Employment in Sweden

Advokatfirman Cederquist KB

The employment team at Advokatfirman Cederquist KB advises top international blue-chip clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, often acting in tandem with the firm's corporate team on transactional matters. Robert Stromberg heads up the practice and is experienced in pensions, incentives and outsourcings, while Jens Tillqvist handles day-to-day employment matters including redundancies and dismissals. At the senior associate level, Malin Dunér is recommended for M&A-related matters and litigation. Jonas Lindskog left for an in-house role.

Practice head(s):

Robert Stromberg


Other key lawyers:

Jens Tillqvist; Fredrik Lundén; Klara Wirén; Malin Dunér; Niclas Johansson


Testimonials

‘The team is very competent.’

‘We have had to manage a number of re-orgs during the year, union negotiations and negotiations with specific employees. The firm is very professional and skilled in the negotiations.’

‘Robert Stromberg is outstanding in negotiations! One of the best I have seen.’

Key clients

The Swedish Installation Federation and FineWeld Sverige AB


The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv)


Société Générale SA


Mister Spex GmbH


Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC)


Foodora AB


RLG Europe B.V


Activision Blizzard Inc


Manpower AB and Manpower Matchning AB


Addici AB and Coor Service Management AB


Work highlights


  • Representing the employers’ organisation the Swedish Installation Federation (Installatörsföretagen) and its member FineWeld Sverige AB in a dispute in the Swedish Labour Court.
  • Assisted Société Genéralé, a multinational investment bank and financial services company, with a transfer of a business to Amundi.
  • Representing Foodora AB in a dispute in the Swedish Labour Court against the Swedish Transport Workers’ union.

Mannheimer Swartling

Fielding ‘a very good team with excellent lawyers’, Mannheimer Swartling utilises its employment team for support on large M&A transactions alongside acting for clients on general employment matters and handling contentious disputes. Henric Diefke heads up the team with over 20 years’ experience in employment law, work environment issues and pensions; Anders Nordström is a name for contentious matters, including litigation and arbitration proceedings; and Tobias Normann, who was recently promoted to partner, is experienced in reorganisations, trade union matters, investigations and pensions work. Special counsel Charlotte Demegård is also recommended.

Practice head(s):

Henric Diefke


Other key lawyers:

Anders Nordström; Tobias Normann; Charlotte Demegård


Testimonials

‘Excellent legal skills, constructive, service minded, understands the business and market.’

‘Very good team, excellent lawyers. Easy access.’

‘Partner Henric Diefke is a really good lawyer, responsive and delivers hands-on advice.’

‘Full-service firm but with edge in labour law field.’

‘Anders Nordström – Experienced and confident.’

‘Tobias Normann is highly service minded and accurate/competent in his field of service, particularly outstanding in the legal analysis in combination with being able to give precise advice on which course of action is preferable with an account of relevant risks/benefits.’

Key clients

Volvo Cars


ABB


Sandvik


Telia


Electrolux, Electrolux Professional


SAS Scandinavian Airlines


Loomis


Epic Games Sweden


Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson


Meta Platforms, Inc.


Work highlights


  • Advised Volvo Cars and Geely Holding on a variety of Swedish employment law and pension related matters in relation to the IPO of Volvo Cars on Nasdaq Stockholm and the $20bn de-SPAC transaction of Polestar.
  • Acting for Columbus Global Danmark A/S in multiple larger disputes concerning unlawful competition and misappropriation of trade secrets by former shareholders and employees.
  • Assisted International Automotive Components Group Sweden AB with the successful appeal of the largest reclaim of governmental employer’s support (Covid-19 support) corresponding to approximately SEK105m.

Advokatfirman Vinge

Advokatfirman Vinge offers clients ‘deep knowledge in the field of employment law and provides timely and useful advice’. It handles both contentious and non-contentious matters and has recently been advising on terminations, collective bargaining agreements, reorganisations, trade secrets issues and disputes, as well as transactional matters and advisory work. Fredrik Dahl, Yohanna Öhrnegård and Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp jointly lead the team; Dahl is a key name for employment litigation, as is Öhrnegård, who represents clients in the Swedish courts and before arbitration tribunals, while Jerntorp handles M&A-related employment work. Åsa Gotthardsson is recommended for reorganisations and HR issues.

Practice head(s):

Fredrik Dahl; Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp; Yohanna Öhrnegård


Other key lawyers:

Åsa Gotthardsson


Testimonials

‘Really knowledgeable team, the team were put together with unique knowledge in each area and we felt very taken care of. Respond promptly at all times, no matter time of the day.’

‘Yohanna Öhrnegård did take the lead in her role and used all resources in the best way and finally won our case. On top off that, it was done in a very personal way which made us feel like friends during a hard time.’

‘The team has deep knowledge in the field of employment law and provides timely and useful advice.’

‘The team is very oriented towards finding practical solutions to any legal challenges.’

‘Dedicated, engaged in our challenge, quick to respond, uncomplicated. The specific stand-out lawyer I have in mind is Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp.’

