Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
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+47 22 43 30 00About
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Our team of highly rated employment lawyers represents one of the largest teams in Norway, covering all areas of collective and individual employment law, including both advisory work and dispute resolution.
Skill and legal competence is a core value and we are active members of several Norwegian and international employment law and pension associations.
Our cross-functional team assist a number of Norway’s largest employers in both the public and private sectors as well as overseas companies, and we have long experience with management support and advice to HR. This broad experience and extensive knowledge base give our customers access to “best practice” and updated insight.
Special industry knowledge and extra resources are available through close collaboration with experts affiliated with the firm’s other areas of expertise. The objective is to achieve a better understanding of the customer’s interests in all areas.
Chambers Review
Haavind is a full-service law firm that covers all aspects of collective and individual employment law. It is well versed in reorganisation, outsourcing, M&A and downsizing projects as well as litigation and arbitration in connection with dismissals and collective agreements. The law firm also advises on wrongful dismissals, pensions matters, whistle-blowing and sexual harassment cases, and is well regarded for its work with employee data protection and pension issues.
Work Highlights
- Haavind assisted the Norwegian Armed Forces, the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force and the Norwegian Defence Material Agency on the labour law aspects of outsourcing part of their internal IT operations to a private strategic partner, including restructuring and TUPE issues.
Strengths
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"Haavind is able to simplify matters that are legally complex, and thereby make them manageable."
"Haavind always responds quickly and provides a quality service."
"Haavind is able to simplify matters that are legally complex, and thereby make them manageable."
"Haavind always responds quickly and provides a quality service."
Notable Practitioners
Pål Kvernaas is highly regarded for his contentious and advisory employment expertise and is particularly notable for his work regarding transactions and reorganisations. He also offers experience assisting with pensions issues.
"Pål Kvernaas makes law easy to understand and always has good solutions. He is always quick to respond and very flexible."
"Pål is always excellent in labour law and organisation issues."
Lars Kokkvold enjoys a broad employment practice, assisting with contentious and advisory mandates. He is particularly experienced in the labour law aspects of reorganisations and restructurings, including advice on downsizing, pensions and temporary lay-offs.
"Lars Kokkvold is always on hand for well-founded legal and strategic advice. He is very knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic, and keeps focused on what we are trying to achieve."
"Lars always delivers a high level of service. He is solution-oriented and able to quickly understand the business and commercial issues."
Sten Foyn handles contentious employment law proceedings, with experience in disputes pertaining to redundancies and dismissals. He also assists clients with non-contentious employment mandates including whistle-blower issues and compliance investigations.
"Sten Foyn is an excellent, knowledgeable employment lawyer."
Advancing in the rankings, Gaute Krokann heads the practice and advises clients on terminations, reorganisations and downsizing. He also has experience in whistle-blowing investigations.
"Gaute Krokann always delivers the highest quality within the timeframe agreed on. He challenges our perception and provides excellent feedback and clear advice."
"Gaute is always very responsive, very positive, and always delivers in a timely manner."
Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Norway
Members
Provided by Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
Erik Davidsen
Gaute Krokann
Geir Steinberg
Head of Department