Elmzell Advokatbyr AB

Lars Hartzell and Anders Elm?r, who were something of pioneers in the field of employment law, founded Elmzell in 1988. Employment law was a rather unknown discipline among law firms at that time but now, 30 years later, employment law is a well-established practice area in many law firms. We have always practised employment law as our core business. This has given the firm invaluable experience and opportunity to build important networks. We believe that is necessary, by a serious player who wishes to give advice in all aspects of employment law. We therefore dare to say: Employment law is all we know.

Our ambition is to always do our best for our clients and be the natural choice for all employment law advice. We shall make the law understandable for everyone we meet in our work. We shall be able to translate difficult legal issues into practical, concrete and solution-driven advice to our clients.

We are a closely-knit workforce, all of whom are enthusiastic about giving our clients the best advice possible. Elmzell shall also have a reputation for providing high-quality advice, both among clients but also other experts on the labour market. What also characterizes us as a smaller "boutique firm" is our availability and personal approach to our clients.

To live up to our values ??this is not enough just to know the law. Solving complex labour law matters also requires long experience, and a comprehensive network both nationally and internationally. We shall have a deep understanding of the clients' businesses and needs as well as good knowledge of the labour market and its players. Because our work is mainly about dealing with people in different ways, it also requires a certain personality and ability to look after both business and human aspects.
CSR and sustainability

We aim to become your company's long-term partners in the work on CSR and sustainability, where employment law and regulations are included as an obvious part. Such work includes, for example, a safe working environment that is free from bullying and sexual harassment and work towards diversity and gender equality at the workplace. Codes of conducts should be in place and employees should be aware of and comply with these codes.

We take great care of our own CSR and sustainability work which focus on a sustainable working life for our employees.
Rankings

Elmzell, as well as our individual lawyers, are top-ranked by the best-known ranking lists, such as Legal 500, Chambers and Who's Who.

Elmzell has been top-ranked by Legal 500, which states:

"Elmzell is a specialist employment firm that covers the full spectrum of issues including policy implementation, negotiation with trade unions and litigation. Jenny Hellberg 'has an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by employers'. Lars Hartzell is also recommended."

Elmzell is also highly ranked by Chambers, which states:

"Lars Hartzell is a 'reliable' and experienced partner who is skilled in all aspects of litigation, restructuring, trade union negotiations and sensitive contractual matters. One source appreciates his responsiveness and availability, saying: 'Whenever a new issue arose, he was immediately reachable without having to make an appointment.'"

"Jenny Hellberg provides advice on HR and labour law to domestic and international clients. Sources describe her as 'an incredibly talented lawyer who is excellent at resolving labour issues, reconciling both the legal and human perspectives. In addition, she has an exceptionally good way of explaining legal issues to her clients. I highly recommend her.' Her recent mandates include cross-border matters and M&A-related issues."


Global assistance

Elmzell is the Swedish member of Ius Laboris, a leading international alliance of law firms specializing in employment law. With over 1,400 lawyers located in around 50 countries throughout more than 160 cities across the world, the alliance offers high quality advice with the maximum knowledge of the local jurisdiction ? event at a global level ? and manages transnational projects, guaranteeing consistency, quality, speed and efficiency.

Clients include many household names as well as multinational companies in all sectors ranging from energy to retail to pharmaceuticals.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Labor & Employment	5