Mr Hans Haugstad > Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS Offices
Ruseløkkveien 38, 0251 Oslo
PO Box 1484 Vika
NO-0116 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Hans Haugstad
Work Department
Debt Financing
Position
Mr Hans Haugstad predominantly works with financing transactions and assists both banks/financial institutions, investors and borrowers/issuers. He has been a member of the Norwegian Bar Association’s law committee for banking and finance, and he regularly lectures on this topic. He is ranked among Norway’s leading banking and finance lawyers by international rating agencies. He heads the firm’s practice area of Debt Financing.
Career
2003-Partner, Thommessen; 2000-2003 Senior Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen; 1998-2000 Attorney / Group Company Secretary, London office; 1997-1998 Lawyer, Legal Department, Kværner; 1995-1996 Trainee / Foreign Lawyer, Holland & Knight, New York, U.S.A.; 1994-1997 Associate, Oslo office, Thommessen
Languages
English
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
1994 Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
(Hall of Fame)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.
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)
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