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Kristoffer Hegdahl Partner Advokat

Kristoffer is a finance partner and heads Thommessen’s financial restructuring and insolvency practice. He has broad experience in a wide range of financial transactions with particular on special situations, financially distressed scenarios, restructurings and workouts in various industry sectors. Working closely with lenders, borrowers, financial advisors and other stakeholders, he has been involved in all sizeable restructurings in Norway during recent years.

Kristoffer is also the firm’s specialist in structured finance, repo transactions, securities lending and derivatives.

He was recognised in the “top 40 under 40” awards by the Norwegian finance magazine Kapital. Kristoffer and the firm’s Banking and Restructuring Group have been awarded top rankings by legal publications such as the Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.
  1. The Legal 500
    Leading individual, Insolvency and Corporate Recovery

    "Kristoffer Hegdahl is always on top of any matter he handles. He is very quick to grasp the issues and the strategic possibilities. Apart from the legal issues, he generally has a full understanding of the financial “puzzle” and develops sound and smart strategies. An extremely capable restructuring lawyer, in a class of his own in Norway."

  2. The Legal 500
    Recommended Lawyer, Banking and Finance

    "The partners Ellen Heyerdahl, Hans Haugstad, and Kristoffer Hegdahl, and managing associate Faraz Ahmed Ali are hard working, well experienced and top qualified lawyers in different roles of the team. They deliver expert advice both individually and as a team that stands out."

  3. Chambers & Partners Europe
    Band 1, Restructuring/Insolvency

    "Kristoffer is a very good technical and commercial lawyer. He is able to dive into complex financial issues and apply either his financial or legal skills or both."

  4. The Norwegian Financial Daily's annual Lawyer survey
    Top 10, Insolvency and Restructuring

  5. Who's Who Legal
    Recommended Lawyer, Capital Markets: Structured Finance

  6. IFLR1000
    Rising Star, Banking and finance

    "Strong project management, very strong team."

  7. IFLR1000 2020
    Rising Star, Capital Markets

  1. Partner, Oslo, Thommessen

  2. Managing Associate, Oslo, Thommessen

  3. Senior Associate, Oslo, Thommessen

  4. Admitted to the bar

  5. Associate, Oslo, Thommessen

  6. Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo

  1. Exam in Essential Project Management (5 ECTS)
    Skema Business School

  2. Master of Laws
    University of Oslo