Siv Sandvik
Partner, Oslo Download CV Download vCardSiv has extensive experience from both financial and organizational restructurings of larger company groups cross-border and involving different restructuring regimes, mainly within the financial services-, shipping and oil services- and mining sectors.
Siv is recognized internationally as one out of very few Norwegian lawyers with extensive knowledge of and hands-on advice on all aspects of mining law, both with regard to land based and seabed extraction. She provides advice relating to acquisition of mining property, regulatory requirements and permits, listing- and market disclosures, environmental issues, various types of financing as well as commercial contracts.
Siv serves as a trusted advisor to a wide range of company groups and boards on every aspect of company law, accounting law and good corporate governance. She has served as a board member on several listed companies.
Practice areas
She is very active in diverse areas and has a very good network; she knows all the relevant players. Chambers and Partners, 2021
About Siv
Experience
- Administrator and bankruptcy trustee, regular appointed by several Norwegian courts in court monitored restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings.
- Board member in state-owned and/or listed companies.
- Chair person of the control committee of several Norwegian banks and other financial institutions.
- Founding Member of the International Insolvency Institute.
- Member of the Board of Administrators on the public administration of Kaupthing Bank in Norway. Appointed by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority.
Rankings
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2021
Other key lawyer - Legal 500
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2020
Recommended - Legal 500
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2020
Leading Indvidiual - Chambers and Partners Europe
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2018
“Siv Sandvik is reputed for her work on domestic and international financial and organisational restructurings in the offshore and oil and gas sectors. She is described by a marked commentator as “knowledgeable, efficient, pleasant and able to work well under pressure as well as appreciate the importance of inter-client relationships”.” Chambers
Education
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1989
Cand. jur., University of Oslo
Publications
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2015
Co-author of the commentary text book on the Recovery Act "Dekningsloven med kommentarer" (Gyldendal).