‘Very business focused. Good understanding of the need to deliver within a specific time frame.’

‘Solutions are very focused to our local business and realistic to implement. High knowledge of labour legislation.’

‘Promptness, knowledgeable, easy access.’

Key clients

EQT Partners AB


Trustly AB


SCA AB


IKEA Group


Bluestep Bank AB


AB Volvo


Northvolt AB


King (Midasplayer AB)


Tetra Pak


Attendo


Anyfin


Qatar Airways


Astra Zeneca


Work highlights


  • Advised Trustly on the restructuring of its organisation and with its new growth strategy, involving redundancy for over 100 people in Europe.
  • Represented EQT in the review of its global employment agreements, drafting the agreement templates and project managing the contacts with local counsel in US, APAC and Europe as well as adjusting country specific templates from the feedback from the local counsel.
  • Represented Qatar Airways in: a) restructuring the Swedish operations to achieve efficiency and b) migration advice for secondments from Doha to Stockholm.

Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie often advises on the employment aspects of large international M&A transactions for blue-chip companies, and is led by special counsel and experienced M&A lawyer Sten Bauer. Bauer handles executive recruitments, terminations, redundancies and employment litigation. At associate level, Margarita Kozlov is recommended for employment benefits, restructurings, HR matters and whistleblowing claims, and Ida Cederborg is a key name for work environment and discrimination matters.

Practice head(s):

Sten Bauer


Other key lawyers:

Margarita Kozlov; Ida Cederborg


Testimonials

‘Global reach and effortless cross-border work.’

‘Sten Bauer is a great negotiator.’

‘Margarita Kozlov is always on top of things.’

Key clients

Jones Lang LaSalle


Stockholmsmässan


Dun & Bradstreet


SAP


Håndverksgruppen


Nalka Invest


FSN Capital GP V Limited


Accent Equity Partners


Work highlights


  • Advising Colliers on the preparation of employment agreements and bonus agreements as well assisting with a transaction.
  • Acted as legal adviser to the Norwegian company Håndverksgruppen in connection with the acquisition of 13 Swedish surface treatment companies including various aspects of employment-related matters.
  • Advised Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad on its acquisition of Swedish specialty chemicals company Perstorp Holding AB.

Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB

Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB is a ‘very well-respected firm in the local market’ and advises multinational blue-chip clients on contentious and non-contentious employment issues. Practice head Björn Rustare is a key name to note for cross-border business transfers, M&A transactions, incentive programmes, and collective bargaining agreements, among other areas. Johan Zetterström handles reorganisations, individual terminations and collective redundancies.

Practice head(s):

Björn Rustare


Other key lawyers:

Johan Zetterström


Testimonials

‘Solid industry experience with a global reach. Very well respected firm in the local market.’

‘Johan Zetterström is very pragmatic and has strong local market knowledge and know how. He is seen as a market leader in Sweden and provides solid advice and information.’

‘This firm has shown great industry knowledge, availability and service mindedness, always with the best for our business in focus.’

‘The expertise in the labour law area was of immense importance in our extensive and complex restructuring, ensuring the process was closed while maintaining strong relations with the trade unions as well as employees affected by the redundancy.’

‘Having worked with Johan Zetterström in an extensive and complex restructuring, I was impressed not only by his juridical expertise in the labour law field, but also by his business acumen, commercial pragmatism and problem solving ability. All this, in combination with great people skills, made him a great partner to me as a HR leader.’

‘Very personal and solution oriented approach with quick turnaround and great understanding of our particular issues.’

‘Johan Zetterström has a very pragmatic and initiated approach which always lands great advice.’

‘The team is extremely knowledgeable and always shows excellent service regardless of how stressful the situation may be. They are all solution oriented and guide us as a client when we are unsure of what the best approach would be. While being cost mindful and respectful of our time.’

Key clients

Voi Technology


Securitas


Combient


The North Alliance


Jernhusen


EQT


Utopia Music


Svea Solar


Tink


Visit Sweden


GE


Storskogen Group


Swedbank


Electronic Arts


TikTok


AB Volvo


Creandum


Patricia Industries


Jobandtalent


Leksands IF


Work highlights


  • Representing Voi Technology, the leading Sweden-based dockless electric scooter-share company active in a range of jurisdictions in Europe.
  • Representing Visit Sweden, Sweden’s official website for tourism and travel information, on various employment law matters in Sweden and other European and global jurisdictions.
  • Representing EQT on various matters related to investments and matters related to senior advisers and executives, policies, procedures and more.

edpLaw

edpLaw was founded in January 2021 and focuses on employment law and data protection work. Practice head Dino Kalamujic moved across from Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB alongside Johan Thörn and Johan Sundberg, and the team acts for large international blue-chip clients on contentious and non-contentious matters. Kalamujic advises on day-to-day matters, terminations and compliance issues, as well as handling litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Practice head(s):

Dino Kalamujic


Other key lawyers:

Johan Thörn; Johan Sundberg


Testimonials

‘Easy to work with.’

