Sven Bjørk

Partner. Bjørk assists employers and employees with advice, investigations/inquiries, negotiations and advocacy in connection with the termination of employment relationships, reorganisations and business transfers. He provides strategic advice on non-compete clauses and bonus, share-based and other incentive schemes. In addition, he provides general legal advice on business and sports law. Bjørk has extensive experience of negotiating solutions to individual and collective workplace disputes and litigating such cases in courts of law. Sven has previously worked as a lawyer with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) and DNB’s employment law department. From his time at DNB, he has experience and expertise relating to practical, in-house HR processes and employment law related to reorganisations, personnel cases and the handling of whistleblower cases. Experience from several sides of the labour market means that Bjørk can quickly understand the client’s needs and see the practical consequences of the advice he gives. This has made him an important strategic advisor for his clients. Sven is often asked to lecture on various employment law topics and is a regular examiner and supervisor in various subjects at the University of Bergen. · Arntzen Grette

NorwayEmployment, Pensions

Email Call Website

About

Partner advising employers and employees on termination of employment, reorganisations, business transfers, non-compete clauses and bonus/share-based incentive schemes, with additional work in business and sports law. He has extensive experience handling investigations, individual and collective workplace disputes, litigation in courts, and practical in-house HR processes including whistleblower cases; he also lectures and serves as examiner/supervisor at the University of Bergen.

Practice areas

EmploymentPensionsCommercial ContractsDispute ResolutionSports LawInvestigations & Whistleblowing

Office

Norway

Arntzen Grette · Partner. Bjørk assists employers and employees with advice, investigations/inquiries, negotiations and advocacy in connection with the termination of employment relationships, reorganisations and business transfers. He provides strategic advice on non-compete clauses and bonus, share-based and other incentive schemes. In addition, he provides general legal advice on business and sports law. Bjørk has extensive experience of negotiating solutions to individual and collective workplace disputes and litigating such cases in courts of law. Sven has previously worked as a lawyer with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) and DNB’s employment law department. From his time at DNB, he has experience and expertise relating to practical, in-house HR processes and employment law related to reorganisations, personnel cases and the handling of whistleblower cases. Experience from several sides of the labour market means that Bjørk can quickly understand the client’s needs and see the practical consequences of the advice he gives. This has made him an important strategic advisor for his clients. Sven is often asked to lecture on various employment law topics and is a regular examiner and supervisor in various subjects at the University of Bergen.

Norway

Expertise

Non-compete clausesBonus, share-based and incentive schemesInternal investigations and whistleblower handlingReorganisations and business transfersCollective workplace disputes and employment litigationBanking sector experience (DNB secondment)Employer-organisation perspective (experience at NHO)

Education

Master of Law, University of Bergen (2008–2013)
Elective courses, American University, Washington D.C. (2012)

Admissions

Norwegian Bar Association