Ms Kjersti Borgen > Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS Offices
Universitetsgata 9
NO-0164 Oslo
PO Box 6604 St. Olavs plass
NO-0129 Oslo
Norway
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Ms Kjersti Borgen
Work Department
Employment law and pensions; Litigation and arbitration
Position
Kjersti Borgen has specialised in employment law since 2008 and has broad experience within employment law, assisting Norwegian and international clients within various industries in the private and public sectors. Kjersti has also acted as a lawyer for employees and trade unions.
She regularly provides advice in complex matters regarding, inter alia, reorganizations, redundancies, transfer of undertakings, dismissals and cases dealing with discrimination and harassment. Her work includes extensive experience with dispute resolution through negotiations and litigation before the courts. She possesses expertise in collective employment law as well.
She regularly lectures and holds seminars for clients and employer/employee organizations.
Kjersti worked for several years as an in-house lawyer in the Gjensidige Group and in Tekna, the largest Norwegian union of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals. Kjersti is also a deputy judge in the Labour Court of Norway.
Career
| 2023 | Partner, Bull |
| 2023 | Specialist Counsel, Wikborg Rein |
| 2018–2022 | Senior attorney, Wikborg Rein |
| 2017- | Deputy Judge, Arbeidsretten |
| 2017 | Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Lippestad AS |
| 2015–2017 | Attorney, Tekna – The Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals |
| 2011–2014 | Attorney Corporate Legal, Gjensidige Forsikring ASA |
| 2008–2011 | Associate, Wikborg Rein |
Education
| 2017 | INSEAD Executive Board Programme |
| 2008 | Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Bergen |
| 2007 | Certificate in international finance law, Queen Mary, University of London |
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
Fielding a ‘very good and professional’ team, Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS‘ employment practice is sought out by a broad range of clients spanning the public sector and manufacturing industries. Anette Mellbye leads the practice and handles reorganisations, redundancies and whistleblowing assessments. The team also includes Kjersti Borgen, who is a good contact for collective employment law and dispute resolution work; Kåre Bjørlo, who advises on downsizings, restructurings and pensions; and Jørgen Burdal, who has a proven track record in individual employment protection matters.