The Legal 500

Advokatfirman Cederquist provides ‘professional advice and business understanding’ regarding labour law, transactional support and litigation. Robert Stromberg and Jens Tillqvist represented EIO and its members in five collective bargaining cases before the Labour Court. Stromberg advised RIM on its acquisition of TAT. Manpower and Ålandsbanken Sverige are key clients.

DLA Nordic handles contentious and non-contentious labour issues. Practice head Mats Borgström represents clients in international and domestic labour disputes, and is recommended for his ‘flexibility, responsiveness and good advice’. Sven Erfors’ clients include the Swedish Building Workers’ Union. Johan Sundberg represents life sciences multinationals, and Emil Ödling advised Motorola Mobility on employment aspects of its acquisition of Dreampark.

Linklaters LLP’s employment group supports big-ticket transactions. Practice head Anders Nordström and Ottilia Boström Iskanius advised Pang Da on its equity investment in Saab Automobile and Thermo Fisher Scientific on the acquisition of Phadia. Charlotte Demegård divides her time between Stockholm and London.

At Advokatfirman Vinge, the ‘committed, serious’ Björn Lindskog and Fredrik Gustafsson ‘provide constructive advice’, and recently represented SAS in three discrimination cases. Fredrik Dahl and Linnéa Blommé advised Quintiles on its restructuring. Malmö-based Ingela Malmborg acts for Tetra Pak, and Gothenburg-based Olle Lindén assisted PV Enterprise with a major reorganisation. New clients include Selecta and LG Electronics.

Sten Bauer and Johan Zetterstrom at Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyra advise multinational companies on reorganisations, collective redundancies and outsourcing, most notably in the banking, pharmaceuticals and real estate sectors.

At employment boutique Elmzell Advokatbyrå AB, member of ius laboris, Ulrika Runelöv and her team advise on international projects, transactions and restructurings. Almega is among a number of new clients. Lars Hartzell and Jenny Hellberg are key figures in the team, and founding partner Anders Elmér is a senior adviser. Jakob Broman joined from an in-house role at Unionen, but Annika Elmér accepted a post with the City of Stockholm.

Mannheimer Swartling is commended for its ‘experience, speed and good documentation’. Gothenburg-based Henric Diefke’s team handles the employment aspects of major transactions, including advising AstraZeneca on the sale of Astra Tech to DENTSPLY.

Bird & Bird advises on collective labour law and senior management contracts. It has a dedicated employee incentives and benefits group focusing on corporate migration. Clients include Lantmännen, NASDAQ OMX Group, and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum. Managing partner Katarina Nordblom Åhlberg heads the team, which is supported by the firm’s international footprint. Magnus Berterud is recommended.

Advokatfirman Delphi’s ten-lawyer group, led by Fredrik Nordlöf in Stockholm and Leif Ramberg in Gothenburg, advises on transactions, restructurings and disputes. Clients include Microsoft, the Nobel Museum and Cellmark. Paula Embro Hogéus is a talented courtroom lawyer.

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s Andreas Holmqvist, Manfred Löfvenhaft and Björn Tude advise Swedish and international businesses on transactions, trade secrets, redundancies and outsourcing.

Hamilton Advokatbyrå’s practice head Erik Danhard handles Labour Court cases, and Tom Johansson represents international professional services firms. The ‘knowledgeable, service-minded’ Fredrika Skoog recently advised Heron International on employment law issues, including trade union consultations, concerning the divestment of Heron City in Stockholm.

Mats Hellström and Johan Karlman at Hellström Law advise on layoffs, redundancies, restructurings and business transfers, including advising Gambro on transferring its global peritoneal dialysis business to Fresenius.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Olle Jansson is variously ‘thoughtful, creative and aggressive: a joy to work with’, and provides transactional support and standalone employment law advice to Swedish and international clients. Robert Lakatos is representing Swedish National Courts Administration.

Öberg & Associés’ ‘knowledgeable, high-quality’ team represents trade unions, public sector employers and corporates. Ulf Öberg and Martin Mörk successfully represented the Equality Ombudsman against SAS and, together with Ida Otken Eriksson, are representing Pilotförbundet in a major discrimination case.

Setterwalls’ 13-lawyer team features the ‘experienced and highly skilled’ Dan Bullarbo in Gothenburg, Marc Tullgren in Malmö, and Henrik Kjellander and Åsa Erlandsson in Stockholm. Clients include Göteborg Vatten, Ramirent and KappAhl.

At Wistrand, Mats Hilmersson focuses on the electronics, telecoms and software sectors, and advises clients such as Sun Chemical and Etac Sweden. Gunnar Blomberg in Stockholm and Gothenburg team leader Hans Potila Strömsnes provide support.

Eversheds’ Fredrik Järund and Claes-Göran Westerberg provide cross-border transactional support and standalone employment law advice.

MAQS Law Firm’s clients include universities and travel, media and pharmaceuticals companies. Gothenburg-based Lars Lövgren is the key name in a group, which was reinforced by the addition of Hamilton Advokatbyrå’s Malmö team, notably Jan Gruvstad and Mats Nilsson.

Roschier’s Magnus Wallander and Jenny Welander Wadström recently advised Vattenfall on employment contracts and provided post-acquisition advice to Assa Abloy.

Ashurst’s Jenny Jilmstad provides labour law advice and handles employment disputes.

Gärde Wesslau Advokatbyrå’s Ulf Forsgren successfully represented International Copyright Enterprise (ICE) in the Swedish Labour Court, and Jessica Stålhammar recently advised Witre and the City of Helsingborg. The firm recruited Carl-Erik Setterberg from Almega and Malmö-based Karin Strandberg from MAQS Law Firm.

Hammarskiöld & Co AB’s Thomas Lindqvist advised Armstrong DLW on a factory closure and represented Thermo Fisher in a labour law dispute. Other clients include General Motors, NEC and Scania.

Lindahl’s team, led by Malmö-based Cecilia Kindgren-Bengtsson, provides transactional support and ‘timely, precise’ advice on TUPE matters. Clients include EG and Hanza Göteborg. Martin Agell in Stockholm handles labour disputes, and Gothenburg-based Magnus Löfving represents Göteborgs Gatuaktiebolag.

Anna Jerndorf and the team at Magnusson Advokatbyrå are ‘dynamic, client friendly and value for money’. The group has been advising International Automotive Components Group, AEG Live and new clients Otsuka and Veolia. Carl-Fredrik Hedenström advises Chinese companies operating in Sweden.

At Time Advokatbyrå KB, the ‘highly professional and skilled’ Mikael Nelson acts for clients including Tradedoubler and Sodexo. Niclas Carlsson represents clients in tribunals and the Labour Court.