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Recruiting, retaining and managing motivated employees with the right skills is a key success factor for most businesses. This is also our main focus when assisting our clients.

We believe that in-depth knowledge of our client’s business is essential to providing clear and commercial advice tailored to their needs. We assist with keeping directors, senior management, HR managers and other executives up to speed on the rapidly evolving field of employment law, and with ensuring that the organisation is in compliance with applicable regulations. We have extensive experience in all staffing and employee matters.

We know that the process will in many cases be just as important as its outcome. Reputation is also a major consideration for many of our clients. Our advice always reflects these factors.

We have your back when your business is facing more profound employment law challenges. We have extensive experience with structuring layoffs, downsizing and similar processes, and we are often called upon to litigate cases that cannot be resolved outside the courts.

Our employment team is also involved in a large number of transactions, where our assistance includes employee and staffing due diligence, compliance with transfer of undertakings provisions, as well as any necessary post-closing adjustments.

Our lawyers regularly assist on the design and selection of incentive schemes to help clients attract and retain key personnel.

With around 20 attorneys and associates across our Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger offices, we are ready and prepared to assist on all employment matters – including:

  • Personnel matters
  • Litigation
  • Layoffs and downsizing
  • Pensions
  • Incentive schemes
  • Transfer of undertakings
  • Collective labour law and collective agreements
  • Whistleblowing cases
  • Non-compete clauses
  • Temporary staffing
  • Use of consultants and various affiliation models
  • Legal guidance on employment matters related to security policy risks
  • Transactions
Thommessen has a strong employment law team with long experience, great understanding of business needs, and is service-minded and hands-on. When we need external legal advice in complex cases they offer relevant and practical advice on short notice. Client
The Legal 500, 2023

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  • 2023 Tier 1 Employment Legal 500
  • 2023 Ranked Employment Chambers & Partners

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