Lawyers

Lars-Erik Østerbø

Lars-Erik Østerbø

Wikborg Rein, Norway

Work Department

Financing

Position

Lars-Erik's main area of expertise is ship finance, and he has broad experience within shipbuilding, chartering, loan documentation and export credit finance. In 2014 he co-authored the book "International Bankruptcy", where he wrote the chapter about international bank insolvency, and in recent years he has been actively involved as lenders' counsel in several challenging insolvency, refinancing and restructuring matters. Lars-Erik's main legal expertise is within contract law, security law, guarantee law and insolvency law.

Career

2018- Partner, Wikborg Rein, Bergen 2016-2017 Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein, Bergen 2015-2016 Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Bergen 2014 Secondment, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, London 2012-2014 Lawyer, DNB Bank ASA, Bergen 2009-2012 Associate, Wikborg Rein, Bergen 2009 Trainee, various law firms 2008 Assistant Lecturer, University of Bergen 2007-2008 Group Leader, University of Bergen

Education

2012 Practising certificate 2009 Master of Laws, Universty of Bergen

Mentions

Norway

Banking and finance (including shipping finance)