Björn Rustare

Partner
Head of Employment, Sweden
Björn Rustare
Location
Stockholm
Language
Danish, English, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Services

Björn Rustare has 20 years' experience in the field of employment law, including advice related to reorganizations, cross-border business transfers, M&A transactions, management agreements and incentive programmes, collective bargaining agreements, working environment issues and trade union relations.

Björn is ranked as one of the leading employment lawyers in Sweden according to Chambers Europe and received a Leading Individual ranking in the Legal 500 guide for 2023. He was appointed employment law lawyer of the year in Sweden 2022 by International Advisory Experts and is seen as one of the world's leading employment law practitioners according to Who's Who Legal.

Qualifications
Professional background
Partner, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB
2019
Partner, Osborne Clarke
2018
Employment Counsel, Roschier
2017
Corporate Counsel, PostNord Group AB
2012
Corporate lawyer, Swedbank Group AB
2009
Senior Associate, Vinge
2006
Lawyer, The Equal Opportunity Ombudsman
2003
Education
Degree of Master of Laws, LL.M, Lund University
2003
Studies in law, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2002
Memberships
Member of the Swedish Bar Association
Member of Nova
Member and co-founder of Star
Member of Arbetsrättsliga föreningen
Experience
Selected experience
Advised EQT on various matters in several countries related to investments, senior advisors and executives, policies, procedures and more
Advised TikTok in all employment law aspects related to its expansion in the Nordic region
Advising Voi Technology in all of its employment law-related matters in several European jurisdictions as well as in the US
Advising Visit Sweden in several employment law matters in Sweden and in other European and several global jurisdictions
Advising Combient in all of its employment law-related matters, including cross-border issues
Advising the North Alliance group in several employment law-related matters
Advising Utopia Music in its global expansion and managing legal advice in all jurisdictions
Ranking
Chambers

Ranked in Chambers Europe in employment law

Legal 500

Named Leading Individual EMEA 2023

Who's Who Legal

Named one of the world's leading employment lawyers

International Advisory Experts

Nominated as Sweden's Employment Lawyer of the Year 2022

Client Choice Awards

Nominated as final candidate on several occasions