Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Corporate M&A

Partner

2024: Managing Associate - Kvale

2023 - 2024: Senior Associate -Kvale

2021 - 2023: Vice dean for research -UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2020 - 2021: Subject manager for the private law subjects in the legal education - UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2020 - 2023: Associate professor - UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2015–2021: External examiner and supervisor - University of Oslo, University of Bergen and Inland Norway University of Applied Science

2015 - 2019: Research fellow - UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

2014 - 2015: Associate - Selmer Law Firm

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Bjørn has extensive experience in loan issuance, financial restructurings, in-court reconstruction processes, as well as enforcement of security and loss mitigation, and has broad expertise from both the borrower and lender side. He also regularly works on financial regulatory matters. Bjørn holds a PhD in secured transactions law, has authored numerous scholarly publications, and is frequently engaged as a speaker for clients, as well as at seminars and conferences.

Before joining Kvale, Bjørn worked as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tromsø (UiT), where he also served as Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Law. His combination of academic depth and practical experience makes him a valuable advisor and sparring partner for banks, financial institutions, and large corporations in complex legal issues and strategic decision-making.