IFLR ranks Thommessen as a Tier 1 firm in all categories, and 20 of our lawyers receive individual rankings.
The International Financial Law Review (IFLR), one of the most renowned international guides to the world's leading financial law firms, ranks both law firms and lawyers in different categories based primarily on client feedback. Once again, Thommessen has been ranked as Tier 1 in the following categories:
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Equity
- Capital markets: Debt
- M&A
- Project development
20 of our lawyers receive individual rankings in this year's guide:
Market leader
- Anders Arnkværn (Capital markets, Private equity)
- Jacob F. Bull (Energy and infrastructure, Project development)
- Hans Cappelen Arnesen (Capital markets: Equity, M&A)
- Hans Haugstad (Banking)
- Einar Grette (Banking, Capital markets: Debt, Banking and finance)
Women leaders
- Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl (Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency)
- Solveig Fagerheim Bugge (Capital markets: Equity, Capital markets, M&A)
Highly regarded
- Bendik Christoffersen (Corporate and M&A, Project development)
- Christopher Borch (M&A)
- Ellen Teresa Heyerdahl (Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency)
- Ervin Auren (Capital markets: Equity, M&A)
- Solveig Fagerheim Bugge (Capital markets: Equity, Capital markets, M&A)
- Tore Mydske (Financial services regulatory)
- Kristoffer Hegdahl (Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency, Capital markets: Debt)
Rising star partner
- Ole Christoffer Ellingsen (Project finance, Project development, Energy and infrastructure)
- Frida Stene-Slotte (Financial restructuring, Capital markets: Debt, Banking and finance)
Rising star
Notable Practitioner
Thommessen's lawyers are extremely competent and highly specialized. They bring in-depth knowledge of regulatory nuances and market practices that help anticipate and mitigate risks early. Client
IFLR 1000, 2025