Employment

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

Client Satisfaction

Advising across all areas of employment law and noted for its strength in litigation, complex reorganisations and whistleblowing matters, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is praised for its ‘strong expertise’ that makes ’the individuals stand out’. One such individual is department head Stein Kimsås-Otterbech, who consistently advises on changes in listed companies and matters involving reputational risk. Another key individual is Tron Dalheim, who is a seasoned litigator active in the oil, energy and aviation sectors. Promoted to partner in January 2024, Anders Sundsdal has a broad practice that extends to litigation, redundancy processes and transactions. Other key individuals are Håkon Berge, who heads up the Bergen practice; Alexandra Refsnes, who takes point on working time arrangements and undertaking transfers; and Jostein Opdahl-Jenssen, who is recommended for data privacy matters.

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Testimonials

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‘The Thommessen team is excellent. Their strengths are - Very strong theoretical/academic knowledge - Enthusiastic - "On your side" - Honest - Round the clock service when needed.’
‘The team at Thommessen are very fast and efficient to communicate with, and quick to make suggestions and roadmaps to reach the end goal. My experience is that they have a quite broad yet sharp knowledge in this legal segment.'
‘Partner, Anders Sundsdal, has shown great knowledge and helped with insight and strategy that has proved valuable.’
‘The team has high competence and skills. All processes delivered are made swift and easy.’
‘Tron Dalheim and Håkon Berge are both highly skilled and give us very good support and advice in our cases. Cases are closed in a timely manner, and they are both quick to reply to guide us on our queries.’
‘We have utilized employment law assistance and are very satisfied with the services provided by dedicated employees with strong expertise and excellent client service.’
‘Strong expertise is what makes the individuals stand out. We have had Håkon Berge as our lawyer in employment law matters for several years. He is highly skilled and knows our companies well. We know that Håkon Berge will always provide us with excellent assistance in the matters where we need support.'
‘Very balanced analysis of the case. 360 degree view of our situation, the plaintiff side and the court.’

Key clients

Total Energies EP Norge AS
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Bane NOR SF
Petoro
Wintershall DEA Norge AS
Gard AS
Equinor ASA
Microsoft Norge AS
B2Holding ASA
Kahoot!
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA
NorgesGruppen ASA
Bama Gruppen AS
Yara International ASA
Roche Norge AS
University of Bergen
Vestland county authorities
FH Gruppen AS
Höegh Autoliners Management AS
CGG Services
CapMan Infra and CBRE Caledon
DOF Subsea
Etac AB/Etac AS
Frydenbø AS
Framo AS
Oceaneering AS
Tidal
Autostore AS
NIKE
Boliden
Nestlé
Kahoot!
Klarna AB
MDE Group AS / MDE Personnel AS
Agilent Technologies
Boost Ai
Zalando SE
NVIDIA
Dignita Systems Norge AS
Phillip Morris Norge AS
TUI
Melberg Partners AS
Parexel
Intertanko
CTEK Norway AS
Seaway 7
Norkart
Scatec
Union Residental Holding (Bonova)
Hunter Group ASA
Danske Bank – Solo
Bruun Hjejle
MOWI
Fakta AS
Borger
BP
Currys
Nordic Semiconductor
Photocure
00Nation
Brevik Engineering AS
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.
Field Group AS
TheOFE.com - Ocean Freight Exchange
HCL Technologies

Work highlights

Assisted Bluestep Bank with complex matters such as cross-border merger, integration and transfer of undertaking etc.
Assisted the German consultancy firm IPE in a lawsuit from a former consultant in Norway.

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