Provided by Arntzen Grette
Arntzen Grette offers one of Norway’s most sophisticated employment and pensions law practices, providing strategic, commercially driven support across the full employment lifecycle. Our team advises on day-to-day HR management, collective bargaining, internal investigations, whistleblowing, compliance programmes, large-scale restructurings, workforce reductions and executive transitions.
We have strong capabilities in cross-border employment, international mobility and pensions law, enabling us to support multinational clients navigating complex regulatory frameworks and multi-jurisdictional challenges. Our lawyers combine deep legal expertise with practical insight, advising clients across sectors such as finance, energy, construction, technology, manufacturing and the public sector.
The team has exceptional depth of experience and is frequently engaged in sensitive investigations, regulatory inquiries and high-stakes disputes. We litigate before all Norwegian courts, including the Supreme Court and the Labour Court, and are recognised for our ability to manage strategically important and reputationally sensitive cases.
We are also known for our strength in collective labour law, international assignments, pension schemes and organisational change, offering clear, pragmatic and commercially effective solutions that support long-term workforce stability and compliance.
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Arntzen Grette has a market-leading presence in employment law and is praised for its breadth of resources in this field. It maintains a strong reputation for its litigation practice and expertise in discrimination issues, additionally advising on the restructurings, downsizing and union negotiations. The law firm also has a strong practice in pensions law.
Arntzen Grette represented Equinor in connection with a court case involving termination of an employee due to longstanding sickness and loss of licence to work offshore.
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The team gives practical and straight-to-the-point advice in complex cases.
The firm has the combination of extraordinary competence, willingness to turn every stone and look at things from different angles and a human touch and ability to see the big picture.
The department has unique combination of law, business and contextual understanding.
The team is easy to reach and gives advice on short notice. The service is adjusted to our needs.
The team gives practical and straight-to-the-point advice in complex cases.
The firm has the combination of extraordinary competence, willingness to turn every stone and look at things from different angles and a human touch and ability to see the big picture.
The department has unique combination of law, business and contextual understanding.
The team is easy to reach and gives advice on short notice. The service is adjusted to our needs.
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Håvard Sandnes has strong ability to understand complex matters, not only the law. He thinks business and solutions.
Håvard Sandnes is outstanding when it comes to giving clear advice on complex matters.
Frode Martin Toftevaag boasts an impressive list of clientele and adept handling of a range of complex labour and employment mandates. His expertise spans reorganisation, downsizing, TUPE and litigation.
Frode Martin Toftevaag is really good in court. He understands people around him. In court, you need to understand how your actions will impact others and he's good at grasping what's important.
Frode is a great guy. He picks up what is important and knows us and understands us.
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Even Næstvold
Frode Martin Toftevåg
Steffen G. Rogstad
Sven Bjørk
Head of Department