Setterwalls > Stockholm, Sweden > Firm Profile

‘A true banking team – it is clear they know what they are doing.’

‘Carl Lindencrona is an excellent lawyer.’

‘Exceptionally hands on and available partners. Always on top of their cases.’

‘Mikael Magnusson and Carl Lindencrona are the ones to note – both great and still hungry partners building their practice into one of the leading firms in Stockholm.’

‘The firm’s banking and finance practice is taking its place as one of the undisputed leaders in the Swedish market.’

‘Mikael Magnusson is by far one of the most hands-on partners that you will find amongst the Nordic top law firms. He combines excellent and relevant advice based on deep industry knowledge. Adding unparalleled project management and focus on the items that really matters for his clients makes him our most appreciated adviser out there.’

‘The Setterwalls privacy team are always available and ready to give useful and practical advice even if the matter or issue is vague or complicated.’

‘Niklas Follin delivers practical advice that is always business minded and on time. A star in my view.’

‘Ability to respond quickly.’

‘Quick and reliable information with quality; professionalism; friendliness.’

‘The team is always ready to provide relevant guidance to the client, regardless of client’s own maturity. Setterwalls has shown broad and deep understanding of the data privacy and data protection practice within Europe.’

‘Partner Fredrik Roos has a unique understanding of the data role in future business model. He has ensured that our Company is well protected against future unknowns without limiting the possibility to work with partners, customers and suppliers in a good way.’

‘Versatile practice group but we primarily work with Fredrik Roos.’

‘Fredrik Roos is very pragmatic and leads projects independently.’

‘Setterwalls is one of the most experienced law firms in Sweden in the energy sector and consequently they can offer razor sharp legal service with ease. A strong customer focus in combination with high partner attention enables Setterwalls to be a rock in stormy waters, if you need one, as well as a swift service provider in day to day operations. Simply a full fledged law firm covering everything an industrial player like us needs.’

‘Very competent, and service minded partners and associates, bringing a lot of new ideas “to the table”, very valuable when on a transition journey. We truly appreciate working with Setterwalls.’

‘Jonas Frii’s team is more than a well oiled machine – they are up with the best in Europe.’

‘Jonas Frii is the best energy lawyer in the Swedish market – if it comes to energy transactions there is no-one in the market that can match his capabilities, negotiation skills, legal and business acumen and stamina.’

‘The team is fantastic, they lead us through multi-billion kronor deals with perfect diligence and in an astute, extremely business oriented way. Must also say that the interpersonal relationships are outstanding.’

‘From a customer perspective, one of Setterwalls strengths lies in seamless team work. Offering the right competence on time, as well as a dynamic up- and down-scaling of resources, as needed, goes with ease. Jonas Frii, as partner, stays close to the customer and orchestrates elegantly the work of the team. It has always been a pleasure to work with the different experts. Just to mention one, Johan Göransson, did a great job.’

‘Tove Andersson – Very efficient, direct and possesses an impressive capability to identify the core of a problem or what could be relevant to us as a client. Jonas Frii – A great strategist with an unquestionably determination to put our needs first. Bruno Neumann – Very reliant with a first class service, providing relevant and clever advice extremely swiftly. Johan Göransson – Very reliant and structured. A great capability to identify relevant issues. A proactive approach.’

‘Setterwalls has a broad team with very experienced lawyers in the Energy sector. Both Jonas Frii and Martin Sandgren are excellent lawyers and really know the industry.’

‘Overall very strong support and commitment to drive clients interest.’

‘Linnea Ljung – excellent qualifications and great drive to represent clients interest as well as great collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and teams.’

‘They are a very good team and they are always well prepared for our meeting. Easy to understand. I can highly recommend this team!’

‘They get back to us very quickly, always one expert with us when we have a meeting and they are easy to understand. Tove is very dedicated and inspiring, we would highly recommend her!’

‘A dedicated team, bringing a variety of competencies to the table, being able to successfully lead through complex matters in reasonable time and for reasonable costs also in difficult times.’

