Mr Tom Hugo Ottesen > Kvale Advokatfirma DA > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Kvale Advokatfirma DA
HAAKON VIIS GATE 10
PO BOX 1752, VIKA
0122 OSLO
Norway

Work Department

Restructuring, insolvency and investigations

Position

Tom Hugo Ottesen Heads Kvale’s restructuring, insolvency and investigation team. He has particular experience in (re)financing, credit security, credit recovery, insolvency and restructuring of hard pressed companies. He is also an experienced arbitrator and is occasionally appointed as arbitrator in insolvency-related disputes.

Ottesen is frequently appointed as bankruptcy administrator by Oslo Bankruptcy Court and is appointed as administrator in a number of the largest bankruptcies in Norway each year. Ottesen is Chairman of the Board of Kvale and holds several directorships. He regularly lectures and participates in panel discussions on key emerging areas of the law in bankruptcy, restructuring & insolvency.

Career

1996 – Partner, Kvale; 1989 – 1996 Partner, Thune & Co; 1984 – 1988 Associate, de Beshe & Thune

Languages

Norwegian and English

Memberships

The Norwegian Bar Association

Education

1984 Cand.jur, University of Oslo

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Insolvency and corporate recovery

(Hall of Fame)

Tom Hugo OttesenKvale Advokatfirma DA

Kvale Advokatfirma DA has ‘excellent technical and commercial skills’ across its insolvency and corporate recovery team and is a key partner to leading Nordic financial institutions on the entire spectrum of matters, singled out for its strength in bankruptcy and judicial restructuring proceedings.  Stine Snertingdalen heads up the department and regularly advises on insolvencies and insolvency-related banking and finance mandates. The group also includes Tom Hugo Ottesen, who is a key name for banks and companies seeking restructuring and financing advice; Anne Kjølseth Ekerholt, who stands out for distressed M&A matters; and Thomas Piro, who is an expert in major bankruptcies. Erik Torjusen, who takes point on insolvency matters, and restructuring expert Bjørn Løtveit are also recommended.