About

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Our lawyers provide dispute resolution and advisory services in all areas of labour law. We place great emphasis on being knowledgeable about the client's business, and providing clear and commercial advice tailored to the client's needs.

We provide assistance within the entire field of labour law and have long and broad experience across industries. We provide advice related to hiring, ongoing personnel matters, competition clauses, layoffs and staff reductions. Furthermore, we have extensive experience with various incentive schemes, pensions, transactions, business transfers and collective wage agreements.

Our lawyers are also good advisers when companies face more complicated labour law issues. We have extensive experience in negotiations and labour law disputes before the courts, and have assisted with several large high-profiled Norwegian labour law cases in recent years.

Our clients include large Norwegian and international companies, and we regularly provide cross-border advice. The department is highly ranked in the national and international law firm ratings.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Norway

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Thommessen is a strong choice for transactional employment law as well as reorganisation and downsizing processes. It additionally advises companies on pensions, performance and disciplinary mandates as well as terminations and whistle-blowing cases, including litigation and mediation proceedings. The law firm also has expertise in discrimination and whistle-blower cases.

Work Highlights

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

  • Thommessen assisted Sølvtrans with pension matters, including a class action pension lawsuit before the city court regarding the interpretation of the pension legislation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Tron Dalheim
Tron Dalheim
Star Individuals
Tron Dalheim heads Thommessen's employment team and often assists companies with a whole host of individual and collective labour issues, including whistle-blowing cases, reorganisations and dismissals.

He is very service-minded and good to discuss with.

Tron Dalheim is a brilliant lawyer that listens to his client's views and at the same time gives clear advice. He is always there for the client and delivers on time.

We really appreciate his deep understanding of the industry and our company.

Stein Kimsås-Otterbech
2
Stein Kimsås-Otterbech
Head of Employment
2
Band 2
Stein Kimsås-Otterbech is experienced advising on HR processes, workforce management and disciplinary matters. He is also active in contentious mandates such as whistle-blowing cases.

He is a fantastic man in all aspects of his work. He is dedicated, thorough and really good at anticipating what we want.

He is brilliant, very skilled, straightforward and honest. He is very fast working and reliable.

Stein is highly professional and responsive and provides tailored, practical solutions aligned with our business needs.

Håkon Berge
4
Håkon Berge
4
Band 4

Håkon Berge is active in a wide range of employment mandates, including bargaining agreements, reorganisations, downsizing and dismissals. He also handles contentious matters such as whistle-blowing cases.

Mr Berge is always available and quick to respond on all matters.

Håkon Berge is very knowledgeable, experienced and pleasant to work with. He is always available, and is a very good adviser and sparring partner.

We are very pleased with his services.

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Employment

Tron Dalheim
Tron Dalheim
Star Individuals
Stein Kimsås-Otterbech
2
Stein Kimsås-Otterbech
Head of Employment
2
Band 2
Håkon Berge
4
Håkon Berge
4
Band 4

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Anders Sundsdal

Stein Kimsås-Otterbech

Stein Kimsås-Otterbech

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Trine Vabø

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