The team at Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS combines a ‘strong’ employment practice with sector-specialist expertise in the technology, life sciences and healthcare industries. The practice is led by Anette Mellbye, who advises on both domestic and cross-border employment law issues. The team also includes Kåre Bjørlo, who frequently advises on downsizings, restructurings and pensions; and Jørgen Burdal, who is praised as an ‘extremely flexible and very helpful’ practitioner and is a specialist in individual employment protection matters. Kjersti Borgen joined the group from Wikborg Rein in August 2023.
Testimonials
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‘They are a strong team with a focus on the client's needs. They have excellent communication skills and give clear advice. We are dealing with some difficult cases and they guide us through it with focus and engagement.’
‘They dare to give clear advice.’
‘At Bull, the lawyers are always open for questions and discussions. Any advice given is very well reasoned, backed up and where necessary explained to the layperson. The lawyers we have dealt with are especially skilled in their field, which is easily noticeable when discussing legal matters with them, as they are familiar with all the recent developments in their field as well as precedent from the past.’
‘The team understands the business of the client.’
‘The lawyers interact in a friendly way, and you get the impression of working with a good colleague.’
‘Jørgen Burdal is very professional and his advice is easy to understand. We recommend his services to anyone.’
‘Jørgen Burdal is extremely flexible and very helpful.’
Key clients
- Amesto Group
- Endúr
- EverZink Norway
- Makita
- Kappa Bioscience
- N3Zones Group
- Nerostein
- Netel
- Posten Norge/Bring
- Puma
- Refinitiv
- SGS Group
Work highlights
- Advising PUMA on data protection, business restructuring and individual employment matters.
- Providing strategic and legal counsel to Webstep on the full range of employment law issues it encounters in the course of its daily business.
- Providing strategic and legal counsel to EverZinc following several reorganisation processes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anette Mellbye