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0158 OSLO
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Trond Erik Kvalsnes
Work Department
Littler advokatfirma AS
Position
Trond Erik Kvalsnes is partner and lawyer at Littler Norway. His broad education and extensive experience in both Human Resource Management and employment law make him stand out. He is particularly in demand by top executives and senior managers who want a sparring partner who is professionally skilled in HR and who has strong strategic and operational expertise. He is also a sought-after lecturer. His main areas of work are individual and collective labor law; GDPR, compliance and investigations, including labour disputes and power struggles. He has also experience with equality and anti-discrimination law. Kvalsnes has handled a number of cases within collective labor law – strikes, negotiations, large collective agreements, transactions etc. Kvalsnes has been ranked in Chambers Europe and recommended in The Legal 500 EMEA editorial for several years. Kvalsnes has more than 20 years of relevant experience.
Career
Practice
- Partner and lawyer, Littler advokatfirma AS, 2023 – present
- Partner and lawyer, Homble Olsby | Littler, 2022 – 2023
- Senior lawyer, Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS, 2013 – 2022
- Senior lawyer, Simonsen Advokatfirma AS, 2011 – 2012
- Lawyer, Abelia (part of The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise – NHO), 2006 – 2011
- Associate, Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS, 2002 – 2006
- Assistant, Norwegian Labour Court, 2001
- Legal adviser, The Norwegian Police Directorate, 2001
- Legal adviser, The Norwegian Ministry of Justice, 1999 – 2000
Other assignments and positions
- Board member, Coretta & Martin Luther King Institute for Peace, 2019 – present
- Chair, Masterclass (Fagforum) in Labor Law, Juristenes Utdanningssenter, 2016 – present
- Deputy representative, The Dispute Resolution Board, business sector appointed, 2007 – 2009
- Co-Author, Arbeidsrett.no, 2005 – present
- Deputy member, The Norwegian Complaints Board for Equality, 2003 – 2005
Languages
Norwegian; English;
Memberships
The Norwegian Bar Association
Education
Education
- Part master, Human Resource Management, BI, 2008
- Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 2001
- Organisation and Management, Tromsø Maritime Høyskole (now University of Tromsø), 1994
- Officer, The Norwegian Air Defense, Officer Candidate School, 1994 – 1995
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.