‘The whole team has extensive seniority within employment law and they can handle the most complex legal cases efficiently.’

‘The team has an extremely good variety of skills needed to assist clients – core employment law to most cutting-edge knowledge regarding data privacy within employment matters.’

‘Dino Kalamujic – Exceptional knowledge within employment law and related dispute resolution combined with really practical solutions for clients.’

‘Johan Thörn – Future employment, privacy and data protection superstar. Already now one of the leading young partners in Sweden within these sectors.’

‘The team consist of very skilled lawyers. The team has in-depth knowledge of labour law and clients praise their work.’

‘Johan Sundberg is the safe choice when choosing an employment lawyer in Sweden. He is calm, to the point and a pleasure to work with. This combined with many years of experience makes him a preferred partner.’

‘Dino Kalamujic has been amazing at supporting me and our business with employment legislative queries for colleagues in Sweden. He is always happy to help and really personable, also open to a conversation rather than being really prescriptive on matters.’

Key clients

AirBaltic


Quorn Foods


Wipro Limited


The Swedish employer organization Arbetsgivaralliansen


BNP Paribas bank


Temperature Sensitive Solutions Systems Sweden AB (TSS)


Lysa AB


The Swedish Equality Ombudsman (DO)


Advania Sverige AB


Svensk Fastighetsförmedling AB


Stockwik Förvaltning AB


Enstar AB


Nordiska Kreditmarknadsaktiebolaget


Horten Advokataktieselskab


Dottir Attnorneys


Infobric AB


Work highlights


  • Advising Wipro Limited on a broad range of employment law matters e.g. relating to transfer of business and collective bargaining agreements, trade union consultations and compensation compliance.
  • Advising Quorn Foods on complex employment matters e.g. relating to compliance with Swedish employment law, including negotiations.
  • Representing the employer organisation Arbetsgivaralliansen’s member companies in court disputes regarding terminations.

Elmzell Advokatbyrå AB, member of Ius Laboris

Praised as ‘always professional, very responsive and customer oriented’, Elmzell Advokatbyrå AB, member of Ius Laboris is an employment specialist firm that handles day-to-day advice, litigation and arbitration proceedings for top domestic and international clients. Jenny Hellberg and Petter Wenehult head up the team, with Hellburg a key name for HR advice and Wenehult recommended for litigation, restructurings, investigations and whistleblowing claims. Associate Sofia Lysén is experienced in data protection-related employment matters.

Practice head(s):

Jenny Hellberg; Petter Wenehult


Other key lawyers:

Sofia Lysén


Testimonials

‘A pleasure to work with a specialised and solution orientated team, who immediately identified our needs and had a very hands on approach to solving the case. We felt in very safe hands.’

‘Petter Wenehult and team have a personal approach and are truly interested in solving the case you bring forward.’

‘Both Jenny Hellberg and the team are an absolute pleasure to work with. Whenever I needed their advice, they were there and willing to help. I could not have asked for better support from outside counsel. They are, in a word, amazing!’

Key clients

Attendo Sverige AB


Norrtälje Kommun


CME Group


Viacom


Lowell


EDR & Medeso Oy


Work highlights


  • Assisted Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group and its legal department with drafting employment, staffing and consultancy agreements as well as restrictive covenants and employment-related IP clauses.
  • Advising Viacom on contractual negotiations with employees, buyouts, and drafting necessary agreements and other documents.
  • Represented Norrtälje kommun (Norrtälje municipality) in a large dismissal court case of a high school P.E. teacher who was summarily dismissed due to harassment (e.g. of a sexual nature) and use of violence towards students and colleagues etc.

Morris Law

Morris Law has ‘deep knowledge and a great service’ and acts for large domestic and international businesses on day-to-day employment matters and litigation. Key areas of focus for the practice include restructurings, trade secrets issues, discrimination claims, M&A-related issues and work environment matters. Martin Vildhede heads up the team and has particular experience in mass redundancies and terminations; Roger Wier is a key name for contracts work and disputes; and Carl-Fredrik Hedenström handles TUPE matters and collective bargaining negotiations.

Practice head(s):

Martin Vildhede


Other key lawyers:

Roger Wier; Carl-Fredrik Hedenström


Testimonials

‘Deep knowledge, great service.’

‘Morris Law is a modern law firm that feels available and up to date.’

‘They are easy to get in touch with and they always get back fast. I would say to use an old phrase, Morris Law not only talk the talk, they walk the walk.’

‘I have worked with many labour law lawyers during the years and Martin Vildhede stands out as one of the best. He has a high integrity and is very skilled and he talks in a way that you understand what he means without him sounding like a law book. He always delivers what he has promised and it feels like you are in a team with him, not using an external consultant.’

‘I came to Morris when Martin Vildhede started working there. He is extremely competent and has an ability to understand the problem and to see it from different angles. We made a major organisational change that many of us didn’t think would be possible. Martin Vildhede supported us with clarity and security.’

‘Easy contact. Clear answers. Problem solver. Martin Vildhede and the team around him is strong.’

