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Band 4

Employment

Norway

1 Years Ranked

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Provided by Frode Martin Toftevaag

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Frode Martin Toftevåg specialises in employment law, dispute resolution and pensions. He assists a number of Norwegian and international companies, employers’ associations and public sector institutions. He has previously worked in the employment law department of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) and has considerable experience as an advisor to unionised companies.

Toftevåg is known as a lawyer who goes to great lengths to safeguard his clients’ interests. He is keen to give his clients clear advice that is also sustainable for their organisations in the long term. As an advisor, he emphasises knowledge transfer. His objective is always for his clients to feel that the advice they receive contributes to value creation.

Toftevåg has considerable experience as an advocate and has represented clients in a great many cases before the ordinary Norwegian law courts, the Labour Court of Norway and the EFTA Court.

Toftevåg worked in the employment law department of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) from 2008 until 2015.

Through his work at the NHO, he has acquired in-depth knowledge of, and insight into the Norwegian practice of tripartite cooperation (between the government, employers’ associations and trade unions), employment policy and the unionised labour market. Among other things, he chaired the body that administers the contractual early retirement pension scheme (AFP) in the Norwegian private sector (Fellesordningen for Avtalefestet Pensjon og Sluttvederlagsordningen). He is also co-author of an annotated version of the Labour Disputes Act.

Toftevåg is currently considered one of the country’s foremost experts on employee protection rules applying to business transfers. His advice in this area is sought by a number of large Norwegian enterprises, and he frequently lectures on the topic.

He also has considerable experience of handling disputes relating to the employee protection rules applying to business transfers and has represented clients in a great many cases before the ordinary Norwegian courts, the Labour Court of Norway and the EFTA Court.

Toftevåg has extensive experience of advising on pension-related matters. He previously chaired the body that administers the contractual early retirement pension scheme (AFP) in the Norwegian private sector (Fellesordningen for Avtalefestet Pensjon og Sluttvederlagsordningen) and has served on the AFP complaints board (Klagenemnden for AFP-saker). He is currently considered one of the country’s foremost experts on the AFP early retirement scheme.

He has specialist expertise in the contractual early retirement pension scheme (AFP) in the Norwegian private sector.

Career

2019 -

Arntzen de Besche

Partner

2015 - 2018

Thommessen

Managing associate

2008 - 2015

The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, Employment Law department

Lawyer

2006 - 2008

Thommessen

Associate

2005 - 2006

Follo Police Department

Police Prosecutor

2004 - 2005

Asker og Bærum Police Department

Junior Police Prosecutor

2004

Nordre Buskerud Police Department

Junior Police Prosecutor

2003

Judge Advocate General (JAG)

Legal advisor

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Employment - Norway

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

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.

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