Sweden

Firm overview

Setterwalls is one of Sweden’s largest and leading full-service business law firms with some 245 lawyers and associates servicing clients from its three offices in Sweden’s largest cities – Stockholm, Gothenburg (Göteborg) and Malmoe (Malmö). Setterwalls is an independent firm with an extensive, well-established international network. Established in 1878, Setterwalls is also the oldest law firm in Sweden.

Since Setterwalls is based in Scandinavia, one of the world’s most globalised business environments, Setterwalls is accustomed to working in multinational contexts across linguistic and cultural boundaries. All in all, about half of Setterwalls client assignments originate from countries outside of Sweden, including from many of the world’s leading companies and banks and other financial institutions.

Setterwalls has established several international desks – the China Desk, the French Desk, the German Desk and the India Desk – to meet clients’ demand for truly international expertise and legal advice. Each desk consists of a group of lawyers who combine legal specialist expertise with linguistic skills and a deep understanding of the business culture and legal system of China, France, Germany, and India respectively.

See the firm’s website for more information (https://setterwalls.se/en)

Firm overview

Roschier is one of the leading law firms in the Nordic region. The firm is well known for its excellent track record of advising on demanding international business law assignments and large-scale transactions. Roschier’s offices are located in Helsinki and Stockholm. The firm’s clients include leading domestic and international corporations, financial service and insurance institutions, investors, as well as growth and other private companies with international operations, and governmental authorities.

Firm overview

Hammarskiöld is a leading Swedish Business law firm, established in 1998 with a substantial international practice. The firm regularly represents clients in connection with large international transactions, including banking and finance, M&A and debt and equity capital markets transactions. The firm also specialises in competition law, financial regulatory, arbitration and litigation proceedings and media and telecoms law. Hammarskiöld is known for handling high profile and complex matters including investigations and compliance matters and is a trusted legal advisor known for quality, competence and industry knowledge. As an independent firm, Hammarskiöld regularly works in international assignments together with top-ranked foreign and international law firms.

International Work:
Hammarskiöld is providing domestic and cross-border legal advice, frequently liasing with top-tier law firms in England, United States, the Nordics and Germany (among several other countries). The firm provides seamless representation to clients throughout the world. Being an independent firm, the firm can work with the foreign counsel of the client’s choice or choose the best lawyer or law firm suitable for the particular assignment. A very large part of the firm’s total assignments origins from international work or foreign clients. The firm acts as legal advisor on behalf of Swedish and foreign corporations, entities, organisations, funds, banks and acts as counsel to foreign law firms in all areas of practice in Sweden. Although the core of the firm’s practice focuses on Swedish law, the firm also has substantial expertise in advising on or handling the international implications of business law issues.

Firm overview

Wigge was founded in 2015 by five partners from one of Sweden’s leading full-service law firms. Today we are more than 40 colleagues of which ten are partners. Acknowledging that our people is our core, we put great emphasis in creating and maintaining a pleasant and sustainable corporate culture.

As a modern boutique firm, we combine the entrepreneur’s drive and commitment with solid legal expertise, receptiveness, and a sound corporate culture.

Our vision is to be Sweden’s leading boutique firm/law firm within our practice areas. Our mission is to assist our clients in making considered and sound business decisions and ensure that the legal aspects of the decisions are formalised through an efficient negotiation process and wisely drafted agreements.