Kaja Kaarby
Kaja Kaarby is a lead lawyer in DLA Piper’s Employment law group. She provides legal advice within all aspects of employment law. Kaarby assists Norwegian and international clients within both individual and collective employment law, including day-to-day advice on all employment related matters.
Kaarby has experience with extensive reorganisation and redundancies as well as individual dismissals and collective dismissals. She assists clients in all phases of reorganisation and redundancies, including strategic and operational assessments, information and consultation and preparation of necessary documentation. Kaarby regularly advice clients in relation to TUPE, preparation of employment contracts, internal guidelines and policies, employee involvement and assistance regarding HES matters. She frequently assists with due diligence within the field of employment law.
In addition to employment law she also works with intellectual property rights, particularly in relation to personal data matters.
Member of the Norwegian Bar Association.
Kaja is recommended for Employment by The Legal 500, 2024.
Kaja is recommended for Employment by The Legal 500, 2023.
Kaja is recommended for Employment by The Legal 500, 2022.
Kaja is recommended for Employment by The Legal 500, 2021.
Kaja is recommended for Employment by The Legal 500, 2020.
DLA Piper 'goes above and beyond for its clients' and has 'a professionalism, attitude and thoroughness that makes it very trustworthy'. Practice head Per Benonisen 'brings a wealth of experience to every matter he works on'; he recently advised Spotify on its employment contracts and assisted Discovery Networks Norway with its reorganisation. Other key names include associate partner Gunn Kristin Olimstad and lead lawyer Kaja Kaarby, who has 'a 360 degree approach to matters and provides outstanding advice'.