Tarjei Thorkildsen > BAHR > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

BAHR
TJUVHOLMEN ALLÉ 16
PO BOX 1524 VIKA
0117 OSLO
Norway

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)

Tarjei ThorkildsenBAHR

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.