LAWYER PROFILE

Tor Olav Carlsen

Europe 2026

BAHR

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

Norway

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Employment

Career

Tor Olav re-joined BAHR’s Employment group in June 2021, as Deputy Head of the group. He came from the position as Head of Legal in the Employers’ Association Spekter (Nw. Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter), were he assisted both private and publicly owned companies mainly within the cultural-, transport- (bus, rail and air), health- and energy sector. Tor Olav has extensive experience from both individual and collective employment law. He has also published several professional articles within the employment area and is used as lecturer.

Tor Olav also has experience as a litigation lawyer from several cases regarding individual and collective disputes for the ordinary courts and for the special Labour Court of Norway (Nw. Arbeidsretten).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Employment - Norway

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Tor Olav Carlsen handles a wide range of work, including cross-border mandates. His broad expertise spans labour matters such as industrial disputes, collective bargaining and downsizing and employment matters such as outsourcing agreements, incentive programme and whistle-blowing.

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Strengths

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He is very service-minded.
EmploymentChambers European Guide
Tor Olav provides clear, pragmatic advice and is not afraid to think outside the box, resulting in highly valuable and actionable guidance.
EmploymentChambers European Guide
What distinguishes Tor is he is very knowledgeable, experienced, pragmatic and efficient.
EmploymentChambers European Guide
He has great insight in collective labour law and is quick to deliver.
EmploymentChambers European Guide
Tor is an extremely knowledgeable and passionate lawyer, who is always ready to provide advice on the shortest notice.
EmploymentChambers European Guide