‘We have valued the efficiency and pertinacity in dealing with matters, the ability to sort the relevant aspects in a wide group of stakeholders and interests and the open calm and friendly way of communicating with the clients and counterparts. Good response times.’

‘It is nice to have one contact person, who also makes sure that what we get is of high quality. In general high quality work and personnel with excellent competence.’

‘Tove Andersson is the best environmental lawyer in Sweden that I know of! She has great knowledge, but also the ability to listen in and adjust when she gets new knowledge. Our field of work is continuously evolving and legal practice and courts interpretation changes often. She helps us interpret new verdicts quickly and accurately and assists us in all environmental matters. Of course she has a legal team to help her, but she makes sure that all is of high quality.’

‘The team at Setterwalls always brings experience, energy and genuine interest to a project. They are relentless in the pursuit of the client’s objective. From the start, they display a thorough understanding not only regarding the technology involved but of the most pragmatic way forward. This interest and understanding also confers that more as a rule than an exception, they find new angles and arguments not covered by or included in the instructions provided.’

‘Top-quality team, very responsive and creative problem solver.’

‘The team are highly professional while still personal in their communication. This allows them to recognize our needs and translate them in to sound advice and services. They have a collaborative way of working allowing them to allocate the right competency needed for each assignment.’

‘The team has a strong track record within and outside the field of life sciences. They have an interdisciplinary approach and are highly skilled and professional. They proved to us that they have a strong global network of partnering law firms in various territories, among others. They always walk the extra mile and always think of the best possible outcome for the customers product(s)/asset(s)/company.’

‘Helena Nilsson: Practice: very good knowledge about Swedish Pharma market and legal environment; high responsiveness and to-the-point work results.’

‘Martin Levinsohn at Setterwalls has an impressive knowledge and understanding about legal strategies based on the factual circumstances.’

‘Hanna Sonning and Richard Hammarvid, accessible at all times. Understand the start-up arena and the need for agreements that will cover a range of future scenarios.’

‘The individual team members are customer focused and very attentive to any input given. The result is a highly adaptive and flexible deliveries. Our main contact, Richard Hammarvid, while delivering high quality services stemming from expert knowledge, still maintains a close collaborative and easily accessible interface to us in every inquiry we bring. This level of service enables a professional partnership which tends our every need.’

‘Per Lidman’s advice was highly appreciated and he was very solution oriented.’

‘The team at Setterwalls always brings experience, energy and genuine interest to a project. They are relentless in the pursuit of the client’s objective. From the start, they display a thorough understanding not only regarding the technology involved but of the most pragmatic way forward. This interest and understanding also confers that more as a rule than an exception, they find new angles and arguments not covered by or included in the instructions provided.’

‘Martin Levinsohn is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable patent litigators in the Swedish market. His attention to detail and quality as well as the big picture are impeccable. Per Lidman is as experienced, a great presenter and team leader who has a genuine interest in the technology involved and often finds new arguments or solutions to more challenging scenarios. They are both persons you always want to have on your litigation team.’

‘Sophia Spala and the team at Setterwalls have been invaluable consultants in the early stages of setting up protection for our brand. I would highly recommend Sophia Spala and Setterwalls to our peers.’

‘Fredrik is to the point, extremely service minded and has in-depth knowledge of the relevant IP laws. Fredrik has the ability to communicate complex matters in a simple manner, so that the client is able to understand the issues at stake and make a well thought out decision on how to proceed.’

‘The team shows relevant and high quality expertise within the area but can at the same time convert this expertise into concepts that are easily digestible for people who do not have legal expertise. They have shown their ability to draft complex IP regulations and supported in negotiations of the same.’

‘They are easy-going, hard-working and with an exceptional business understanding that expands well beyond what could be expected by a firm within this practice. The individuals are determined to find solutions and always working hard to find a way forward with the client’s best interest in mind. Fredrik Roos’ knowledge within the IP area has been vital to the success of my Project.’

‘Sophia Spala is a very complete lawyer. She is smart and fast. She understands the client’s situation and adapts to it, without compromising her integrity. In addition, she is very nice and easy to work with.’

‘Good knowledge on IT-outsourcing in the financial industry.’

