Peter Aall Simonsen > Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig‘s ‘high quality‘ insolvency practice frequently acts for bankruptcy estates and is appointed as administrator on matters; it also advises banks and financial institutions on restructurings within the shipping, oil, offshore and aviation industries. Peter Aall Simonsen heads up the restructuring and insolvency department in Oslo and is a trusted adviser for banks, bondholders and creditors across a variety of industries. The group also includes Bjørn Åge Hamre, who leads the Bergen office and is an experienced court-appointed administrator; and Kristiansand-based practice head Asbjørn Breistein. Per Christian Eriksen, who is a well-regarded insolvency and restructuring practitioner with extensive experience in restructurings and bankruptcies, is another key contact.

Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig has a strong track record in advising leading industry players on the full range of work, including regulatory, transactional and operational mandates. Bjørn-Erik Leerberg and Gunnar Espeland jointly head up the full-service oil and gas team; Leerberg is an expert in petroleum law and regulatory issues, while Espeland takes point on oil and gas procurement matters, decommissioning projects, and construction work. The team is also highly regarded for its expertise in the electrical utilities sector, handling power grid issues, electricity transmission work, project developments, and project finance issues. Offshore and onshore wind projects and transactions are other core pillars of work for the renewables and electricity group, which is overseen by Robin Aker Jakobsen and Peter Aall Simonsen. Jakobsen takes point on energy and grid sector mandates with an emphasis on commercial and contractual matters, while Simonsen is recommended for large-scale energy projects.

With strength in export financing, aviation finance, and ship financing work, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig‘s broad banking and finance offering operates out of the firm’s offices across Norway. The ‘pragmatic, knowable, and extremely effective‘ Halvor Klingenberg and Eivind Eliassen jointly lead the team from Oslo and Bergen, respectively. Peter Aall Simonsen takes point on large syndicated debt transactions as well as asset-based financings in the shipping and renewables sectors, working alongside the ‘professionally strong‘ Stig Strand, while Christine Rødsæther is the key contact for cross-border transactions and restructurings in the maritime industry.