Merete Furesund > Littler advokatfirma AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Littler advokatfirma AS Offices
AKERSGATA 28
0158 OSLO
Norway
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Merete Furesund
Work Department
Littler advokatfirma AS
Position
Merete Furesund’s main areas of work are employment law, pension law, litigation and dispute resolution. Furesund has considerable experience in prosecuting cases before the ordinary courts, the Labour Court, the Supreme Court in Norway and the EFTA Court in Luxembourg. Furesund advises top management in all employment law issues. She has a particular interest in and extensive experience with issues regarding working hours, workforce reductions, reorganizations, business transfers and EU/EEA employment law. She also has extensive experience in collective labor law such as drafting and interpretation of collective agreements, implementation of collective bargaining and collective issues arising from corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions. Merete Furesund is a co-author at arbeidsrett.no, which is a digital commentary edition to the Working Environment Act. She is also a co-author of the Norwegian chapter in the Workforce Restructuring in Europe, Bloomsbury 2015.
Career
- Partner | lawyer at Littler advokatfirma AS, 2023 – present
- Partner | lawyer at Homble Olsby advokatfirma AS, May 2017 – present
- Senior Lawyer and Senior Associate at Kvale law firm, August 2011 – April 2017
- Lawyer and Deputy Director at SAMFO, 2004 – 2011
- Associate and Negotiation Consultant at SAMFO, 2000 – 2004
- Legal Advisor, DNB Postbanken Real Estate, 1999 -2000
Languages
• Norwegian
• English
Memberships
• The Norwegian Bar Association
• The Norwegian Society of Labour Law
• The Pension Forum
• The Board of Advisors; Executive Women’s Forum
Education
• Law degree (cand. jur.), University of Oslo, 1999
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
Littler advokatfirma AS is a boutique employment firm, which provides ‘excellent legal advice‘ on a broad range of issues. Practice head Ole Kristian Olsby often advises on international employment law and cross-border matters, and has significant experience in negotiations, reorganisations and mergers. The team also includes experienced litigator Tore Lerheim, who frequently represents employers, employees and trade unions in the public and private sector, and Merete Furesund, who focuses on pension law. Other notable practitioners include Trond Erik Kvalsnes, who focuses on individual and collective employment law and GDPR mandates; and Mari Vindedal, who has particular experience in court proceedings. As of May 2023, Runar Homble and Trond Erik Solheim left the firm to set up Homble Solheim advokatfirma AS.