Advokatfirman Cederquist KB’s growing employment practice handles a wide range of matters, including wrongful dismissals and redundancy disputes. Notably, the team has recently acted in a novel case concerning the employment status of a temporary worker contracted through a third party, with a key impact on the emerging gig economy. Practice head Robert Stromberg has considerable experience advising on matters arising out of major transactions and outsourcings. Capital markets expert Fredrik Lundén specialises in share-related incentive plans, and Malin Dunér is the key name at senior associate level. Jens Tillqvist left to establish his own practice.

Mannheimer Swartling’s employment and pensions practice regularly advises major domestic and international companies on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters. The department has real strength in handling the employment aspects of M&A deals, benefiting from collaboration with lawyers in the firm’s tax, compliance, and M&A teams. With more than 25 years of experience, Stockholm and Gothenburg-based Henric Diefke leads the team. Senior adviser Anders Nordström is an expert litigator, while Tobias Normann’s broad practice covers redundancy disputes, dismissals, workplace investigations, pension issues, and the misappropriation of trade secrets. Charlotte Demegård focuses on union consultations, management contracts, and remuneration and incentives issues.

Advokatfirman Vinge’s employment team, jointly led by Fredrik Dahl in Stockholm, Yohanna Öhrnegård in Gothenburg and Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp in Malmö, advises major clients, including domestic and international companies and banks, on a wide variety of matters, with an especially strong reputation for handling cross-border cases as well as investigations. Dahl focuses on M&A-related matters, reorganisations and strategic management advice, while Åsa Gotthardsson often works with HR professionals, management teams, and boards of directors. Öhrnegård regularly appears before Swedish courts and arbitration tribunals, with notable experience in trade secrets cases, and Jerntrop specialises in reorganisations, rehabilitation matters, M&A, and C-suite management advice.

DLA Piper Sweden’s employment team advises a number of major clients in relation to a wide range of matters and boasts niche expertise operating at the intersection of employment and data privacy law. Practice co-head Björn Rustare has considerable experience in handling reorganisations, management agreements, incentive structures, and trade union relations, as well as in employment issues arising out of business transfers and M&A deals. Co-head Johan Zetterström advises domestic and international clients on a wide range of matters, focusing on reorganisations, individual terminations, and collective redundancies.

Specialist employment firm Elmzell Advokatbyrå AB, member of Ius Laboris is an established presence in the field, regularly receiving instructions in relation to HR and employment policies, disciplinary measures, trade union negotiations, and employee terminations, among other issues. HR expert Jenny Hellberg, who has notable experience advising domestic and international companies, leads the team. Petter Wenehult’s broad practice covers HR litigation, restructurings, investigations, global mobility issues, and whistleblowing cases; he leads the firm’s immigration and global mobility department.

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB’s employment practice offers considerable combined expertise across a wide range of matters. Cecilia Kindgren-Bengtsson in Malmö, who has particular expertise in reorganisations, redundancies and work environment offences, leads the team alongside Anders Leijon in Uppsala, whose broad practice covers HR audits, TUPE issues, pensions and incentive schemes, trade secrets work, and investigations into harassment and discrimination. Magnus Löfving in Gothenburg advises domestic and international corporate clients on a variety of matters, specialising in redundancy and reorganisation mandates, where he combines his employment and insolvency expertise. Ottilia Boström in Stockholm is a key contact, with recent experience in incentives and whistleblowing cases.

Morris Law’s employment team handles a wide variety of mandates, particularly in the gaming, auto, engineering, retail, IT and real estate sectors. The practice is well known for advising on mass redundancies arising in the context of corporation reorganisations as well as handling trade union negotiations. Gothenburg-based practice head Martin Vildhede specialises in mass redundancy cases as well as terminations and trade secrets cases. Roger Wier, also in Gothenburg, advises domestic and overseas companies on contentious and non-contentious employment issues, including those concerning M&A transactions.

Roschier’s employment team in Stockholm regularly handles the employment aspects of transactional matters as well as investigations involving alleged discrimination, harassment, misconduct and non-compete covenant violations, among other issues. Practice head Jenny Welander Wadström has over 20 years’ experience in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including M&A and restructuring-related work and collective and individual termination disputes. Senior associate Peder Boström advises on trade union and collective bargaining negotiations, reorganisations, and terminations, while Elin Osbeck, also a senior associate, specialises in discrimination and harassment matters.

Setterwalls’ employment practice advises on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including the employment aspects of M&A transactions as well as harassment and discrimination claims. Stockholm-based Åsa Erlandsson, who has extensive experience advising domestic and international companies, leads the team alongside Henrik Kjellander, also in Stockholm, whose practice spans terminations, TUPE issues, and trade secrets cases. Emmelie Tedfelt, who is particularly strong on trade secrets and IP matters, oversees the Gothenburg office. Senior associate Jenny Söberg in Malmö plays a key role in the team, specialising in restructurings, redundancies, collective bargaining negotiations, and TUPE work, as well as compliance issues.

