Trond Erik Kvalsnes

Practice Areas

Kvalsnes specialises in various practice areas, including International Employment Law, Whistleblowing and Retaliation, Investigations, Labour Management Relations, Privacy and Data Security, as well as Discrimination and Harassment.

Career

Trond Erik Kvalsnes is a partner and lawyer at Littler Norway. His broad education and extensive experience in both human resource management and employment law make him stand out. Kvalsnes is particularly in demand by top executives and senior managers who want a sparring partner who is professionally skilled in HR and who has strong strategic and operational expertise. He is also a sought-after lecturer. Kvalsnes' primary areas of work are individual and collective labour law; GDPR; compliance and investigations; including labour disputes and power struggles. Kvalsnes also has experience with equality and anti-discrimination law and has managed several cases within collective labour law - strikes, negotiations, large collective agreements, transactions, etc. Kvalsnes has been ranked in Chambers Europe and recommended in The Legal 500 EMEA editorial for several years and has more than 20 years of relevant experience.

Kvalsnes has extensive experience in labour law and dispute resolution, as well as a strong commitment to social justice and education. Since 2019, he has served as a Board Member of the Coretta & Martin Luther King Institute for Peace. He has also chaired the Masterclass (Fagforum) in Labour Law at Juristenes Utdanningssenter since 2016, contributing to the professional development of legal practitioners in employment law. His earlier roles include serving as a Deputy Representative appointed by the business sector to The Dispute Resolution Board (2007–2009) and as a Deputy Member of The Norwegian Complaints Board for Equality (2003–2005). Kvalsnes also has a background in the armed forces, having completed Officer Candidate School in The Norwegian Air Defence (1994–1995).

Professional Memberships

Kvalsnes is a member of The Norwegian Bar Association

Publications

Kvalsnes is co-author of Arbeidsrett.no, 2005 – present.

Experience

• Partner and lawyer, Littler advokatfirma AS, 2023 - present

• Partner and lawyer, Homble Olsby | Littler, 2022 - 2023

• Senior lawyer, Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS, 2013 – 2022

• Senior lawyer, Simonsen Advokatfirma AS, 2011 – 2012

• Lawyer, Abelia (part of The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise - NHO), 2006 – 2011

• Associate, Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS, 2002 – 2006

• Assistant, Norwegian Labour Court, 2001

• Legal adviser, The Norwegian Police Directorate, 2001

• Legal adviser, The Norwegian Ministry of Justice, 1999 - 2000