With notable experience in a wide range of traditional and modern industries, from steel and chemicals to hydrogen projects and solar parks, Mannheimer Swartling’s experienced environmental practice continues to play a leading role in the climate and energy transition in Sweden and across the EU. With expertise in permit issues in relation to heavy industry and mining, Anna Bryngelsson in Malmö leads the team. Therese Strömshed, also in Malmö, specialises in energy infrastructure, offshore wind, and electricity market matters, while Stockholm-based Joel Mårtensson focuses on permit applications as well as environmental disputes; he also has considerable experience handling land and water contamination cases.

Setterwalls’ environmental law practice has a strong reputation for advising major public and private sector clients on the full spectrum of matters, including regulatory, advisory, transactional and contentious issues, with notable recent experience in resource extractions, renewable energy projects, and land contamination cases. With extensive experience handling industry, water, and natural resources permit applications for domestic and international entities, Anders Linnerborg leads the department; he is also an expert in matters concerning the extraction of rare earth minerals. Tove Andersson’s broad practice includes large-scale permit and transactional work, while Malin Wikström specialises in hazardous facilities and water activity cases.

Advokatfirman Delphi’s Malmö-based environmental practice group has experience handling matters in the construction, transport, infrastructure, waste management, chemical production, and energy sectors, among others. Erica Nobel specialises in environmental permit applications and land contamination cases, regularly advising infrastructure companies, municipalities, and energy clients. Christian Härdgård is particularly strong on environmental permits for quarry and aggregate operations, infrastructure projects, and petroleum product storage assets. Elisabeth Werner works on permit proceedings involving heavy industry, energy, waste treatment, and land contamination issues, and Oskar Frankki is an expert in land contamination matters.

Foyen Advokatfirma‘s multidisciplinary environmental law team assists clients in the mining, infrastructure, heavy industry, and energy sectors, among others, with a broad range of issues, including permit applications, waste management projects, and Natura 2000 and species protection issues; the team also has notable experience in the forestry industry. Stockholm and Gothenburg-based Pia Pehrson, who has considerable experience in the mining, infrastructure and energy industries, leads the practice. Tomas Fjordevik, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, focuses on permit applications, with experience handling processes concerning airports, chemical production plants, wind farms, waste treatment facilities, and thermal power plants.

Fröberg & Lundholm Advokatbyrå’s environmental practice advises a wide range of large and medium-sized companies, both domestic and international, from various sectors, including the steel, mineral, paper, waste management and energy industries. The department has a particularly strong reputation for handling environmental permitting processes. Emma Lund, who has recent experience handling permit applications for large-scale industrial developments as well as matters concerning offshore wind sites, leads the team. Magnus Fröberg has over 30 years’ experience in a wide range of matters, and Mikael Hägglöf and Mikael Berglund have notable permitting and infrastructure projects experience, respectively.

Magnusson Sweden’s environmental team offers broad combined expertise, including experience in permit applications under the Environment Code, arbitration proceedings, and wastewater treatment and contaminated soil issues. The department is instructed by several major public sector clients, including the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management. Gothenburg-based Mårten Tagaeus, who has over 25 years’ contentious and non-contentious experience, leads the practice. Associate Sascha Andersson is also a key contact, assisting both private and public sector clients in connection with development projects.

Advokatfirman Vinge handles a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including disputes concerning waste handling operations and permit applications for renewable energy projects. Johan Cederblad in Stockholm, Christoffer Thalin in Malmö, and Robert Deli in Gothenburg jointly lead the department. Thomas Sjöberg has extensive experience advising public and private sector clients on environmental law issues, while senior associate Lina Österberg is a key contact for contaminated land mandates and permit applications.

CMS Wistrand’s environment practice is an established presence in the market that counts major players among its client base, specialising in matters concerning contaminated land, environmental damages, and waste handling and treatment. Gothenburg-based Rudolf Laurin has over 30 years’ experience in environmental matters, while Emilie Steen, also in Gothenburg, has experience litigating before the Land and Environmental Courts in waste facility, contamination and permitting matters.

Hellström Law’s environment practice in Stockholm focuses on the environmental issues associated with renewable energy projects, including permit applications, as well as water quality regulations. Ingela Sundelin has considerable experience advising operators, authorities, and municipalities in relation to permit procedures as well as expertise in land and water contamination issues; she leads the practice alongside Arvid Sundelin, who specialises in hydro power and environmental standards regulations.

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB’s environment practice handles a wide range of matters for private and public clients in Sweden and overseas, including permit applications for energy production and storage projects, and land and water contamination matters. Mikael Wärnsby leads the department from Malmö and has considerable experience in both transactional and contentious work. Johanna Rugart in Helsingborg operates at the intersection of energy and environmental. Specialist counsel Johanna Lindqvist in Gothenburg is also a key contact, noted for her contamination and wastewater treatment expertise, and senior associate Sara Andersson excels in contentious work.

With practitioners in Gothenburg, Malmö, Stockholm and Sundsvall, MAQS Advokatbyrå’s nationwide environmental department specialises in permitting matters, recently advising on the application process for a biogas plant construction project, as well as land contamination liability assessments. The team also handles disputes, recently acting in a species protection case before the Land and Environment Court. Environmental regulations expert Magdalena Persson leads the team alongside newly promoted partner Anna Almroth, who is particularly strong operating at the intersection of environmental and real estate law.

Morris Law’s environmental practice handles a wide range of matters, including permit applications for traditional and renewable energy projects as well as land contamination cases. Gothenburg-based practice head Christina Rydell Ahlström offers clients broad expertise which covers permits for environmentally hazardous activities and contamination liability matters.