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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Distinctions

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Témoignages

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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.’

Clients clés

  • 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!

Points forts

  • 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.

Avocats

Hall of Fame

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Responsable de la pratique

Stein Kimsås-Otterbech

Autres avocats clés

Tron Dalheim; Anders Sundsdal; Håkon Berge; Alexandra Refsnes; Jostein Opdahl-Jenssen