Littler advokatfirma AS

Managing Partner: Ole Kristian Olsby

Partners: Merete Furesund, Nina Thjømøe, Ole Kristian Olsby, Tore Lerheim, Trond Erik Kvalsnes, Einar Engh.

Number of partners: 6

Number of other fee-earners: 3

Languages: Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish

Littler Norway is the No. 1 full-service boutique law firm specialising in employment law in Norway and part of Littler.

Littler Norway provides comprehensive services within employment law, pension law, and related fields, offering in-depth expertise in corporate law, contract law, and private international law. The firm’s key practice areas include employment, pensions, global mobility, collective labour law, and international employment.

The firm's core expertise covers all aspects of employment law, including advising employers on restructuring and redundancy processes, transfers of undertakings, dismissals, pensions, and workplace environment issues (both psychosocial and physical). The firm also specialises in working time regulations and working life-related data privacy. Littler Norway offers the same level of expertise in employment and pension law as Norway’s largest full-service law firms.

Littler Norway is a customer-centric, innovative, and dynamically evolving organisation, committed to continuously sharing knowledge with its clients. The firm has built a strong reputation for providing high-quality advice and partner attention at competitive rates. This has helped secure clients across a wide range of sectors, including large and mid-size companies, public bodies, trade unions, and employers’ associations. The firm also advises high-level employees in key positions at major companies in Norway.

The firm’s recent work includes advising on high-value cross-border M&A, providing legal assistance across the Nordic region, and supporting international clients and leading domestic organisations in Norway. International employment is a growing area, with a significant rise in multi-jurisdictional mandates, including cross-border labour transfers.

Littler is the world’s largest employment and labour law practice, with over 1,900 attorneys across 100+ offices globally. Through an integrated international strategy, Littler advises Fortune 500 Global companies on the full spectrum of labour and employment issues. Littler Norway coordinates Littler’s Nordic operations, serving as a global one-stop shop for employment and labour law.

• Employment Law
• Pension Law

6 partners and a total of 9 fee earners based in Oslo.

HR related law is today an area that has become increasingly complex. Littler Norway offers full-service advice in this field. The firm’s expertise is based on deep knowledge of individual employment law, collective bargaining agreements, and employment-related EU law. Additionally, the firm has expertise in other legal fields, such as pensions, immigration, social security, IPR, and discrimination.

The firm’s advisors in this field assist clients with all aspects of employment law. Their expertise includes employment litigation, restructuring and downsizing, transfer of undertakings, and individual dismissals. They also handle matters related to private international law, work environment issues, working life-related privacy protection/GDPR, and collective employment law.

Contact: Mr. Ole Kristian Olsby

Tel: +47 907 24 877

Email: [email protected]

1 partner based in Oslo

Littler Norway assists in pension matters to companies, pension funds, insurance companies and high-level employees.

Contact: Mr. Tore Lerheim

Tel: +47 932 59 552

Email: [email protected]

2 partners and a total of 4 fee earners based in Oslo.

With the increasing internationalisation of the labour market, global mobility is becoming increasingly important. Littler Norway provides expert advice on issues related to the cross-border transfer of labour. The firm supports foreign companies establishing or operating in Norway, as well as Norwegian businesses looking to hire foreign workers. This practice area covers work immigration, employee relocation, and the posting of workers.

Contact: Mr. Ole Kristian Olsby

Tel: +47 907 24 877

Email: [email protected]