‘Martin Vildhede is diplomatic and softly, but wisely, strategic, and so appealing even to counterparts. Vildhede also has the capacity to appreciate a client’s real-life conditions and budgetary constraints, and to adjust his work accordingly.’

‘Martin Vildhede is also very accessible, returning calls within hours if not minutes, almost at any day and time.’

Key clients

Dongjin Sweden AB


Sennheiser Nordic A/S


Yepstr


Teleperformance


Kongsberg Automotive


Vogue Scandinavia


China-Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT)


Hollister Limited


Luxoft Sweden AB and Luxoft Inc (USA)


Hyundai Welding


IMI Plc


Work highlights


  • Advised Cellbes on a complex mass redundancy matter involving hundreds of terminations of employees/consultants and the transformation of Cellbes’ production site into an automation warehouse.
  • Provided Kongsberg with employment advice (as well as advice in all other areas including M&A, real estate, IP and commercial) in connection with (i) Kongsberg Automotive’s divestment of its interior comforts systems business unit to Lear Corporation and (ii) Suprajit Engineering Ltd’s acquisition of Kongsberg Automotive’s LDC Business Unit.
  • Represented IMI Plc in a complicated patent dispute against three former employees and IMI Plc’s competitor BVT Sweden AB.

Roschier

Extremely swift, on the ball and responsive in all matters’, Roschier’s employment group is well versed in handling the employment aspects of large cross-border M&A deals. The practice’s broad expertise also includes data protection-related employment matters, trade secrets issues, investigations, senior executive mandates and disputes. The team is led by Jenny Welander Wadström, who has over 20 years’ experience in pensions, restructurings, reorganisations and terminations, while, at senior associate level, Sam Seddigh recently joined from an in-house role and Peder Boström is recommended for collective bargaining agreements and redundancies.


Practice head(s):

Jenny Welander Wadström


Other key lawyers:

Elin Osbeck; Peder Boström; Sam Seddigh


Testimonials

‘Extremely swift, on the ball and responsive in all matters.’

‘Jenny Welander Wadström is very responsive, with deep knowledge, sensibility and good judgement.’

‘Great team, always available; deep knowledge of their field of expertise. Good understanding of our industry. Provided strong support, relevant advice and accompanied us successfully during a Union Trade Agreement Negotiation.’

‘Extremely efficient collaboration.’

‘Great and close collaboration with Jenny Welander Wadström. Very good listener, adviser; a true expert in the employment practice. Extremely professional, pragmatic, considering new ways of doing things, a pleasure working together.’

‘Roschier’s employment team – I have found them both commercial and knowledgeable.’

‘Sam Seddigh recently joined the Roschier team from an in-house role and therefore has the right profile and expertise for us as a similar company. We need lawyers like Sam who understand the business side of employment. Partner Jenny Welander Wadström has been really good.’

‘Their holistic approach and deep knowledge of the legal subject make them an excellent business partner. They have strong collaborative skills and really are a partner when going through business transformations of any kind.’

Key clients

Apcoa


Aspia


ASSA ABLOY AB


Avida


Blackstone


Bonnier


Brunswick Real Estate


Castellum


Clear Channel


Food Folk (McDonalds)


Fortum


Gate Gourmet


IK Investment Partners


Nordea


Nordstjernan


Paypal


Philip Morris


RISE Research Institutes of Sweden


Scania Sverige


Solör Bioenergi


Synsam


Unilever


VikingCloud


Work highlights


  • Assisted the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, a Swedish state-owned institute, with legal advice on employment law and regulatory issues in relation to senior executives, including advising on the Swedish state’s Ownership Policy and principles for state-owned enterprises, such as principles for remuneration and other terms of employment for senior officers of state-owned enterprises.
  • Representing ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in access solutions present in more than 70 countries with around 50,000 employees, on ongoing basis with various employment matters.
  • Advising Philip Morris on the legal due diligence review of a target company from an employment perspective.

Setterwalls

Setterwalls offers clients ‘excellent and deep knowledge in labour law and employment agreements’. Led by Åsa Erlandsson and Henrik Kjellander, the team handles a broad range of employment matters, including transactional and corporate-related issues, reorganisations, TUPE matters, redundancies and disputes. Erlandsson has considerable experience in discrimination cases and Kjellander is a key name for investigations and contractual matters. Specialist counsel Emmelie Tedfelt and senior associate Jenny Söberg are also recommended.

Practice head(s):

Åsa Erlandsson; Henrik Kjellander


Other key lawyers:

Jenny Söberg; Emmelie Tedfelt


Testimonials

‘Excellent and deep knowledge in labor law and employment agreements. They listened and came up with different solutions and had new regulations in mind.’ 

‘Their service level is outstanding.’

‘The lawyer listens to the client. Very service minded and always reachable.’

‘High quality and responsiveness.’

‘The partner I work with, Henrik Kjellander, has a deep knowledge within his field and is experienced enough to give usable advice over the phone. He dares to make a stand.’

