered bond matters form key pillars of strength for the practice, and the department has a solid track record in acting for borrower and lender clients on large-scale transactions. The ‘extremely efficient‘ Ida Marie Windrup attracts praise, and clients claim her ‘knowledge of the industry is very impressive‘; she specialises in debt capital matters. Practice head Richard Sjøqvist is ‘very commercial and resourceful‘, and Markus Nilssen regularly acts for large Norwegian covered bond issuers. Peter Hammerich is sought out for his financial regulatory expertise, Magnus Tønseth‘s ‘proactiveness is very valuable‘, and Audun Nedrelid acts for international and domestic banks and funds on a range of financing transactions.

Praised as an ‘extremely strong team’ and a ‘go-to’ firm for many in the maritime space, BAHR fields a leading shipping practice, working with elite Norwegian blue-chip businesses operating in Norway and abroad. Shipping banks, marine insurers, brokers, ship-owners and ship operators all trust the broad ranging, full-service expertise of the group. The team also has a prominent dry shipping practice, which handles a wide range of equity capital market transactions in the maritime space, and leverages the firm’s strong litigation practice. Geir Gustavsson and Anne Dahl Frisak co-lead the group; Gustavsson is praised for his ‘excellent commercial mindset while still delivering impeccable legal advice’, and the ‘reliable’ Frisak focuses on high-value shipping and offshore transactions, including sale and leaseback projects, shipbuilding contracts, vessel purchases and charterparties. Robin Bakken is a M&A and equity capital market expert, and Ida Marie Windrup focuses on sustainable financing within the maritime sector. Øystein Meland joined the firm’s Bergen office from Wikborg Rein, bolstering the firm’s dry shipping practice.