MAQS Advokatbyrå

Employment, Retail

Advokat/Partner

Sofia Pedersen is head of MAQS` specialist area Employment and has extensive experience of assisting large Swedish and international companies across industries. Sofia works with particular focus on reorganizations, individual matters, employment law advice in mergers and acquisitions, work environment, disputes, collective bargaining agreement issues including trade union negotiations and international employment law.

2024-                 MAQS Advokatbyrå

2019-2024 H&M Group, Group Labour Law & Labour Relation Counsel, 2015-2018 Danske Bank, Senior Chief Legal Adviser, 2006-2015 Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå, Senior Associate, 2014-2015  PostNord Group, Corporate Counsel, 2007-2009 Solna District Court, law clerk, 2006 Utrikesdepartementet, UD-ERS, departmental secretary

With many years of experience as in-house counsel, she has a great understanding of what kind of employment law issues that can arise and how to find compliant business-oriented solutions. In addition to employment law, she further has extensive experience of working with European Works Council (EWC), internal investigations, grievances, internal control and all kind of total rewards matters including pension.

Sofia regularly holds lectures on various labour law issues.

Swedish, English and German

2024-   Swedish Bar Association, (2011-2015)

2006 Umeå University, LL.M., 2005 York University, master of law (international law)