Lawyers

Ole Kristian Olsby

Ole Kristian Olsby

Work Department

Littler advokatfirma AS

Position

Ole Kristian Olsby is the Managing Partner and founding partner at Littler advokatfirma AS. He handles the entire spectrum of employment law advice. Ole Kristian has extensive experience as a commercial lawyer within the full range of employment law and Human Resources related matters, both contentious and non-contentious. He has worked as counsel for a broad range of clients in different business sectors, including large international companies. He has comprehensive experience in assisting top executives and high-ranking executives as well as members of the Board of Directors. A significant part of his work is international employment law and cross-border matters. He has extensive experience in negotiations as well as in providing advice to employers regarding issues such as reorganisations, mergers, and temporary employment. He has considerable experience in finding the right solutions as well as in creative problem solving and creative business solutions. Ole Kristian Olsby has more than 20 years experience, and has been ranked in Chambers Europe since 2014 and in Legal 500 EMEA since 2015.

Career

Managing partner | lawyer at Littler advokatfirma AS, 2023 - present Managing partner | lawyer at Homble Olsby advokatfirma AS, 2021 - 2023 Chair | partner | lawyer at Homble Olsby advokatfirma AS, 2007 – 2021 Lawyer at Wikborg Rein & Co law firm, 2005 – 2007 Lawyer at Komnæs Braaten Skard DA law firm, 2001 – 2005 Deputy Judge at Alstahaug District Court, 1999 – 2001 Conscripted legal advisor at the Norwegian Defense Headquarter, 1998 – 1999 Deputy lawyer| lawyer at Gjermund Kalsnes law firm, 1998 Lecturer in legal subjects at Merkantilt Institutt, 1998

Languages

• Norwegian• English

Memberships

• Norwegian Bar Association • Norwegian Society of Labour law

Education

• Law degree, University of Oslo, 1998

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