‘Niklas Follin has proven to be a very thorough and structured person.’

‘With their diverse expertise, the team stands out in providing legal advice on complex and diverse issues.’

‘They are always available.’

‘Niklas Follin excels in grasping and solving complicated matters.’

‘Niklas Follin is technically skilled and always delivers pragmatic and practical advice.’

‘Industry and subject matter knowledge coupled with pragmatism = a great winning combination.’

‘Fredrik Roos is my main go-to-person for all things IT and tech.’

‘Ola Grahn is highly experienced, and delivered very strong and speedy support for us.’

‘Apart from being highly competent within capital markets, Setterwalls is always looking at tasks with solutions in mind. Setterwalls is also very good at presenting possible scenarios from a choice of different decisions. That guides us in our choices.’

‘The lead partner Ola Grahn can grasp many different angles/disciplines and not solely related to capital markets. That provides us with a good foundation for making robust decisions and the potential consequences of these decisions. He also has very high integrity.’

‘The team is very responsive and always available and very business- and solution oriented. Also, Setterwalls’ capital markets team is well-coordinated and work close together. The team also focus on the essential parts of the transaction and have the capability to think outside the box. Setterwalls always deliver high quality advice and always on time, even with extremely tight schedules and deadlines. The team offers follow-up sessions after larger transactions and takes care of our data room between projects and keeps it up-to-date.’

‘Marcus Nivinger is our go-to person and trusted adviser in all capital markets and M&A matters. He is very experienced and knowledgable, in particular within ECM and also very accessible and always delivers quality and steers the project in the right direction. He is also a very inventive lawyer and solution oriented. Also Jörgen Axelsson, partner, and Axel Helle, senior associate, are very solid, reliable and available.’

‘Local and highly competent and service minded firm. Always easy to get in touch with, and get the job done. Always engage and propose other solutions that serve us better. Super efficient handling. Provides safety.’

‘Knowledge, availability and efficient handling. High Service level. Creativity.’

‘The team has the potential to get structured with required competence from matter to matter. There is a broad competence offered also with the edge where needed. The team is supportive and move quick in questions, always with an in-built control system to secure a second-opinion. The team leader shows and delivers full responsibility for work performed and response delivered.’

‘The individuals are professional. They are interested to support the client and to get all needed information on the table to assess and challenge the situation – the approach is structured and always balanced between speed and quality based on the situation. The individuals invite and take support from different competences to deliver optimal service to the client. The individuals do not let anything fall in between the gaps.’

‘Very proactive. Recognized and understands the commercial dimensions of the legal aspects.’

‘Very dedicated team which operates in a structured way. The practice has a typical Scandinavian approach being pleasant but direct and professional at the same time.’

‘Hans Dahlberg Kolga made a good impression and blended into the project cooperation in a very professional way. Took lead of the open questions and answers within competences and was able to assist the project to the very end reaching the success, timeline and expected goals.’

‘The Team is very useable with good client knowledge and provides a good cooperative environment.’

‘Henrik Trölle is knowledgeable, with very good understanding of client and business needs.’

‘Strong on insurance and directors liability.’

‘Johannes Ericson is hardworking, experienced and skilled.’

‘Very high level of knowledge, experience and service orientation. Always pragmatic and solution orientated. A great support and adviser in complicated matters.’

‘Setterwalls have supported our company in a major restructuring of our organisation. The support given has been excellent in terms of speed, accuracy and business understanding. As well as offering different levels of expertise depending on the question at hand.’

‘Åsa Erlandsson sets herself apart with the energy and insight that she brings. I am fully confident that I will get a rapid and complete response that reflects our corporate strategy as she has taken the time to understand our business risk tolerance.’

‘Setterwalls is a medium-sized office and can offer a wide range of services through lawyers, all of whom are highly qualified within their respective field of expertise. This means that clients can typically cover most of their needs in respect of legal services and thus build a more close relationship with the company.’

‘Jenny Söberg is highly qualified within the field of Swedish employment and labour law. She is thorough with the work she delivers and solves the tasks cost efficiently and on time. In addition she is likeable and pleasant to collaborate with and excellent in the handling of clients.’

