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Employment | Europe

Norway

The below Employment rankings table provides market-leading insights on the top ranked lawyers and law firms whose advice and legal services can be purchased in Norway. The rankings are the result of extensive research by our internal research team, who conduct interviews with in-house counsel, other third-party experts and private practice lawyers who have worked alongside them. Use our table and ranking system to identify the most suited provider of legal services for you.

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Band 1

  1. Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
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    Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
    Haavind is a full-service law firm that covers all aspects of collective and individual employment law. It is well versed in reorganisation, outsourcing, M&A and downsizing projects as well as litigation and arbitration in connection with dismissals and collective agreements. The law firm also advises on wrongful dismissals, pensions matters, whistle-blowing and sexual harassment cases, and is well regarded for its work with employee data protection and pension issues.
  2. Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS
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    Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
    Hjort boasts an impressive team highly regarded for its experience in employment litigation as well as employee data privacy and individual and collective employment law. It additionally advises on restructurings and employee transfers. The law firm's clients include many blue-chip companies from various sectors, as well as unions and public institutions. The team is also experienced in advising on high-profile whistle-blowing investigations and pensions matters.
  3. Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS
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    Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
    Arntzen de Besche 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.
  4. Wiersholm
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    Wiersholm
    Employment
    2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
    Wiersholm is highly commended for its work on a broad range of employment issues. It is active in labour issues related to reorganisations and M&A. The law firm also handles contentious proceedings regarding dismissals and terminations, and is further experienced in whistle-blowing cases pertaining to workplace environment, harassment and bullying issues.
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Band 2

  1. Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
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    Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
    Employment
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    Schjødt provides high-quality advice on TUPE and trade union negotiations. The law firm is additionally experienced in restructuring and workforce reduction projects, including temporary lay-offs, and is also active in whistle-blowing investigations. Lawyers in the team further act for clients on contentious employment issues.
  2. Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
    2
    Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
    Employment
    2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Simonsen Vogt Wiig assists clients with a broad range of individual and collective labour law mandates. The law firm frequently advises on restructuring and downsizing, terminations and dismissals. The team also acts on whistle-blowing cases and employment-related litigation.
  3. Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
    2
    Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    Thommessen is a strong choice for transactional employment law as well as reorganisation and downsizing processes. It additionally advises companies on pensions, performance and disciplinary mandates as well as terminations and whistle-blowing cases, including litigation and mediation proceedings. The law firm also has expertise in discrimination and whistle-blower cases.
  4. BAHR
    2
    BAHR
    Employment
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    BAHR boasts a full-service offering that leverages the employment and pensions law expertise of key practitioners to assist with labour and HR issues. It acts as counsel to major employment confederations and blue-chip companies and offers considerable expertise in employment litigation, handling pensions, transfer of undertakings and terminations. The law firm also advises on downsizing and restructuring issues, as well as working hours, incentive schemes, collective agreements and industrial action.
  5. CMS Kluge
    2
    CMS Kluge
    Employment
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    CMS Kluge has a respected employment team offering expertise in restructuring and downsizing processes. It also assists with collective agreements, transaction-related mandates and employee transfers, as well as advising on investigations and disputes. The practice benefits from an international network of offices and is a frequent choice for multinational clients.
  6. Selmer
    2
    Selmer
    Employment
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    Selmer has a well-reputed team with in-depth knowledge in individual and collective employment law. It is active in transactional and TUPE mandates and additionally acts on restructuring and downsizing processes, including redundancies. The law firm also assists employers with a range of investigations from dismissals to workplace environment issues, as well as advising on pensions and incentive schemes.
  7. Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS
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    Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    Wikborg Rein is a full-service law firm with a broad employment practice advising on transactions, transfers of undertakings, reorganisations and pensions matters. It also handles a range of disputes and investigations, representing both employers and employees, including overtime compensation. The law firm advises a stable of major public sector employers as well as blue-chip companies.
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Band 3

  1. Homble Solheim advokatfirma AS
    3
    Homble Solheim advokatfirma AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Homble Solheim is a newly established employment law boutique that handles the full gamut of contentious and non-contentious labour matters. The team's expertise extends to reorganisation, redundancy and downsizing processes. The lawyers are also experienced in dismissals and terminations as well as whistle-blowing cases.
  2. Kvale Advokatfirma DA
    3
    Kvale Advokatfirma DA
    Employment
    2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Kvale advises on a wide variety of employment mandates and HR processes, from collective bargaining agreements to reorganisations and downsizing. The law firm also assists with terminations and dismissals, as well as whistle-blowing investigations, and counts employers and trade unions among its clients.
  3. Littler advokatfirma AS
    3
    Littler advokatfirma AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked
    Littler possesses a broad offering in individual and collective employment matters. The team is knowledgeable in restructurings and downsizing processes as well as terminations and redundancies. Clients benefit from the law firm's litigation and whistle-blowing investigations experience. It represents employers, trade unions and municipalities.
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Band 4

  1. Advokatfirma DLA Piper
    4
    Advokatfirma DLA Piper
    Employment
    2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper is highly active in reorganisations and TUPE mandates. Its employment team also advises on temporary lay-offs and redundancies, in addition to workforce management. The department's expertise also entails working hours, remote working and data protection. DLA Piper also handles contentious labour law issues such as discrimination cases. The international law firm regularly acts for large multinational clients.
  2. Advokatfirmaet Føyen AS
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    Advokatfirmaet Føyen AS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years Ranked
    Føyen often handles reorganisations, including downsizing processes and TUPE matters. It also assists with terminations, including those pertaining to performance issues. The law firm is additionally experienced in handling whistle-blowing cases and disputes, including those regarding temporary employment.
  3. Helmr
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    Helmr
    Employment
    2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years Ranked
    Helmr, formerly Advokatfirmaet Storeng, Beck & Due Lund, is a boutique law firm with notable expertise in a plethora of employment law topics, from disputes to M&A-related matters. It frequently handles reorganisations, downsizing and terminations. The lawyers also have experience in whistle-blowing cases.
  4. SANDS
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    SANDS
    Employment
    2024 | Band 4 | 16 Years Ranked
    SANDS offers a comprehensive practice covering contentious and non-contentious employment issues. It regularly advises on restructuring and redundancy processes. The law firm has notable experience in terminations and dismissals, and is also knowledgeable in whistle-blowing investigations and employment disputes.