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Wiersholm

Wiersholm

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Norway

2

Employment

Wiersholm‘s recent caseload encompasses disputes related to whistleblowing cases, handling insider risk cases, and developing personnel security policies. The team also benefits from the firm’s expertise in M&A, which allows them to be actively engaged in transaction-related matters. Christel Søreide oversees the team, working closely with clients on personnel and whistleblower cases, reorganisations, and discrimination issues. Eli Aasheim is known for her expertise in transaction-related employment issues. Julie Piil Lorentzen assists in the undertaking and downscaling of businesses. Oda Indset and Helena Karoline Lie Norum are also active practitioners in the team. Long-standing employment law expert Jan Fougner is another key member of the team.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is known for its practical, hands-on approach, and strong commercial understanding. The team assists clients on both complex strategic issues and day-to-day employment law matters, ensuring advice that is not only legally sound but also operationally effective.’
  • ‘The individuals in Wiersholm’s employment team distinguish themselves through their ability to provide precise, business-oriented advice tailored to our company’s operations and strategic direction.’
  • ‘They combine deep legal knowledge with a genuine understanding of our industry and organisation, enabling them to deliver solutions that are both compliant and commercially sound.’
  • ‘The standout team in Norway. Unmatched in terms of availability, engagement, overall quality, and product delivery.'
  • ‘The leading partners, Eli Aarsheim and Christel Søreide, are individual stars - between them there is not an legal question they have not answered at least two times before. What really sets them apart from the competition, however, is their collaborative spirit and the team they have assembled around them. Their leadership and expertise make Wiersholm unmatched in the Norwegian market.’

Key clients

  • Norges Bank Investment Management
  • Orkla ASA
  • Vipps Mobilepay AS
  • Statkraft AS
  • Equinor ASA
  • ABB AS
  • Nasdaq Oslo ASA
  • Helly Hansen
  • Aller Media AS
  • NRK
  • TotalEnergies
  • Aneo AS

Work highlights

Successfully represented ConocoPhillips in an appellate case concerning the ownership of a purported employee invention.
Successfully represented Hitachi in a discrimination case before the Anti-discrimination Tribunal, concerning the employer’s right to apply differential treatment of employees with Russian citizenship in light of customer security standards.
Represents TotalEnergies in a court dispute related to restructuring of a top hat pension scheme.

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Leading associates

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Julie Piil Lorentzen
Julie Piil Lorentzen
Practice head

Christel Søreide

Other key lawyers

Eli Aasheim; Julie Piil Lorentzen; Oda Indset; Helena Karoline Lie Norum; Jan Fougner