Kvale Advokatfirma DA

Restructuring, insolvency and investigations

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.

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

Norwegian and English

The Norwegian Bar Association

1984 Cand.jur, University of Oslo