Trond Erik Kvalsnes joined as a partner in Homble Olsby | Littler 1st April 2022. 

Kvalsnes has a broad education and extensive experience in both working life law and management. This background has given him specialist expertise in labor disputes and power struggles, whistleblowing cases, fact findings and investigations, change-, reorganization- and downsizing processes as well as in follow-up of employees.

In addition, Kvalsnes has significant experience with collective labour law, handling of collective bargaining parties and negotiations, as well as GDPR, equality- and anti-discrimination law. He has also particular experience with the University- and University College Act.

Kvalsnes is internationally ranked in Chambers and Partners: "A client comments: He's a good mentor to coach through processes and he lets the client take ownership of the process if we want to, alongside his excellent guidance." He is also 'recommended' in Legal 500.

Practice

• Partner and lawyer, Littler advokatfirma AS, 2023 - present
• Partner and lawyer, Homble Olsby | Littler, 2022 - 2023      
• Senior lawyer, Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS, 2013 – 2022       
• Senior lawyer, Simonsen Advokatfirma AS, 2011 – 2012
• Lawyer, Abelia (part of The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise - NHO),  2006 – 2011             
• Associate, Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS, 2002 – 2006             
• Assistant, Norwegian Labour Court, 2001                            
• Legal adviser, The Norwegian Police Directorate, 2001
• Legal adviser, The Norwegian Ministry of Justice, 1999 - 2000

Education

• Part master, Human Resource Management, BI, 2008
• Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 2001
• Organisation and Management, Tromsø Maritime Høyskole (now University of Tromsø), 1994
• Officer, The Norwegian Air Defense, Officer Candidate School, 1994 - 1995

Other assignments and positions

• Board member, Coretta & Martin Luther King Institute for Peace,  2019 - present
• Chair, Masterclass (Fagforum) in Labor Law, Juristenes Utdanningssenter, 2016 - present
• Deputy representative, The Dispute Resolution Board, business sector appointed, 2007 - 2009
• Co-Author, Arbeidsrett.no, 2005 - present
• Deputy member, The Norwegian Complaints Board for Equality, 2003 – 2005