Wikborg Rein‘s full-service employment offering is sought out by a broad range of clients including corporates in the oil and gas, renewable energy, finance and technology industries, and is rated for its expertise in undertakings, reorganisations and redundancies. Practice head Christian Backe is an experienced litigator who is noted for his strength in reorganisations, while fellow litigator Fredrik Gisholt heads up the Bergen group, covering all aspects of employment law, with a focus on downsizings and individual terminations. At the associate level, Karoline Moen Brunstad has an increased focus on employment-related disputes, while also advising on downsizing and whistleblowing mandates.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Short response times. Very good collaboration. Listens to client in order to understand the situation.’
‘Karoline Moen Brunstad always has short response times and gives priority to me as a client.’
‘We have had the pleasure of working with the employment team at Wikborg Rein on several cases, and they are among the best in the industry. The team has deep legal knowledge, they are easy to work and communicate with and they are very professional. They understand the client’s needs and they are very effective.'
‘We have worked with Christian Backe, Karoline Moen Brunstad and Ine Osland in many different cases and we are always so happy with their help. They are very professional, effective and easy to communicate with. All of them have a deep legal knowledge and always deliver great results.’
Key clients
- Humana
- Stiftelsen Christian Radich
- Solstad Offshore ASA
- Human Care Bo AS and Human Care Ung AS
- Multivac AS
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Vygruppen
- Avanova
- Norsk Gjenvinning
- Transocean
Work highlights
Assisted Humana in a dispute against several consultants claiming that they should be classified as employees and claims for damages in this regard.
Assisted Vygruppen in a dispute against an employee representative.
Assisted Solstad in a transaction involving the transfer of over 1000 seafarers employed through different Solstad entities around the world.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Christian Backe
Other key lawyers
Fredrik Gisholt; Karoline Moen Brunstad