Åsa Erlandsson
Partner, Member of the Swedish Bar AssociationOffice:
Profile
Åsa is a partner in Setterwalls’ employment law group.
Åsa is one of Sweden’s leading employment law practitioners, top-ranked in the field of employment law, where she has been practising since 1998. She advises both Swedish and international employers across all areas of employment law, including disputes and discrimination matters.
Her practice covers everything from day-to-day issues relating to the work environment, employment contracts, and terminations (including matters concerning non-compete clauses, trade secrets, and confidentiality) to restructurings, business transfers, and employment law litigation. She has a particular interest in discrimination issues.
Åsa has also served as Managing Partner/CEO of Setterwalls, an experience that has given her a deep understanding of how employment law is applied in practice.
Åsa regularly holds seminars and lectures for clients and professional networks on employment law topics. She is Sweden’s representative on the board of the European Employment Law Association (EELA) and serves as an examiner and course leader in legal ethics at the Swedish Bar Association.
Language: English, Swedish
Karriär
1998-
Setterwalls
1998
District Court of Solna and Hedemora, associate judge
1997
Svea Appeal Court, assistant judge
1997
Amsterdam School of International Relations, LL.M. in European Integration
1994-1996
District Court of Stockholm, law clerk
1994
Uppsala University, LL.M.
1992
University of Leuven, Belgium, studies in European Law
Rekommendationer
Meriter
Case
Setterwalls advises Rejlers AB (publ) in cross-border merger between the listed companies Rejlers AB (publ) and Multiconsult ASA
Setterwalls has advised Sehlhall Fastigheter in connection with Nrep’s investment to form a joint venture – will become the market leader in care properties
Setterwalls has assisted Indecap in connection with the acquisition of PriorNilsson
Setterwalls advises Dina Försäkringar in connection with a public takeover bid
Setterwalls advisor to Danish Kvadrat A/S in the establishment of the residential textile joint venture Magniberg
Setterwalls advisor to Hong Kong-based HF Overseas Co Ltd in the acquisition of the majority shares in Leax Group AB
Artiklar
AD 2026 No. 40 – Obligation to negotiate under the Co-determination Act in the case of individual agreements
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AD 2026 No. 26 and AD 2026 No. 38 – The duty to provide information under Section 19a of the Co-determination Act
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AD 2026 No. 21 – Positive drug test sufficient grounds for summary dismissal
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AD 2026 No. 39 – Discrimination/accessibility – objective grounds in cases of incapacity for work
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AD 2025 No. 23 – Legal grounds for dismissal of an insurance administrator who failed to report changed circumstances affecting her eligibility for personal housing allowance
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AD 2025 No. 44 – Safety representatives’ involvement in the sale of a business division and subsequent downsizing
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AD 2025 No. 50 – Who bears the burden of proof when a signature on a resignation is alleged to be forged?
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AD 2025 No. 47 – Incident reports was not covered by the Swedish Whistleblower Act; no public interest
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AD 2025 No. 53 – Disfavourabletreatment under the Swedish Parental Leave Act when new duties were assigned to an employee upon returning to work from parental leave
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