Ranking tables
Employment | Europe
Norway
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Senior Statespeople
Star Individuals
Band 1
Christel Søreide Wiersholm12 Years Ranked
Eli Aasheim Wiersholm19 Years Ranked
Lill Egeland Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig15 Years Ranked
Nicolay Skarning Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig19 Years Ranked
Pål Kvernaas Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS19 Years Ranked
Sten Foyn Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS16 Years Ranked
Band 2
André Istad Johansen Selmer19 Years Ranked
Anne Marie Due Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS13 Years Ranked
Christopher Hansteen Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS8 Years Ranked
Håvard Sandnes Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS18 Years Ranked
Lars Kokkvold Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS19 Years Ranked
Margrethe Meder BAHR2 Years Ranked
Martin Jetlund Advokatfirmaet Schjødt13 Years Ranked
Per Benonisen Advokatfirma DLA Piper19 Years Ranked
Stein Kimsås-Otterbech Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS13 Years Ranked
Tore Lerheim Littler advokatfirma AS9 Years Ranked
Band 3
Alex Borch Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS19 Years Ranked
Anders Stenbrenden CMS Kluge7 Years Ranked
Claude Lenth Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS19 Years Ranked
Gaute Krokann Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS6 Years Ranked
Hans Jørgen Bender Selmer12 Years Ranked
Henning Heitmann SANDS19 Years Ranked
Kari Bergeius Andersen Ræder Bing Law Firm19 Years Ranked
Knut-Marius Sture Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS17 Years Ranked
Marco Lilli CMS Kluge19 Years Ranked
Ole Kristian Olsby Littler advokatfirma AS12 Years Ranked
Preben Haugmoen Mo Advokatfirmaet Føyen AS19 Years Ranked
Runar Homble Homble Solheim advokatfirma AS12 Years Ranked
Band 4
Christian Backe Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS5 Years Ranked
Einar Engh Littler advokatfirma AS13 Years Ranked
Frode Martin Toftevaag Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma AS1 Years Ranked
Håkon Berge Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS2 Years Ranked
Jan L Backer Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS19 Years Ranked
Jan-Erik Sverre Kvale Advokatfirma DA4 Years Ranked
Jens Kristian Johansen Advokatfirmaet Hjort AS16 Years Ranked
Magnus Lütken Advokatfirmaet Schjødt12 Years Ranked
Merete Furesund Littler advokatfirma AS2 Years Ranked
Nils Kristian Lie CMS Kluge2 Years Ranked
Nina G. Sandnes CMS Kluge2 Years Ranked
Ole André Oftebro Advokatfirmaet Føyen AS4 Years Ranked
Thomas Talén Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig1 Years Ranked
Thor-Arne Wullum Helmr1 Years Ranked
Thorkil Aschehoug SANDS2 Years Ranked
Trond Erik Kvalsnes Littler advokatfirma AS5 Years Ranked
Trond Erik Solheim Homble Solheim advokatfirma AS12 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Advokatfirmaet Haavind ASEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedHaavind 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.
1 Advokatfirmaet Hjort ASEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedHjort 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.
1 Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma ASEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedArntzen 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.
1 BAHREmployment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedBAHR 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.
1 WiersholmEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedWiersholm 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.
Band 2
2 Advokatfirmaet SchjødtEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedSchjødt 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 WiigEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedSimonsen 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.
2 Advokatfirmaet Thommessen ASEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedThommessen 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.
2 CMS KlugeEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedCMS 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.
2 SelmerEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedSelmer 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.
2 Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma ASEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedWikborg 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.
Band 3
3 Homble Solheim advokatfirma ASEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedHomble 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.
3 Kvale Advokatfirma DAEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedKvale 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 ASEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedLittler 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.
Band 4
4 Advokatfirma DLA PiperEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedDLA 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.
4 Advokatfirmaet Føyen ASEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedFøyen 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.
4 HelmrEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedHelmr 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 team also has experience in whistle-blowing cases.
4 SANDSEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedSANDS 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.