‘I have worked with Åsa Erlandsson for almost 10 years, bringing her with me when switching jobs. She is an expert in employment law but foremost she is extremely practical and commercially minded. She can break down complex matters into what is essential and guide you to understand what is the actual risk in comparison with business gain.’

‘Åsa Erlandsson is a fantastic lawyer and adviser. She has guided us in several different cases and we have benefited greatly from what she has conveyed.’

‘Jenny Söberg is always my first choice if my clients need assistance related to Swedish employment law. Jenny Söberg is always available, responsive and provides my clients with thorough, relevant and constructive advice.’

Key clients

Adobe


Workforce Logiq


Savills Sweden


Transdev


The Central Bank of Sweden


Region Stockholm


The Swedish Food Federation (Livsmedelsföretagen)


Work highlights


  • Represented Transdev in several significant and complex matters relating to the pandemic.
  • Assisted Caverion Sverige AB in two work environment matters where employees were injured in accidents and the police started investigations based on local work environment legislation.

Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird fields ‘efficient and productive lawyers who are highly skilled within the field of employment law’. It is particularly strong in the life sciences and technology sectors and utilises its international network and integrated team to assist on cross-border matters. Katarina Åhlberg heads up the practice and is a noteworthy individual for disputes, pensions and benefits work, while counsel Simon Söderholm is recommended for HR support and transaction-related employment issues.

Practice head(s):

Katarina Åhlberg


Other key lawyers:

Dasha Arntyr; Simon Söderholm


Testimonials

‘Efficient and productive lawyers who are highly skilled within the field of employment law. Their lawyers are also very sympathetic and likeable.’

‘Karina Åhlberg is always hands-on, effective, and provides reasonable and practical advice and suggestions. Very easy to work with.’

‘Easy to reach out, engaged in the case, provide high level professional advice.’

‘They are focused, have a good understanding of the business and environment we operate in.’

‘Bird & Bird has a very high quality delivery of legal advice that they provide often under challenging and short time tables which is highly appreciated. This goes for all deliveries independent of who provides it.’

‘Have worked with Bird & Bird for more then 20 years. What I like is that they can provide me with assistance in whatever field I need help. Always prompt and without any problems.’

‘Quick and timely help and contact when needed.’

‘Our project involved many jurisdictions in different continents and B&B showed a great capacity of coordination of the different input received from B&B offices or corresponding law firms; B&B also showed great teamwork spirit with our company’s stakeholders involved in the project; they understood our needs well and how to approach them in an objective way without losing quality.’

Key clients

10 Chambers


DXC


eEquity


Mitsubishi


Purmo Group Oy


TwistShake


BT


Lantmännen


Eficode


Aptiv


Work highlights


  • Advised Mitsubishi on a restructuring of the Mitsubishi Corporation Swedish branch’s organisation as well as on management of Japanese staff members’ immigration status.
  • Represented Twistshake in litigation against a former employee regarding invalidation of a redundancy dismissal.
  • Represented Aptiv in litigation against a major competitor involving alleged misappropriation of trade secrets by a former employee.

Eversheds Sutherland

The ‘extremely friendly and responsiveEversheds Sutherland has strong expertise in cross-border transactions and reorganisations and has the capacity to advise on contentious matters. The team, which is led by, Per Westman and Torbjörn Lindmark, is experienced in management compensation, pensions, and work environment issues, as well as general HR support. Lindmark has niche expertise in data privacy matters and Westman is a key name for pensions matters and arbitrations.

Practice head(s):

Per Westman; Torbjörn Lindmark


Testimonials

‘Extremely friendly and responsive. It was a pleasure to work with the team during a time when we really needed investigation support.’

‘The team members are very responsive and extremely helpful whenever we have a query or require support with a staff issue. We really feel that they are partnering with us.’

‘I have only had contact with Per Westman, who I believe has an extremely high level of competence in the field of employment law.’

‘Strong investigation support for complex bullying employee concerns.’

Key clients

AB Svensk Filmindustri/SF Studios


Pernod Ricard


The Absolut Company


3M Svenska AB


NTG/Ebrex Sweden AB


CSAM Health


Avery Dennison


The Watches of Switzerland Group


Netgear


Grosvenor


Ocado


MacDermid


Astra Zeneca


Boeing


Russell Reynolds


Forssander Sonander Advokat

Charlotte Forssander heads up the Forssander Sonander Advokat employment practice with over 20 years’ experience and offers clients ‘sharp analysis of the counterparts’ strategy and how to handle next step’. The boutique firm stands out from the crowd by advising both employers and employees and handling both contentious and non-contentious work, including acting for senior executives in high-profile litigation, handling non-compete clauses and advising on trade secrets issues.

Practice head(s):

Charlotte Forssander


Testimonials

‘The help I received from them in a case which was very complex was outstanding. They were always “on their toes” ready for quick and very sharp and accurate responses to the counterpart and helped me further in the process.’

‘They gave me very good advice along the process on what to focus on and in the long run that was excellent advice which I might not have fully understood in the moment.’

