Helmr

Helmr is a commercial law firm focusing on employment law and HR, based in Oslo, Norway. We represent national and international businesses, employers, labor unions, governmental organizations, municipalities as well as individuals, which means that our lawyers possess a unique understanding of employment law. As employment law experts, we have considerable experience in negotiations, mediation and proceedings before the courts for both employees and employers. Our legal experts provide legal advice on all aspects of the planning and implementation of workforce reductions, outsourcing and matters related to business acquisitions. We assist employers in legal issues relating to competition clauses and drafting of compensation agreements, including option agreements and employment contracts. As a large number of our lawyers have experience from employers' associations or unions, we also have special expertise in collective labor law. Helmr is recommended in the area of labor and employment law by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Helmr is a member of L&E Global, the world’s first international integrated legal alliance which specializes in providing counsel on cross-border labor and employment law issues. L&E Global boasts more than 1,200 attorneys and 16 international practices. Member firms include Jackson Lewis (United States). Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Canada, Gerlach Rechtsanwälte (Austria), Van Olmen & Wynant (Belgium), Flichy Grangé Avocats (France), Pusch Wahlig Legal (Germany), Natividad Abogados (Mexico), LABLAW – Studio Legale (Italy), Palthe Oberman (Netherlands), Swarbrick Beck Mackinnon (New Zealand), Harmers Workplace Lawyers (Australia), A. Sobczyk & Współpracownicy (Poland), Magda Volonciu and Associates (Romania), Bufete Suárez de Vivero, S.L.(Spain), Schmid Heinzen Hunbert Lerch (Switzerland). The full service firms of Advogados (Brazil) and Hamiliton Advokatbyrå (Sweden) are affiliated members.