Restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy

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Legal assistance and support can be nice to have when a business is experiencing financial pressures. We assist lenders and other creditors, borrowers, corporate management, boards and owners.

Our lawyers assist in negotiating company restructuring, reconstruction, debt negotiations or debt restructuring in connection with bankruptcy and investigations.

Bull also assists in matters relating to the liability of directors, general managers and auditors. In such processes, our lawyers function as trustees in bankruptcy, reconstructors and heads of debt restructure committees or investigation teams.

We can assist with:

measures during financial pressure
assessment of the company's latitude
assessment of the board's and management's latitude
mapping of challenges and possible solutions for continued operations
enforced claim collection
debt negotiations
negotiations with banks, creditors, contractual counterparties and public authorities
reconstruction of companies
debt settlements and negotiations with creditors
bankruptcy proceedings
bankruptcy petitions
debt restructure committee management
public probate proceedings
investigation management

The ranking agency Chambers and Partners ranks the team in Band 4, stating that "Bull provides restructuring and insolvency legal advice in the Norwegian market, representing both debtors and creditors. Team members are regularly appointed as administrators. The firm takes on various assignments involving companies in the hospitality, manufacturing, and construction sectors, among others. It also handles restructuring matters with white-collar crime elements" Chambers and Partners (2024).

Satisfied clients also give their feedback to the ranking agency:

"The lawyers at Bull are skilled and hard-working." (2024)

"Bull's client service is great. The law firm has a well-reputed and experienced insolvency team." (2024)

"Bull reaches extremely good legal conclusions in complex cases." (2024)

"Bull is extremely solution-oriented and has gone to great lengths to help us. It has come up with good and strategic solutions for us" (2023)

Additionally, The Legal 500 recognizes the team under Firms To Watch, highlighting their "notable expertise in acting as administrators for bankruptcy estates" (2024).