post@sbraathen.no

Merete Furesund

Partner | lawyer

post@sbraathen.no

Merete Furesund

Partner | lawyer

Merete Furesund  joined the company as partner August 1st, 2025. She came from the position as partner at Littler Norway, and has previously also been partner at law firm Homble Olsby and senior lawyer at Kvale law firm.

Merete Furesund primarily works with employment law, pension law, litigiation and dispute resolution. She has extensive experience with issues regarding working hours, workforce reductions, reorganizations, business transfers, collective labour law and EU/EEA law. Her expertise also includes legal proceedings for the ordinary courts, the Labour Court and the EFTA Court. She acts for a wide range og national and international clients.

Merete Furesund is co-author of the Norwegian chapter in Workforce Restructuring in Europe, Bloomsbury 2015.

Merete Furesund is a member of The Norwegian Bar Association, The Norwegian Society of Labour Law and The Pension Forum.

Practice

  • Partner | lawyer, Homble Solheim advokatfirma AS, 2025 –
  • Partner | lawyer, Littler advokatfirma AS, 2023 – 2025
  • Partner | lawyer, Homble Olsby law firm, 2017 – 2023
  • Senior Lawyer and Senior Associate at Kvale law firm August 2011 – April 2017
  • Lawyer and Deputy Director at SAMFO 2004 – 2011
  • Associate and Negotiation Consultant at SAMFO 2000 – 2004
  • Legal Advisor, DNB Postbanken Real Estate 1999 -2000

Education

  • Cand. jur., University of Oslo, 1999