Mr Kaare Christian Tapper > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Wikborg Rein
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway

Work Department

M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency

Position

Kaare Christian specialises in transactions (M&A) and restructuring of solvent and insolvent businesses. Kaare Christian also has notable experience with long term joint ventures, inter alia within renewable energy. Kaare Christian heads the firm’s restructuring practice. In addition to his legal degree Kaare Christian holds a MSc in Management from HEC Paris. He is recommended in his fields of expertise in inter alia Chambers and Legal 500. Kaare Christian is also a member of Wikborg Rein’s board.

Career

2014 – Partner, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2012 – 2013 Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2009 – 2011 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2008 – 2009 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2008 Secondment 6 months, Associate, Allen & Overy LLP, London
2007 Associate, Wikborg Rein, London
2006 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Oslo
2003 – 2004 Research Assistant, Institute of Private Law, University of Oslo
2001 – 2005 Trainee, Various law firms

Education

2009 Practising Certificate
2006 MSc in Management, HEC Paris
2005 Cand. Jur. University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Insolvency and corporate recovery

(Leading partners)

Kaare Christian TapperWikborg Rein

Fielding a ‘great and experienced team’, Wikborg Rein‘s insolvency and corporate recovery practice stands out in the offshore and shipping sectors, and regularly advises energy and transportation companies on restructurings. Practice head Kaare Christian Tapper has a ‘bright mind, great negotiation skills, and excellent people skills’ with expertise across the insolvency and restructuring fields, while litigator Leif Petter Madsen is sought out for complex bankruptcies. Recently promoted to partner, the ‘up-and-coming and highly skilful lawyer’ Sofie Vikse is a key name for bankruptcy cases.