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Setterwalls

International & Cross-Border Capabilities

Global Guide 2026 : Sweden

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Setterwalls

About

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Setterwalls is one of Sweden’s leading full-service business law firms and one of Sweden’s largest law firms, assisting clients from its three offices in Sweden’s largest cities – Stockholm, Gothenburg (Göteborg) and Malmoe (Malmö).

Setterwalls is an independent law firm with an extensive, well-established international network and members of the global business law firm network the World Law Group (WLG). The World Law Group is a global network of leading independent law firms that provides seamless legal solutions across numerous jurisdictions. Established in 1988, it is one of the largest global law networks and ranked as an Elite Global Network by Chambers and Partners.

Further, our Foreign desks bring together specialists from various areas of expertise with specific language skills and extensive knowledge and experience of legal systems, trade and industry and culture in China, France and Germany and of doing business in each market.

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International & Cross-Border Capabilities - Sweden

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What the Team is Known For

Setterwalls is recognised for its valuable contribution to international matters on behalf of its clients, building on its dependable domestic reputation. The law firm has a longstanding reputation among Swedish companies and is deeply rooted in the local market, with a full-service platform and a comprehensive range of expertise across areas of Swedish law, with a good reputation for its work across corporate, tax, restructuring and IP.

Internationally, the law firm is frequently noted for its contribution to cross-border capital markets work, and praised for its knowledge and experience in assisting Swedish and international companies with listings on Nasdaq. The law firm has also cultivated strong relationships with global banks with lending streams in Sweden, and regularly acts for private equity firms with a strong profile in the Nordics. The firm is a credible adviser that is well placed to assist Swedish companies that are internationalising and to act as a co-counsel providing Swedish law input on global matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Setterwalls was great in handling cross-border aspects and engaged local counsels.

    International & Cross-Border Capabilities respondentGlobal

  • What distinguishes the firm is its legal knowledge, ability to coordinate across jurisdictions and manage multiple stakeholders while balancing legal, operational and commercial considerations.

    International & Cross-Border Capabilities respondentGlobal

  • Setterwalls worked hard to gain both a global and local understanding of our company and group before advising us on legal matters.

    International & Cross-Border Capabilities respondentGlobal

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