Svenska EXPERTISE OUR PEOPLE CAREER NEWS SUSTAINABILITY ABOUT THE FIRM History Culture Awards International Offices ABOUT THE FIRM History Mannheimer Swartling’s roots date to 1877. The modern firm was founded through a merger between Mannheimer & Zetterlöf and Carl Swartling Advokatbyrå on 1 July 1990. Mannheimer Love Mannheimer and Tage Zetterlöf founded Mannheimer & Zetterlöf in 1943 in Gothenburg. The aim was to establish a modern law firm that would be able to retain and develop its associates into successful partners. The firm established its first office abroad in 1971 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands together with firms from Denmark, Norway and Finland. In 1973 offices were established in Skåne in southern Sweden and the foreign business was expanded by establishing offices in New York in 1983 and in Frankfurt in 1989. Swartling In 1877, district court Judge Erik Martin and court of appeal law clerk Ossian Wallin founded a law firm whose name changed as partners joined and left. Known as Wetter & Swartling in the 1950s, the firm was one the largest business law firms in Stockholm. In 1951 the firm moved into Ivar Kreuger’s famed former offices, Tändstickspalatset (the “Matchstick Palace”), where the firm remained until 1996. Wetter & Swartling split in 1974 when father and son formed Wetter & Wetter, and the remaining partners formed Carl Swartling Advokatbyrå, which opened an office in New York in 1988 and in Moscow in 1989. The merger The first contacts between Mannheimer & Zetterlöf and Carl Swartling Advokatbyrå were initiated in 1977. The firms continued to have a close working relationship, exchanging financial information and holding joint training days until 1990, when the two firms were officially merged. The merger was facilitated by the firms’ shared principles: a will to develop a joint legal practice over the long term and a generous attitude towards partners and employees. The merger led to the creation of a firm with approximately 90 lawyers. Time has shown that merging was the correct decision, and the firm has thrived ever since. Values Mannheimer Swartling has never tried to be all things to all people. Clients have traditionally turned to us where quality of advice, specific expertise and effective and efficient matter management are paramount. We take the long view, and our goal is to provide the best legal advice in our region, to develop long-term, trusting partnerships with our clients, to be the employer of choice for young lawyers, and to be a responsible member of our community. Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB Registration no. 556399-4499 VAT registration no. SE556399449901 SWEDEN RUSSIA CHINA BELGIUM USA Stockholm Norrlandsgatan 21 Box 1711 111 87 Stockholm +46 8 595 060 00 View map Legal notices - Sweden Gothenburg Östra Hamngatan 16 Box 2235 403 14 Gothenburg +46 31 355 16 00 View map Legal notices - Sweden Malmo Carlsgatan 3 Box 4291 203 14 Malmo +46 40 698 58 00 View map Legal notices - Sweden 2008-2019 © Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB Terms and conditions Legal notices Privacy notice Cookies CCTV Our website uses cookies We use cookies on our website to improve the quality of your browsing experience. A cookie is a text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device. Information about the types of cookies we use and how you can disable them is provided via the link below. We recommend that you read this information before making your selection. If you do decide not to approve of our use of cookies, some parts of the web site may not function as well as if you choose to do so. If you choose to not accept cookies then you answer will be saved for seven days, after that time period you will get a new question regarding accepting cookies. Please read more about the cookies we use before making your selection. Yes, I accept No, I decline