Mr Sven Bjørk > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Arntzen de Besche Offices
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway
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Mr Sven Bjørk
Work Department
Employment and pensions, Commercial contracts, Dispute resolution
Position
Partner. Bjørk assists employers and employees with advice, investigations/inquiries, negotiations and advocacy in connection with the termination of employment relationships, reorganisations and business transfers. He provides strategic advice on non-compete clauses and bonus, share-based and other incentive schemes. In addition, he provides general legal advice on business and sports law.
Bjørk has extensive experience of negotiating solutions to individual and collective workplace disputes and litigating such cases in courts of law. Sven has previously worked as a lawyer with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) and DNB’s employment law department. From his time at DNB, he has experience and expertise relating to practical, in-house HR processes and employment law related to reorganisations, personnel cases and the handling of whistleblower cases.
Experience from several sides of the labour market means that Bjørk can quickly understand the client’s needs and see the practical consequences of the advice he gives. This has made him an important strategic advisor for his clients. Sven is often asked to lecture on various employment law topics and is a regular examiner and supervisor in various subjects at the University of Bergen.
Career
2023, Arntzen de Besche – Partner
2018 – 2023, Arntzen de Besche – Senior Lawyer
2020, DNB Bank ASA – In-house Counsel (Secondment)
2017 – 2018, The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) – Lawyer
2016 – 2017, Arntzen de Besche – Senior Associate
2013 – 2016, Arntzen de Besche – Associate
2012, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Colombia – Legal intern
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
2008 – 2013, University of Bergen – Master of Law
2012, American University, Washington D.C. – Elective courses as part of the Norwegian degree
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.