TM & Partners’ labour and employment practice offers a comprehensive service ranging from transactional work through to disputes. Practice head Anna Jerndorf boasts more than two decades of experience handling internal investigations, trades secrets work, non-compete agreements, trade union negotiations, redundancies, and benefits issues. Senior associate Carl Östlund advises on the employment aspects of M&A transactions as well as redundancies, union negotiations, and terminations, and Daniel Åstrand, also a senior associate, focuses on investigations and disputes.

Baker McKenzie’s employment practice in Stockholm advises domestic and international clients on a range of matters, with a particularly strong reputation for handling the employment issues arising out of M&A deals. Senior associate Margarita Kozlov, whose broad practice includes employment benefits and restructuring work, leads the team alongside Ida Cederborg, who has experience in business transfers, recruitments and terminations. Experienced M&A lawyer Sten Bauer continues to play a key role in the team.

Bird & Bird’s employment team handles a wide range of matters, particularly those concerning workforce restructurings and workplace harassment issues. Practice head Katarina Åhlberg has over 20 years of experience in the field and is especially well known for offering strategic advice in relation to executive contracts, compensation and benefits, pensions, restructurings, and acquisitions; she is particularly active in the retail and life sciences sectors. Senior associate Dasha Arntyr is a key contact, specialising in restructurings and TUPE issues.

CMS Wistrand’s employment practice is particularly strong at handling the employment aspects of M&A transactions as well as cases concerning collective bargaining agreements and trade secrets, especially in the construction sector. Jakob Bernander leads the Stockholm team and has experience advising domestic and international clients on transactions, reorganisations, TUPE issues, and dismissals. Jörgen Larsson, who focuses on trade secrets infringements, collective bargaining agreements, and regulatory issues, oversees the Gothenburg office alongside Maria Kosteska Fägerquist, whose practice covers trade union negotiations, TUPE work, dismissals, and work environment matters.

Boutique firm edpLaw offers considerable combined expertise across a wide range of employment law matters. Dino Kalamujic, who has notable experience handling employment law matters for major clients, including in the insurance sector, leads the team; he advises in relation to reorganisations, terminations, TUPE transfers and compliance issues. Johan Sundberg’s broad practice covers terminations, trade secrets, and non-solicitation mandates.

Eversheds Sutherland’s human resources practice primarily handles the employment aspects of M&A transactions and restructurings, in addition to acting in a variety of contentious claims. Torbjörn Lindmark, who has experience advising domestic and international clients on M&A-related employment and pensions law, management agreements, and incentives, leads the team alongside Per Westman, who focuses on reorganisations and cross-border transactions.

Charlotte Forssander at Forssander Sonander Advokat provides the full range of employment law services to both employers and employees, including in connection with trade union negotiations and executive terminations. She focuses on contentious matters, with particular strength in trade secret infringement and other breach of loyalty cases, and leverages her experience practicing in the US to advise international companies with operations in Sweden.

Magnusson Sweden’s employment practice assists domestic and international clients with a wide variety of matters, including day-to-day labour law issues, the employment law aspects of mergers and restructurings, restrictive covenants, terminations, and redundancies. Magdalena Berg, who specialises in arbitration and litigation proceedings concerning terminations and trade secrets, leads the practice. Associate Christina Säll plays an important role in the team, advising on short-time work allowance, TUPE, and terminations, among other issues.

Advokatfirman Schjødt’s employment and pensions team in Stockholm, which is part of the firm’s integrated Swedish/Norwegian practice group, handles a wide range of matters, including those involving redundancies, transfers of employees, and trade secrets protection issues. Jenny Jilmstad has over 25 years’ experience advising domestic and international clients on reorganisations, trade union negotiations, whistleblowing claims, terminations, and the employment aspects of M&A transactions. Johan Hörnberg has notable experience in M&A, TUPE transfers and reorganisations, among other areas.

Advokatfirman Delphi’s employment practice, led by Magnus Berterud in Stockholm, handles a range of matters, including restructurings, redundancies, TUPE issues, trade union negotiations, and dismissals, with the team particularly well regarded for its transactional work. Senior associate Emmy Falck plays a key role, regularly assisting with the employment aspects of M&A transactions and restructurings.

EY Law’s employment team focuses on workforce risk management issues, strategic planning, transactional advice, and restructurings. Stockholm-based practice head Paula Hogéus has notable experience in the field, handling a wide range of matters, including M&A transactions, transfers of undertakings, and restructurings, as well as trade secret and discrimination cases.

Hammarskiöld’s employment team regularly assists blue-chip domestic and international companies with a range of matters, with particular strength in TUPE and whistleblowing cases and the employment aspects of reorganisations. Practice head Erik Löfwall handles employment-related issues in acquisitions as well as dismissals, trade union negotiations, and incentive schemes.

Hannes Snellman (Sweden)’s employment team primarily handles the employment aspects of M&A transactions and restructurings. The department also offers advice to major domestic companies in relation to a range of matters, including contracts, terminations, and incentive schemes. Practice head Jenny Lundberg has nearly 20 years of experience advising on restructurings, redundancies, union negotiations, and management contracts.

Hellström Law’s employment group, which works closely with the firm’s M&A, disputes, and data protection teams, assists domestic clients with a variety of matters, including terminations, collective bargaining agreements, union consultations, and workplace harassment and discrimination claims. Practice head Johan Karlman mainly represents employers, but also has experience advising trade unions and individual employees.