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Kari-Eline-Bjorndal-Kloster
Associate Partner

Kari Eline Bjørndal Kloster

Languages
  • Norwegian
  • English

Kari Eline works in CMS Kluge's department of Employment law. She assist clients with dispute resolution and provides advice in all areas of employment law, including reorganization of companies, down-sizing processes and transfer of undertakings. Kari Eline is furthermore experienced in international issues within employment law, including issues related to secondment/assignment of employees abroad/to Norway, choice of law in employment relationships and transfer of undertakings across borders.

Kari Eline has previously worked in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has broad experience from international dispute resolution and trade law, including EU/EEA-law and WTO law. She has participated in negotiations of EFTA's trade agreements, and has been appointed as a an agent for the state of Norway in cases for the European Court of Justice and the EFTA Court, in addition to experience from dispute resolution in the WTO.

In addition to the master's degree in law, Kari Eline has a BA in International Business Management from University of Gloucestershire in the UK.

Relevant experience

  • 2024 - Associate Partner, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2021 - 2024 Managing Associate, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2019 - 2021 Senior Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2017 - 2019 Associate, Kluge Advokatfirma AS
  • 2008 - 2017 Senior Executive Officer, Adviser and Senior Adviser, the Legal Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Awards & Rankings

  • Recommended lawyer, Legal 500, Employment
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We have had the pleasure of working with Johan Krabbe-Knudsen and Kari Eline Bjørndal Kloster. They have both been attentive and committed. They have taken the time to listen to our concerns and have been very thorough and professional in their work.
Legal 500, Employment, 2025

Education

  • 2004 - 2007 Master i rettsvitenskap, Universitetet i Bergen
  • 2001 - 2004 Bachelor of Arts, International Business Management, University of Gloucestershire
  • 1999 - 2000 Ex. phil. og første avdeling jus, Universitetet i Bergen

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