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Tarjei Thorkildsen
Work Department
Employment, Benefits and Pensions
Position
Partner
Career
Tarjei Thorkildsen is head of BAHR’s Employment practice group and has many years of experience with national and international labour law issues, including, in particular, the provision of ongoing advice to large (Norwegian and international) enterprises on all types of labour law issues. He is also editor of the labour law journal Arbeidsrett and co-author of the annotated edition of the Working Environment Act.
Thorkildsen also has extensive litigation and arbitration experience, encompassing a broad range of cases.
Education
- 1997 – Admitted to the Supreme Court
- 1994 – Master of Law, Cambridge University
- 1989 – Cand.jur, University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
(Hall of Fame)BAHR fields a ‘solution-oriented and knowledgeable’ team, bringing this knowledge to the entire spectrum of employment law; the team is particularly noted for its capabilities in private equity and corporate employment work. The practice group is co-led by experienced partners Tarjei Thorkildsen, who specialises in pensions and cross-border employment issues; and Tor Olav Carlsen, who has a track record in negotiations and court litigation. Margrethe Meder stands out for labour law matters and is well-versed in hiring, working time and redundancies regulations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance (including shipping finance)
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance
- Offshore construction
- Real estate
- Shipping and maritime law
- Tax