Mrs Mira Tengesdal Torstenbø > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Arntzen de Besche Offices
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway
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Mrs Mira Tengesdal Torstenbø
Work Department
Employment law, Dispute resolution, Commercial contracts, Investigations, inquiries and compliance
Position
Partner. Torstenbø specialises in employment law and has over a dozen years’ experience in the field. She has assisted with employment termination processes, summary dismissals, disciplinary actions, working hours arrangements, management prerogative and whistleblowing cases. Mira has assisted numerous clients in connection with orders and financial penalties issued the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s. She has extensive experience of collective employment law and regularly assists on questions relating to collective wage agreements. She has worked particularly closely with the energy sector.
As a judge and deputy judge in Stavanger District Court, Torstenbø has wide-ranging experience in the area of dispute resolution and has also been a member of Stavanger District Court’s court-appointed mediation team. She has considerable experience of in-court advocacy and is a member of the Norwegian Bar Association’s civil procedure and arbitration committee. She has served as defence counsel and has worked in the field of financial and environmental crime, among others. She also has experience related to corporate penalties.
Torstenbø is a dedicated legal advisor, who goes above and beyond to achieve the best outcome for her clients. She is keen to balance the legal aspects of the case with her clients’ commercial interests, which makes her a valued strategic advisor and sparring partner in important business decisions.
Torstenbø is also a sought-after public speaker and regularly lectures on both individual and collective employment law for the Norwegian Bar Association, the legal profession’s continuing education provider Advokatenes HR and the Stavanger Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the Norwegian Bar Association’s disciplinary committee.
Career
2020 – Arntzen de Besche – Partner
2019 – 2020, Stavanger District Court – Judge
2018 – 2019, Haver Advokatfirma – Lawyer
2015 – 2018, Stavanger District Court – Deputy Judge
2009 – 2015, Kluge Advokatfirma – Associate/Lawyer
2011 – 2019, University of Bergen, Faculty of Law – External Examiner
Languages
The Scandinavian languages, English
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association, The Norwegian Bar Association’s committee for Civil proceedings and Arbitration.
Education
2009 University of Bergen – Master of Law (Qualifying law degree)
2006-2007 University of Kent, Great Britain – Optional subjects. EU law, law of contracts and torts, public administration law
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
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.