Kristine is a banking and finance lawyer with particular focus on the shipping/offshore and energy sectors. She regularly assists borrowers, lenders, investors and arrangers, domestically and internationally. She has extensive experience with international and cross border financings and transactions, including sale and leaseback transactions. Her practice further includes advice and documentation in restructuring matters. Kristine also has experience with acquisition financing and general transactions/M&A work.
In the Norwegian Financial Daily’s annual lawyers survey, Kristine is ranked as one of Norway's top 10 lawyers in banking and finance. She is also ranked as one of Norway's leading lawyers on financing, shipping and M&A by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. In 2023, Kristine was ranked as one of seven Norwegian "Women Leaders" by IFLR1000.
Kristine is fluent in the Scandinavian languages, as well as English and Spanish.
She offers an extremely high-quality service, is always quick to respond and is concise with her expert advice.
Work experience
Partner, Wiersholm, 2017
Managing Associate, Wiersholm, 2012
Senior Associate, Wiersholm, 2009
Associate, Wiersholm, 2005
Education
Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 2005
Memberships / Posts
Member, The Norwegian Bar Association, WISTA Norway, 2017
Honours and awards
Band 1, Chambers Europe, Shipping: Finance, 2024
Women Leaders, IFLR1000, Banking and finance and M&A, 2023
Band 1, Chambers Europe, Shipping: Finance, 2023
Topp 10, Advokatundersøkelsen, Finansavisen, Banking and finance, 2023
Next Generation Partners, Legal 500, 2023
Highly regarded, IFLR1000, Banking and finance and M&A, 2023
Band 2 , Chambers Europe , Shipping: Finance , 2022
Next Generation Partners, Legal 500 , Banking and finance , 2022
Band 2, Chambers Europe, Shipping: Finance - Norway, 2021
Next Generation Partners, Legal 500, Banking and finance, 2021
Band 3, Chambers Europe, Shipping: Finance - Norway, 2020
Next Generation Partners, Legal 500, Banking & Finance, 2020