‘Even though I assume they had a lot of other cases to handle I got the feeling that I was the most valuable and interesting client to handle and they were very quick with their responses and pushed the counterpart to react quickly.’

Key clients

Geosyntec Consultants AB


Toll Global Forwarding AB


Mölnlycke Health Care AB


Got Your Back AB


SV Ventures AB


PTC Sweden AB


Mind HR AB


Work highlights


  • Assisted PTC Sweden AB with strategic analysis pertaining to a global transaction.
  • Successfully represented the client, a senior consultant in health-tech services, in litigation against his former employer, who alleged breach of the duty of loyalty and trade secret infringement.
  • Advised Geosyntec Consultants AB with regards to its establishment of a company in Sweden.

Hammarskiöld

Hammarskiöld acts for a number of large domestic and international clients on a range of non-contentious employment matters and disputes. Often undertaking cross-border work, the practice is strong in TUPE issues, whistleblowing claims, company establishments and reorganisations. Erik Löfwall heads up the practice and has particular experience of transactional work, incentive schemes, trade union negotiations and pensions.

Practice head(s):

Erik Löfwall


Testimonials

‘Hands-on commercial and swift advice.’

Key clients

Carneo


Litorina (with portfolio companies)


Pearson Group PLC


Hitta.se (Hittapunktse)


BDO


Cityjet


Zmarta Group


Akamai Technologies


ARC Group


Telness Group


Lunar Way


Zimpler AB


Le Creuset


Althea Group


Trill Impact


Deutsche Leasing


Citibank Europe PLC


Oriflame Cosmetics


Konica Minolta


Froda


Work highlights


  • Assisting ARC Group with a broad range of employment related matters in connection with eight M&A transactions.
  • Assisting Citibank Europe’s Swedish branch with a variety of employment law related matters.
  • Assisting the Oriflame Cosmetics, a major producer and brand within cosmetics, with various different employment matters.

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB provides ‘exceptional advice, drawing on vast international experience’ and advise clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment issues under the joint leadership of Cecilia Kindgren-Bengtsson and Anders Leijon. Kindgren-Bengtsson focuses on reorganisations, redundancies and work environment issues, while Leijon handles TUPE issues, pensions, trade secrets matters and employment litigation. Ottilia Boström is notably experienced in cross-border employment issues.

Testimonials

‘Great customer focus, quick response time.’

‘Magnus Löfving has been a really good legal sparring partner to us.’

‘The Lindahl employment practice provides exceptional advice, drawing on the vast international experience that the responsible partner has, coupled with pragmatic and to the point guidance and support.’

‘Ottilia Boström stands out for her extensive international knowledge about labour practices, pragmatic and to the point advice.’

‘Even though Advokatfirman Lindahl is a reasonably large firm, they have a very familiar and welcoming atmosphere. You feel important.’

‘I have mainly been working with Cecilia Kindgren-Bengtsson. She has invaluable knowledge within her field and combines that perfectly with solid business experience. That combination makes her an ideal support for us when making business decisions with legal aspects.’

‘Ottilia Boström is exceptional.’

‘Lindahl is a modern law firm which does not come across as very hierarchical. Their lawyers seems genuinely happy to work there and to serve their clients.’

Key clients

TietoEvry Corp.


Gamla Uppsala Buss AB


ELON Group AB


Green Cargo AB


M3CS AB


FRIA Bröd AB


A.M.A Sports Agency


Work highlights


  • Representing Gamla Uppsala Buss AB, a public transportation company owned by the Uppsala Region, in an ongoing dispute before the District Court of Uppsala.
  • Advised Elon Group AB on various labour law issues related to the merger of Elon Group AB and Elektra Gruppen AB listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, such as trade union negotiations, TUPE questions, drafting of agreements, restructuring and integration issues etc.
  • Representing Green Cargo AB in court proceedings where the Swedish public prosecutor has submitted a claim that Green Cargo AB shall pay a corporate fine of SEK2m due to an alleged work environment offence.

MAQS Advokatbyrå

‘Fast, proactive and always eager to help out’, MAQS Advokatbyrå's employment practice acts for domestic and international clients on the full gamut of employment issues. Well versed in day-to-day issues, HR matters and transactional work, the practice also handles contentious mandates. The group is led by Lars Lövgren and Maria Marklund, who both have extensive experience of negotiating with employees and trade unions.

Practice head(s):

Lars Lövgren; Marie Marklund


Other key lawyers:

Marie-Anne Lindhardt


Testimonials

‘They are fast, proactive and always eager to help out. They make sure to deliver excellent service every time.’

‘The MAQS team is equally strong in contentious as non-contentious employment law.’

‘It is a true one stop shop for anything relating to employment and HR.’

‘The team is very pro-active. They are super efficient and don’t throw in lots of lawyers all the time which makes a big positive change to the final bill.’

‘They keep you updated and very good in estimating cost from the outset.’

‘We work with them because of the quality of the lawyers and nothing else.’

‘The full service, the speed of handling assignments, the quality of the advice is what really sets them apart.’

