About

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig

Simonsen Vogt Wiig's Employment Practice

Simonsen Vogt Wiig employment law department assists clients in both private and public sector. 

Human resources departments, legal departments and management of major Norwegian and international companies regularly seek help from the firm’s employment law expertise with restructuring, workforce reductions, transfers of undertakings and individual personnel matters.

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Employment - Norway

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Simonsen Vogt Wiig assists clients with a broad range of individual and collective labour law mandates. The law firm frequently advises on restructuring and downsizing, terminations and dismissals. The team also acts on whistle-blowing cases and employment-related litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Simonsen Vogt Wiig represented ten temporary work agencies in SME Norway in the EFTA Court in Luxembourg, and in the Oslo District Court against the state of Norway, concerning restrictions on temporary work and conformity with the EEA Agreement.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Lill Egeland
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Lill Egeland
Head of Employment
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Band 1
Lill Egeland has impressive expertise in temporary lay-offs, downsizing processes, terminations, workforce management and whistle-blowing cases. She handles complex employment litigation and has significant experience advising multinational clients from the tech, retail and pharmaceutical sectors.

What sets Lill apart is that she is calm, steady and always sharp.

On employment matters, Lill Egeland is my go-to lawyer.

Lill is exceptional at being direct and spot on in cases.

Lill Egeland is an innovative and pragmatic lawyer, who can explain complex legal topics in an understandable way.

She is very pragmatic and result-focused.

Nicolay Skarning
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Nicolay Skarning
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Band 1

Nicolay Skarning is a highly regarded practitioner handling a range of individual and collective labour law matters. He is experienced advising on reorganisation and downsizing processes, as well as terminations.

Nicolay follows up closely and provides excellent help to our team.

Nicolay Skarning has a sharp eye for trends in the market and legal needs.

He is the very best in his field as we see it.

We are very pleased with Nicolay's service and his impressive expertise.

Trine Lise Fromreide
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Trine Lise Fromreide
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Band 4

Trine Lise Fromreide handles a range of employment mandates for local and international clients, including downsizing processes, restrictions on temporary work and whistle-blowing investigations.

She is service-minded and always quick and to the point in her advice.

Trine Lise is always available for discussion and provides strategic advice.

Trine Lise Fromreide is exceptionally skilled at seeing the bigger picture.

Trine Lise is a lawyer who stands out for her ability to listen and work towards solutions.

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Employment

Lill Egeland
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Lill Egeland
Head of Employment
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Band 1
Nicolay Skarning
1
Nicolay Skarning
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Band 1
Trine Lise Fromreide
4
Trine Lise Fromreide
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Band 4

Members

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Arne Oftedal

Catriona Elisabeth Vågen McIntyre

Ingrid Mjøsund

Lill Egeland

Lill Egeland

Head of Department

Magnus Tønnesen Nilstad

Marianne Abeler

Per Chr. Eriksen

Sigrid Fife Søyland

Thorgeir Hole

Trine Lise Fromreide

Ørjan Nilsen