Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Sweden
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About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Our Employment & Compensation Practise Group assists clients in all types of employment related issues. Through our close collaboration with Baker McKenzie's other offices around the world, we provide seamless legal advice on a global basis with a team of 700+ employment lawyers. We combine our global coverage and wealth of experience handling multijurisdictional assignments with specialized local expertise, enabling us to work across borders, industries and practice areas to fulfil clients' labour and employment needs everywhere they operate. No matter the employment issue, we consistently help multinationals to overcome their greatest challenges and become world-leading employers. Our practice is well renowned for having international capabilities with excellent industry knowledge, strong negotiation skills, providing practical and business oriented advice, a pragmatic approach, scrupulously drafting documents and agreements in both Swedish and English, considering cost efficiencies and alternative pricing models, providing our clients with a fresh perspective and providing commercially valuable input to our transaction teams in connection with private end public transactions.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie's solid labour practice covers matters arising from acquisitions and listings as well as group reorganisations. Its work extends to redundancies, terminations and trade union consultations. Its lawyers offer further experience handling internal investigations. The Stockholm team is able to draw upon further expertise located across Baker McKenzie's global network to assist Swedish and international clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers are skilful, happy to help and easy to reach, and reply promptly."
"The lawyers are always responsive and, if needed, ready to move at fast pace. They have a high level of commercial awareness and know our business well."
"Baker McKenzie has great knowledge in Swedish employment law and helps its clients to navigate through all aspects of complex matters."
"The team is always to the point and gives clear advice."
"The lawyers are skilful, happy to help and easy to reach, and reply promptly."
"The lawyers are always responsive and, if needed, ready to move at fast pace. They have a high level of commercial awareness and know our business well."
"Baker McKenzie has great knowledge in Swedish employment law and helps its clients to navigate through all aspects of complex matters."
"The team is always to the point and gives clear advice."
Notable Practitioners
Sten Bauer is a senior counsel who is experienced in the employment aspects of transactions, as well as redundancies, terminations and workplace investigations.
"Sten is a doyen in Swedish labour law."
"Sten Bauer has excellent knowledge in all employment law matters. He always has a clear answer."
"Sten has a strong commercial awareness and it is obvious that he loves to give good and strategic advice to his clients."
"Sten is an excellent employment lawyer."
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Industries
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Tech, Industrials, Financial institutions