‘Partner Lars Lövgren is very attentive and knowledgeable, very strong in negotiations and disputes alike. A trusted adviser of ours.’

Key clients

Layer Group AB


Global Taxation Services Nordic Sweden AB


Work highlights


  • Assisted Layer Group with the acquisition of Mästarna Vision AB.
  • Assisted GTS Nordic Sweden with several employment-related matters such as employment contracts for several different situations and different international requirements.
  • Assisted more than 30 clients with appeals regarding the refusal of state support due to the vague legislation and its unfair application by the Swedish Authorities.

Advokatfirman Schjødt

Advokatfirman Schjødt acts for high-profile domestic and international clients on M&A-related employment matters, pensions, incentive schemes, trade secrets and disputes. It is active in the pharmaceuticals, defence, IT, life sciences, media, and food and beverage sectors and the team is integrated across Norway and Sweden, with Jenny Jilmstad leading the team in Stockholm and Kristin Slørdahl Hjort being the key name in Oslo.

Practice head(s):

Jenny Jilmstad


Testimonials

‘Professional but yet not too strict. I appreciate the openness and collaborative nature and I always enjoy working with Schjødt.’

‘Other than the outstanding expertise itself – good transparent conversations, open to finding solutions that do not always fit the standard box, professionalism.’

Key clients

Intrum


NCC


IKEM (employers confederation)


Designit


Paradox Interactive


TietoEvry


Avalanche Studios


Diageo


RaySearch Laboratories


Resolution Games


Work highlights


  • Assisted Intrum with day-to-day employment advice regarding redundancies, international internal investigations and union consultations.
  • Advising on the TUPE transfer/outsourcing involving approx. 35 employees in total, from TietoEVRY to IBM. The transfer/outsourcing included employees in Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic.
  • Advising Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) on an acquisition.

TM & Partners

TM & Partners' practice is ‘dedicated and passionate’ and handles a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including transaction-related work and disputes. Key areas of focus include restructurings, pensions matters, data protection issues, trade secrets work and internal investigations. Anna Jerndorf, who heads up the team, is well known in the market and is experienced in assisting multinationals with restructurings and establishments in Sweden.

Practice head(s):

Anna Jerndorf


Other key lawyers:

Lisa Ericsson


Testimonials

‘The team is dedicated and passionate about TM & Partners’ vision and high standards. Apart from their high skills and broad competence they invest time and engagement in sharing their expertise on upcoming new legislation to a broad HR community in the region as part of their work.’

‘Anna Jerndorf is an exceptional professional with broad competence within the Employment area in particular and Swedish legal best practice in a broad sense.’

‘The competence in the team is extremely high and as a customer you feel calm and relaxed. The team is very service minded and give you a lot of attention, making you feel that you are the only customer at the moment. The whole team work close to your business and are really spot on concerning their suggestions and help.’

‘The individuals have a lot of knowledge and keep a very high standard. They work close to you and are interested in learning more about your business. They are extremely service minded and give you an answer 24/7. Compared to other firms, TM & Partners are more business oriented.’

‘The team have a strong collaboration, so if my main contact is busy I can directly have contact with another member of the team when matters are urgent.’

‘My main contact Anna Jerndorf is always easy to get in contact with, answers quick and gives straight accurate and pragmatic answers always with that something extra to consider. She is very professional with high integrity.’

‘An ability to adapt the advice to the recipient.’

‘Anna Jerndorf has helped us with disputes as well as drawing up agreements and legal assessments. She has always delivered fast and accurate advice that created value for us.’

Key clients

Apoteket


CombinedX AB


Coala-Life Group AB


Fuud AB


Hafa Bathroom Group


Norvestor Equity


Eolus Vind


Otsuka Pharma Europe


Posti Group


SS&C Technologies, Inc.


Work highlights


  • Advising Plint on the employment law aspects of its acquisition of all shares in KM Studio.
  • Advising Alliance Marine (France) on the employment law aspects of the acquisition of all shares in Jan Comstedt.
  • Advising NASDAQ-listed CombinedX on the employment law aspects of its acquisition of all shares in Attentec, a digitalisation company specialising in IoT solutions and active in the Swedish and Norwegian markets.

Wistrand

Wistrand’s employment offering is led by Jakob Bernander, Jörgen Larsson and Maria Kosteska Fägerquist and has a strong track record in non-contentious employment matters, including M&A-related work and trade secrets issues. It also advises clients on TUPE mandates, collective bargaining agreements, recruitment and termination issues, and employment litigation.

Practice head(s):

Jakob Bernander; Jörgen Larsson; Maria Kosteska Fägerquist


Other key lawyers:

Victoria Hybbinette


Testimonials

‘The people at Wistrand are very competent, they are very good in explaining things.’

‘They are quick to respond and accurate. Always keep to the timetable.’

‘They keep track of changes that occur within the law and inform us about it.’

‘I value the good accessibility. Even at very short notice, we get support and help with the issues we need.’

‘The help we get is always professional and I feel that I can always fully trust the answers we receive.’

