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Ro Sommernes ranks tier 1 in The Legal 500

04/23/2021
Ro Sommernes ranks tier 1 in The Legal 500

The firm is ranked at the top level (tier 1) within the category of insolvency and corporate recovery and is recommended (tier 4) within the category of real estate (and transactions). Seven of our lawyers are highlighted as particularly skilled in their fields and are either ranked or recommended.

The Legal 500 is an independent, impartial and international legal rating agency that publishes their ranking of lawyers and lawfirms each year. Their research is based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.

Ro Sommernes has distinguished itself as one of the country’s leading law firms within insolvency and restructuring. The firm is recognized for its expertise and extensive experience within this field, and in addition to several of its lawyers regularly acting as administrators in bankruptcies and court ordered debt negotiations it also assists debtors, creditors, and other stakeholders in insolvency and restructuring matters.

Knut Ro is again honored with a ranking in the «Hall of Fame». Håvard Wiker is ranked as a «Leading Individual», while Nils Holger Koefoed and Ole Johan Stensli are also recommended within this category.

The company’s real eastate department is recommended in the 2021 ranking. Ro Sommernes has broad experience with real estate and construction law. In addition to advising in material number of commercial real estate transactions, our lawyers also assist real estate owners, contractors and project developers within all the stages of building/real estate projects and property ownership. The department is jointly led by head of real estate Nils Petter Hansson and head of transactions Henrik Hareide Nilsen. Henrik A Christensen and Nils Holger Koefoed are also highlighted as recommended lawyers in this field.

We appreciate the recognition!

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