Per Arne Damm is partner in our Employment law team, with special focus on employment law issues.
Per Arne Damm has been legal adviser for a large number of Norwegian and international companies. In the period 1990 – 2003 he was international partner in law firms with connections to audit firms, working mainly with tax and corporate issues.
Per Arne Damm joined Simonsen Vogt Wiig law firm as partner in 2003, where he has generally practiced corporate law. Focus areas are various types of contract law, especially with respect to corporate and company law. Specialized in company establishments, mergers and demergers, due diligence and transactions, and has been involved in distribution and franchise agreements and various types of joint venture agreements.
Head of Simonsen Vogt Wiig’s employment law Department 2005 – 2018. Assisted clients with advising in changing processes, including restructurings and workforce reductions, and also business transfers, outsourcing, dismissal of private individuals, data protection and procedure. Co-writer of the book “Employment law in Europe”.
Extensive experience from litigation and dispute resolution. Experience from arbitration cases and from performing investigations.
Admitted to the Supreme Court in 1995.
External examiner in employment law at the University of Oslo.
Legal 500: «Outstanding litigator».
Experience
2021 | - | (today) | Senior lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS |
2003 | - | 2020 | Partner, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS |
1998 | - | 2003 | Partner, Advokatfirmaet PwC DA |
1990 | - | 1998 | Partner, Advokatfirmaet Coopers & Lybrand |
1985 | - | 1990 | Senior Associate, Advokatfirmaet Rostveit og Andersen |
1984 | - | 1985 | Deputy judge/konst. sorenskriver, Tune sorenskriverembete |
1981 | - | 1984 | Førstekonsulent 1981, Skatteavdelingen i Finansdepartementet |
Education
1981 | Cand. Jur., University of Oslo |
Appointments
2004 | - | 2006 | Chairman of the Board, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS |
1998 | - | 2003 | Risk Management Partner, Advokatfirmaet PwC DA |
1998 | - | 2003 | Norwegian representative, PwC i employment Law Network |
1998 | - | 2000 | Chairman of the Board, Advokatfirmaet PwC DA |