Tor Olav Carlsen > BAHR > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
BAHR Offices
TJUVHOLMEN ALLÉ 16
PO BOX 1524 VIKA
0117 OSLO
Norway
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Tor Olav Carlsen
Work Department
Employment, Benefits and Pensions
Position
Partner
Career
Tor Olav re-joined BAHR’s Employment group in June 2021, as Deputy Head of the group. He came from the position as Head of Legal in the Employers’ Association Spekter (Nw. Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter), were he assisted both private and publicly owned companies mainly within the cultural-, transport- (bus, rail and air), health- and energy sector. Tor Olav has extensive experience from both individual and collective employment law. He has also published several professional articles within the employment area and is used as lecturer.
Tor Olav also has experience as a litigation lawyer from several cases regarding individual and collective disputes for the ordinary courts and for the special Labour Court of Norway (Nw. Arbeidsretten).
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
(Next Generation Partners)BAHR fields a broad and competent employer-focused practice, and provides an ‘outstanding professional standard‘ on pensions issues and matters relating to the financial sector. The practice is headed up by the ‘exceptional‘ Tarjei Thorkildsen, who is sought after for his expertise on pensions and cross-border employment issues, regularly acting for international blue-chip companies; while deputy head Tor Olav Carlsen, who was recently promoted to partner, acts for a diverse group of employers and senior executives. The team also includes Margrethe Meder, who has particular experience in issues relating to hiring, working time, redundancies and lay-offs; Peter Hammerich, who is a pensions expert; and Børre Sofus Arnet, who works closely with private equity clients.
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