Alex Borch > Advokatfirmaet Hjort > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Advokatfirmaet Hjort Offices
Universitetsgata 1
Oslo, 0164
Norway
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Alex Borch
Work Department
Employment | Dispute Resolution
Position
Alex Borch specializes in employment law and dispute resolution.
Alex assists both employers and employees with legal advice and in legal disputes in the practice area of employment law. He has comprehensive litigation experience and has negotiated a large number of termination agreements for both employers and employees. Additionally, Alex has special experience involving employees who start up a competing business – or transfer to competing businesses. He has edited the book “Konkurransebegrensninger i arbeidsforhold” and been asked by the Ministry to contribute to the legislative process that resulted in new legislation being adopted in the area.
Alex has extensive experience involving professional liability and board members’ liability. In 2019 he handled many large compensation cases against law firms in both the Court of Appeals and the Norwegian Supreme Court. Alex has also assisted many former board members in compensation proceedings.
Alex has broad litigation experience from various contract disputes. The disputes have involved e.g. purchases, franchise relationships, collaboration agreements and distribution agreements.
Career
Languages
English, Norwegian
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Employment
(Leading partners)The ‘highly dedicated and problem-solving oriented’ team at Advokatfirmaet Hjort is engaged by energy, finance and pharmaceutical sector clients, among others, and is noted for its corporate governance and cross-border expertise. The practice is steered by Jens Kristian Johansen, who is an experienced litigator and focuses on discrimination and whistleblowing mandates. Key members include Anne Marie Due, who specialises in investigations and whistleblower mandates, Alex Borch, who handles severance negotiations, and Claude Lenth, who is a key name for GDPR and personal data law advice. Seasoned litigator Einar Engh and Christopher Hansteen, who has a proven track record in collective and individual labour law, are also recommended.
Norway > Dispute resolution
Led by telecoms expert Kristin Veierød, the disputes team at Advokatfirmaet Hjort is sought after by a broad range of clients, including companies in the real estate, construction and public sectors, on the full range of contentious mandates. Praised for his ‘high level of competence’, Frode Innjord is an experienced litigator and is particularly well-versed in real estate and construction law, while Nils Christian Langtvedt takes point on white-collar crime cases. For contentious employment mandates, Alex Borch , Anne Marie Due and Christopher Hansteen are key names.