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Audun Kleppestø

Audun Kleppestø

Work Department

Company law and finance

Position

Audun Kleppestø is specialised in insolvency and restructuring, insurance law and financing. Kleppestø also works frequently with company law matters, including board liability cases, and with advising clients related to general contract law. Kleppestø is regularly appointed as official receiver at the Oslo bankruptcy court.

Kleppestø has long and varied experience with financing and mortgage law issues, e.g. based on providing assistance to foreign banks in connection with financing and guarantees. He has also worked frequently with insurance law matters, including insurance settlement cases, and has broad experience with the regulatory framework for financial services within both finance and insurance law. On the basis of this practice, he is well acquainted with the Norwegian FSA’s (Finanstilsynet) practice within various areas of supervision.

Kleppestø regularly litigates before the courts within his fields of expertise.

Audun Kleppestø is ranked as “up & coming” within Restructuring and Insolvency in Finansavisens annual survey of Norway’s leading lawyers.

Career

2021- :        Partner, Brækhus Advokatfirma DA 2019-2021: Associate Partner, Brækhus Advokatfirma DA 2015-2019: Senior Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Steenstrup Stordrange DA 2012-2015: Senior Associate, Advokatfirmaet Steenstrup Stordrange DA 2010-2012: Senior Associate, Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS 2007-2010: Associate, Advokatfirmaet Steenstrup Stordrange DA

Languages

Norwegian and English

Education

2009 - Lawyers' practicing certificate 2007 - Master of Laws, University of Oslo