Employment

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Katarina Åhlberg
Hall of fameBird & Bird
Katarina is the head of the Employment Group in Stockholm. She is also co-head of the International Employee Incentives and Benefits Group. Katarina has been involved in many extensive mergers and acquisitions transactions, nationally and internationally and has longstanding experience in providing corporate employment advice mainly to clients active in the Financial Services, Information Technology (IT), Media, Life Sciences and Food and Beverage Sectors. Advice to clients encompasses the full range of human resources (HR) services; Katarina is a trusted advisor on management contracts, incentives and benefit programmes, pension and insurance, collective employment issues, restrictive covenants, trade secrets and other loyalty issues. Advising international corporations with mobile workforces, she has further developed a practice where all aspects of business migration are managed in an efficient way. Katarina is an experienced litigator within the employment and benefits field, advising clients in court disputes as well as arbitration. In the field of work environment, Katarina advises on the full range of workplace safety issues and how to manage them effectively, including developing appropriate policies and procedures. This includes advice on corporations’ liability to prevent health hazards in the work place as well as managing disputes arising from workplace injuries and accidents.
Sten Bauer
Hall of fameBaker McKenzie
Jens Tillqvist
Hall of fameAdvokatfirman Jens Tillqvist AB
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Åsa Erlandsson
Setterwalls
Partner Åsa is leading the way as head of Setterwalls’ team within Employment Law and Pensions. Boasting an impressive career that extends over two decades, Åsa has established herself as a highly regarded advisor and the go-to consultant for numerous key clients, including major Swedish and international corporations and public authorities. Åsa assists clients within all areas of employment and labour law, including disputes and discrimination cases. Her expertise lies in handling commercially critical and complex matters for clients, but she also assists in day-to-day issues relating to work environment, employment contracts and terminations. In addition, Åsa is a sought-after counsel and arbitrator in labour law litigations. Åsa’s guiding principle is to dare to be pragmatic and personal, and that her advice should always be tailored to clients’ specific business and operational needs. Additionally, Åsa had the honour of leading the daily operations of Setterwalls for several years in her role as Executive Partner and is currently a member of Setterwalls’ board of directors. In addition, she has for many years been a member of board of directors of the Swedish Bar Association.
Dino Kalamujic
edpLaw
Dino is a co-founding partner and has specialized in Employment law for more than 14 years. He has extensive experience of matters relating to termination due to redundancy and personal reasons, loyalty issues, organizational changes, bonus schedules and negotiations with trade unions. Dino is regularly assisting clients with employment disputes in the Swedish Labour Court as well as in various Swedish District Courts. He has also been recognized by both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and he has been endorsed for his ability to provide clear and professional advice. Before founding the law firm Dino was working for 11 years for one of the leading global law firms in Stockholm. He has also worked as a legal counsel for an employers’ association within the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.
Björn Rustare
DLA Piper Sweden
Björn Rustare has 20 years' experience in the field of employment law, including advice related to reorganizations, cross-border business transfers, M&A transactions, management agreements and incentive programmes, collective bargaining agreements, working environment issues and trade union relations.
Jenny Welander Wadström
Roschier
Partner Jenny Welander Wadström is Head of the firm's Employment practice. She has extensive experience from a broad range of employment and pension law issues including advice relating to mergers and acquisitions as well as restructurings, various general employment law matters, disputes and negotiations. She has previously worked for another major law firm in Sweden, the Swedish Labour Court and Swedish Match AB.
Charlotte Forssander
Forssander Sonander Advokat
Jenny Hellberg
Elmzell Advokatbyrå AB, member of Ius Laboris
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Ottilia Boström
Advokatfirman Lindahl KB
Partner Ottilia is a member of the Employment group and a member of the Commercial Dispute and Resolution group, with her main focus being employment law and employment law related disputes. Ottilia advises clients on the full range of both contentious and non-contentious employment, pension and incentive matters from hiring to firing (including issues related to work environment, discrimination, integrity and co-determination and including internal investigations, trade union consultations and disputes), and has particular experience from advising on employment, pension and incentive matters arising in connection with large-scale cross-border transactions, restructurings and re-organizations. Ottilia has a deep knowledge and understanding of the regulatory framework governing remuneration within the Financial Services Sector and assists both financial institutions and fund management companies on their remuneration policies and structures.
Johan Zetterström
DLA Piper Sweden
Johan Zetterström is a Partner in DLA Piper Sweden's Employment Group. He handles various employment law related issues, however with a particular focus on reorganizations, individual terminations and collective redundancies. He advises Swedish and international clients in a multitude of employment law matters, such as work force reductions, closures, mergers, business transfers, outsourcings, working environment matters, discrimination disputes and litigation. Johan also participates in the Swedish labour law debate in the form of opinion pieces in various business newspapers and on legal news sites on the Internet. He teaches employment law to both clients and external audiences.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Peder Boström
Roschier
Senior Associate Peder Boström joined Roschier 2021 and is specialized in employment law. Before joining Roschier, Peder worked at employer- and employee organizations.
Margarita Kozlov
Baker McKenzie

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