Mr Håvard Sandnes > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Arntzen de Besche Offices
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway
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Mr Håvard Sandnes
Work Department
Employment law
Position
Managing Partner. Sandnes specialises in employment law and his clients are primarily on the employer’s side in the private sector. He has considerable experience of dispute resolution and in-court advocacy.
Sandnes often assists company managements to handle cases that have a major impact on the business. In connection with cases that are being handled at board level, he is often asked to participate in the board’s deliberations.
With years of management and board experience, Sandnes is a trusted strategic advisor for his clients. He is keen to give advice that not only clarifies the legal aspects but also fits into the business’s strategic and commercial plans. In his role as advisor, he is analytical and provides clear, straightforward advice in situations of great importance to all those involved. Sandnes is also a popular public speaker.
Career
2018 – Arntzen de Besche – Managing Partner
2014 – 2018, Arntzen de Besche – Partner
2007 – 2014, Thommessen – Senior associate/Partner
2005, Hålogaland Court of Appeals – Acting Judge
2002 – 2007, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) – Lawyer
1998 – 2002, Arntzen Underland & Co/Arntzen de Beshe – Associate
Languages
Norwegian, English
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association.
Education
1998, Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
(Leading individuals)Arntzen de Besche‘s ‘highly competent and responsive‘ team advises on all employment law matters, with particular expertise in pensions, whistleblowing claims, and compliance and privacy issues, and mandates in the aviation, media, and oil and gas sectors. Practice head Frode Martin Toftevåg is a highly experienced litigator and an expert in collective labour law and transfers of undertakings. The group also includes Håvard Sandnes, who is sought after for pension advice; and Knut-Marius Sture, who is a specialist in employment and union negotiations with a focus on restructurings and downsizings. Other skilled practitioners are Agathe Løwenborg, who has sector-specific knowledge in aviation and oil and gas industries; Mira Tengesdal Torstenbø, who heads up the Stavanger office and advises on both individual and collective employment law; and Sven Bjørk, who was recently promoted to partner.