Miss Andrea Rakvaag > Advokatfirmaet Schjødt > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt
Tordenskiolds gate 12
P.O. Box 2444 Solli
NO-0201 Oslo
Norway

Work Department

Employment & Pension

Position

Senior Lawyer

Career

Andrea specializes in employment law. She has particular experience advising local and international companies in contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including general day-to-day advice, employment law in transactions, and workforce reductions.

Andrea has worked in Schjødt since 2017, apart from a 20-month period as a deputy judge in the District Court. During her time as a deputy judge, Andrea handled several civil and criminal cases. She also worked as a court mediator.

Prior to joining Schjødt, Andrea worked as a caseworker at Jusshjelpa i Nord-Norge. She also interned at the Brønnøysund Register Centre and with another law firm.

Languages

Norwegian, English

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > Employment

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt has a full-service employment practice covering the complete range of employment, benefits and pension matters. The team possesses strong knowledge pf the energy, biotech, IT and transportation sectors, with particular expertise advising on large and complex HR processes. Practice head Iselin Nybø, who joined the team in February 2023, has special knowledge of labour legislation. The ‘highly knowledgeable‘ team also includes Martin Jetlund, who has particular experience with transfer of undertaking issues; Magnus Lütken, who specialises in restructurings and workforce reductions; and Ingrid Cathrine Nielsen, who joined the team in May 2023, adding experience in executive contracts and executive incentive schemes. Other notable practitioners include pension practitioner Marie Hagberg and Andrea Rakvaag, who focuses on day-to-day advice.