Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Norway
Band 3
Contact number
(+47) 23 89 75 70About
Provided by Littler advokatfirma AS
Littler advokatfirma AS (Littler Norway) is internationally and domestically recognised as Norway’s No. 1 employment boutique, named a top two employment law firm in the country by the Norwegian Lawyer Survey in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Littler Norway is part of Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment law firm representing management with more than 1,700 lawyers practicing in more than 100 offices across the world. With a singular focus on labor and employment law, Littler provides workplace solutions that are local, everywhere.
As part of Littler’s global platform, Littler Norway can serve the wide-ranging labor and employment law needs of national and international clients. The firm offers a full range of services within employment law, pension law and related fields, in combination with in-depth knowledge of company law, contract law and private international law.
Littler has a number of top rankings internationally, including in Europe:
- Chambers and Partners: Recognized in Chambers Global Guide, 2016-2023
- Financial Times – Innovative Lawyers: Europe Report: Standout, Strategic Approach to Innovation, 2022
- The Lawyer European Awards – European Specialist Law Firm of the Year: Winner, 2022
- The Lawyer European Awards – Global Firm of the Year in Europe: Highly Commended, 2020-2022 - Finalist, 2019
Chambers Review
Littler possesses a broad offering in individual and collective employment matters. The team is knowledgeable in restructurings and downsizing processes as well as terminations and redundancies. Clients benefit from the law firm's litigation and whistle-blowing investigations experience. It represents employers, trade unions and municipalities.
Work Highlights
- Littler assisted the Municipality of Søndre Land in a restructuring process involving redundancies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Littler always covers all necessary aspects of an issue in its assessments and advice."
"The team is very quick, responds fast and is also proactive."
"Littler always covers all necessary aspects of an issue in its assessments and advice."
"The team is very quick, responds fast and is also proactive."
Notable Practitioners
Tore Lerheim has experience representing employers, employees and unions in disputes relating to terminations and dismissals. He has also recently handled several restructurings.
"Tore Lerheim is a highly service-oriented and excellent attorney with impressive knowledge and experience."
Ole Kristian Olsby is active in a variety of employment mandates, including terminations, hirings, contractual work and disputes.
"Ole Kristian Olsby is pragmatic, solution-oriented, resourceful and a good adviser."
Merete Furesund joins the rankings following notable market recognition. She advises on a variety of individual and collective employment law issues from terminations to contentious proceedings related to diversity and anti-discrimination.
"Merete Furesund is very experienced within employment law and covers the entire spectrum of both individual and collective labour law."
Trond Erik Kvalsnes advises on a broad range of employment law, from whistle-blowing cases to downsizing and data protection.
"Trond Erik Kvalsnes is responsive, accurate and very helpful."
Ranked Lawyers at
Littler advokatfirma AS
Norway
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