‘Our contact people are Maria Kosteska Fägerquist and Victoria Hybbinette and I really appreciate them for their ability to coach us in our cases. They are really listening and we can discuss issues from several different perspectives.’

Key clients

Swedish Construction Federation (Sveriges Byggindustrier)


Advokatfirman Delphi

Advokatfirman Delphi’s employment team is led by Magnus Berterud and advises domestic and international businesses on restructurings, redundancies, business transfers, trade union negotiations, work environment issues and also the employment aspects of transactions. Berterud is additionally experienced in labour litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Practice head(s):

Magnus Berterud


Testimonials

‘Delphi is very quick at getting back to me on the requests I put through.’

‘They have a very professional set up and good general knowledge.’

‘Deadlines are met. I’m very satisfied with my cooperation with Delphi.’

‘I have been working with Magnus Berterud who is an excellent lawyer and has always delivered a good service on point.’

EY Law

EY Law leverages its global legal network for support on cross-border matters and acts for a range of domestic and international clients. Key areas of expertise include risk management work, strategic workforce planning, transactional advice and restructurings. Paula Hogéus heads up the practice.

Practice head(s):

Paula Hogéus


Hannes Snellman (Sweden)

Praised as ‘highly knowledgeable in the area, very service-minded and fast to respond to questions’, Hannes Snellman (Sweden) is led by Jenny Lundberg and advises on a large number of M&A-related employment mandates, including transaction-related work. It also advises clients on day-to-day matters, negotiations with trade unions, risk assessments and trade secrets matters. Lundberg has considerable experience in restructurings, collective and individual redundancies and management contracts.

Practice head(s):

Jenny Lundberg


Other key lawyers:

Josephine Lindgren


Testimonials

‘Highly knowledgeable in their area, very service-minded and fast to respond to questions.’

‘Co-operates well with Finnish colleagues, and refers to them when applicable, which is very useful for clients who have offices in both Sweden and Finland.’

‘Jenny Lundberg is a highly competent lawyer. She is available, effective, pragmatic and a joy to work with!’

‘Jenny Lundberg has also done a great job in growing a strong team of very skilled associates, especially Josephine Lindgren who I had the pleasure to work with.’

‘Responsive and commercial.’

‘Clear advice. Very good written and oral English.’

‘Jenny Lundberg and Josephine Lindgren are responsive, very pleasant and easy to work with.’

Key clients

Aker BP ASA


Savvy Gaming Group


Oy Karl Fazer Ab


Nivika Fastigheter AB


NEP Group, Inc.


Gores Guggenheim, Inc.


Oriola Oyj


Bare Collective Group (ImseVimse, JaBaDaBaDo, Esska & Boob Design)


Slättö Förvaltning AB


VASS Group


Xindao


Kingdom of Sweden


Work highlights


  • Acting as counsel to Aker BP ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, in the combination of its oil and gas business with the oil and gas business of Lundin Energy AB, the Swedish oil and gas company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
  • Acting as counsel to Gores Guggenheim, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed by the affiliates of The Gores Group and Guggenheim Capital, LLC, on its proposed business combination with the global electric performance car company Polestar.
  • Acting as counsel to Fazer Group on its acquisition of Trensums Food, a Swedish market-leading producer of plant-based drinks, with a strategic focus on oat drinks.

Hellström Law

Always eager to assist, competent and client oriented’, Hellström Law’s employment practice was recently bolstered by the arrival of Karl-Fredrik Björklund from Wikström & Partners. The practice is led by Johan Karlman and advises on M&A-related employment matters, disputes, data protection issues, terminations, and harassment and discrimination allegations.

Practice head(s):

Johan Karlman


Other key lawyers:

Erika Heveus; Anna Fernqvist Svensson; Karl-Fredrik Björklund


Testimonials

‘The team is competent and service minded.’

‘Always eager to assist, competent and client oriented.’

‘Quality of legal advice, availability, speed and understanding of our business and needs are key strengths and capabilities contributing to why we choose to work with the team.’

‘Johan Karlman provides first-class legal advice to us. He is a great listener and asks distinct probing questions to truly understand our needs and issues at hand.’

‘The team was really supportive of SMEs like our company with small scale operations. They had knowledge about the EU regulations and EU law which was very helpful.’

‘I had a very good impression of Hellström. We were in touch regarding cross border labour law issues. They were able to provide quick solutions.’

‘My contact person was Anna Fernqvist Svensson, partner of the Labour law practice group. Anna managed everything in a very proper and professional manner.’

Key clients

L & T Technology Services Sverige filial


Luxottica Nordic AB


Work highlights


  • Advising L & T technology Services Filial. on a large number of HR-related matters which included union consultations and a dispute before the District Court.

Magnusson Sweden

Magnusson Sweden advises high-profile domestic and international clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Well-known disputes practitioner Magdalena Berg heads up the practice and in addition to her strong arbitration and litigation experience, leads on day-to-day employment matters for a broad range of clients.

Practice head(s):

Magdalena Berg


Key clients

Secret Escapes


Intersolia Ltd


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