Europe Guide 2026 : Sweden
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Bird & Bird
Our stand-alone employment law team offers both our home-grown and world-wide clients a seamless service on all aspects of employment, incentives, pensions and immigration law related matters, including but not limited to HR strategy, pre-divestment restructurings, post-acquisition integration, policy implementation, trade union negotiations, hiring and firing, work environment and disputes.
As part of the only truly integrated international law firm established in Sweden and as an integrated part of Bird & Bird's International HR Services team, our employment law team is frequently mandated to act as lead co-ordinator for a number of our International HR Services team's global clients. Being part of an international firm we are able to offer our clients a seamless cross-border service throughout our 32 offices in 22 countries.
During the year we have continued to successfully assist clients in connection with both local and multi-jurisdictional re-organisations, redundancies and transfers of business, including assisting in local trade union consultations and with employee terminations. The most recent global project managed by our Swedish employment law team encompassed jurisdictions throughout Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia.
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Bird & Bird is a well-known international law firm offering clients assistance with employment matters across the Nordic countries. The Swedish team's core expertise is centred on M&A-related employment work and the transfer of undertakings, as well as issues arising from restructurings and terminations. The law firm also advises on trade union relations as well as misconduct and breach of contract matters.
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The team is always available when needed.
The team has very good depth and breadth.
The lawyers are flexible and practical.
Bird & Bird offers comprehensive support.
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Katarina Åhlberg is active on a range of mandates, including assisting clients with investigations and restructuring. She has further experience counselling clients on the handling of harassment and discrimination complaints.
Katarina is very knowledgeable on all matters regarding Swedish labour law.
Katarina Åhlberg is pragmatic, helpful and fast.
Dasha Arntyr assists clients with contentious and non-contentious employment mandates, including cross-border reorganisations, immigration and pensions-related topics. She also has experience in senior-level terminations and the appointment of new CEOs.
She is very available and comes back fast with precise answers.
Dasha is very practical.
Dasha Arntyr provides timely, accurate and in-depth support.
Head of Employment
Employment
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Dasha Arntyr
Barbara Barun
Noomi Jung
Dasha Arntyr
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