‘I have been using the Setterwalls employment law practice a lot recently. As I see it, they should be the definition of what being a consultant is all about. The team headed by Åsa Erlandsson is extremely competent, business oriented and always puts the client first. They have truly unique skills in understanding their clients situation and in adapting their service accordingly. Always available and meet expectations even with very tight deadlines as I have had several times.’

‘Setterwalls have an excellent, experienced and very highly skilled team regarding employment law. For us the people and expertise within the company is their greatest strength. Setterwalls and Åsa Erlandsson supported us in several labour law issues and in a complex reorganisation process. The result from all the different cases exceeded our expectations.’

‘Åsa Erlandsson is very service-minded, knowledgeable, constructive, broad knowledge of various aspects of employment law, great with clients.’

‘I do work with their banking and finance team on various financing transactions and am very pleased with the service provided.’

‘Mikael Magnusson as partner in charge gives satisfactory partner attention to each case.’

‘Skilled lawyers who have great knowledge of the insurance business’.

‘Always very committed to the cases they work on and available for discussions at anytime’.

‘Johannes Ericson is knowledgeable, responsive and a pleasure to work with’.

‘Exemplary client service and top-quality advice’.

‘Magnus Rydberg is very responsive and produces advice of the highest quality’.

‘The team is very responsive, easy to work with and quick in responding to your needs’.

‘They are able to see the overall picture and consider issues in their advice outside the scope of what was initially discussed’.

‘Åke Fors is knowledgeable in the subject and has good market knowledge’. 

‘Setterwalls has wide experience from advising both contracting authorities and suppliers which makes their understanding of public procurement questions much richer. Also, the lawyers are business oriented which is crucial.’

‘Setterwalls is a very professional and business oriented firm with strong analytical and industry expertise.’

‘The individuals I have worked with possess the rare combination of outstanding professionalism and likability. Easy to work with, focused on the key questions and always deliver high quality within set deadlines.’

‘Erik Gadman is one of the most pragmatic lawyers I have ever worked with. I truly appreciate his deep knowledge as regards public procurement.’

‘Erik Gadman is very professional and I feel very confident in what he is doing for us. He is good at explaining complex things so that I can understand and make good decisions about the next step. As far as I can judge he is a very competent lawyer who really knows how to get through a battle with the giants of law. And he is always available!’

‘The people are amongst the absolute best in the business and are also very easy and enjoyable to work with.’

‘Magnus Steninger is an exceptional professional with great enthusiasm that truly understands, and takes interest in, the big picture of a deal.’

‘Patric Olofsson is an outstanding lawyer with a lot of experience. Patric is an efficient and pragmatic problem solver.’

‘Very strong and experienced real estate team, led by the partner Patric Olofsson, accompanied by adjacent fields of practice such as banking, finance, insurance, construction contract law, tax, etc.’

‘Patric Olofsson and Magnus Steninger are two excellent individual lawyers but as a team they are unbeatable.’ 

‘Patric Olofsson and Magnus Steninger, working as a team or individually are, in my opinion, among the leaders in the Swedish legal real estate scene. They fully understand our business and offer service at an outstanding level. Both have in-depth knowledge and experience from years working at the top of the industry. Magnus also adds equally important curiosity and openness for new technical solutions to the business. Paired with personal qualities, it makes working with them a true pleasure and something I can highly recommend.’

‘Setterwalls’ real estate team is characterized by diversity and how they work inclusively as a team, seniors vs associates. The team always look for the clients’ best and have the ability to give high quality business advice.’

‘Firm and hands on advice.’

‘Great knowledge about the automotive industry, high availability and efficient.’

‘Mattias Wiklund, our key contact, was great to work with and he had great undertanding of our business as well as the key questions at hand.’

‘Setterwalls has a great EU and competition team that has broad experience and drive legal development in the field.’

‘Professional, service-minded, accessible.’

‘Rolf Larsson provides spot on and practical advice.’

‘Hands-on. Doesn’t commit a big team to every small project. Proactive and solution-oriented.’