Bjørn Åge Hamre
Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt WiigAdvokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig's ‘high quality’ insolvency practice frequently acts for bankruptcy estates and is appointed as administrator on matters; it also advises banks and financial institutions on restructurings within the shipping, oil, offshore and aviation industries. Peter Aall Simonsen heads up the restructuring and insolvency department in Oslo and is a trusted adviser for banks, bondholders and creditors across a variety of industries. The group also includes Bjørn Åge Hamre, who leads the Bergen office and is an experienced court-appointed administrator; and Kristiansand-based practice head Asbjørn Breistein. Per Christian Eriksen, who is a well-regarded insolvency and restructuring practitioner with extensive experience in restructurings and bankruptcies, is another key contact.
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Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank
- DNB Bank
- Nordea Bank Abp
- ING Bank N.V.
- Eksfin (Norwegian Export Finance)
- The bankruptcy estate of Kleven Verft AS
- The bankruptcy estate of Norske Skogindustrier ASA
- The bankruptcy estate of Nordic Personell AS (IMO Offshore AS)
- The bankruptcy estate of Bergen Bunkers AS (a subsidiary of O.W. Bunkers)
- Hordaland tingrett (Court appointed trustees)
- Agder tingrett (Court appointed trustees)
- Air Lease Corporation
- Bank of America Leasing Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank
- The Norwegian Advisory Council on Bankruptcy
- The bankruptcy estate of Verada Marine AS
- The bankruptcy estate of Dale Fabrikker AS
- Fosen Seafarm Construction AS
- Termowood AS
- Curida AS
- Vestafjell AS
- The bankruptcy estate of Teknobad AS
Work highlights
- Acting as Norwegian law expert on behalf of the bankruptcy estate of Norske Skogindustrier ASA in complex insolvency proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York.
- Advised Nordea Bank in connection with the second restructuring of Seadrill.
- Appointed administrator for the highly publicised bankruptcy estate of Kleven Verft AS.
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Peter Aall Simonsen, Bjørn Åge Hamre, Asbjørn Breistein