Jan is a specialist on litigation, employment law and compliance and has extensive experience from a number of high-profile cases involving legal, political and reputational risk. He has litigated approximately 28 cases before the Supreme Court. In addition, Jan works with contract law, petroleum law, administrative law, environmental law and the law of damages. He is Professor II of Employment Law at BI Norwegian Business School and the author of several textbooks. He gives lectures on a regular basis and has vast experience from public and private boards, councils and committees. He has also been the head of several major investigations.<\/p>\n
Jan has extensive experience with management and change processes in which the framework conditions of collective employment law and the restoration of the employer’s managerial prerogative are of vital importance. He is also leading in Norway on compliance, anti-corruption, corporate penalty, conflict and crisis management, and subsequent clear-up processes under both Norwegian and international legislation, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.<\/p>\n
Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 have ranked Jan as a leading lawyer on employment law. 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