What Hellstrom does

Hellström Advokatbyrå KB is a Stockholm-headquartered Swedish commercial law firm founded in 1991 by Mats Hellström and Hans Liljeblad, structured as a Kommanditbolag (limited partnership) and operating from a single office at Kungsgatan 33. The firm employs approximately 50 experts organized across 12 practice areas — corporate law, M&A, employment, construction, real estate, environmental, financial markets, data protection, competition, public procurement, dispute resolution, and corporate reconstructions — and serves 9 industry verticals including life sciences, financial services, energy, IT/media, real estate, PE/VC, public sector, commerce, and manufacturing. Hellström is repeatedly ranked in Legal 500 (2023, 2025, 2026) and Chambers (2026), with named partners holding Leading Individual and Next Generation Partner designations in data protection, construction, and environment.

The firm's revenue model is professional services on an hourly basis, governed by the Swedish Bar Association's guidelines for reasonable fees, with monthly billing in arrears and no publicly disclosed fee schedule. Go-to-market is sales-led: clients are acquired through professional networks, referrals, and the firm's brand reputation, including its Legal 500 and Chambers rankings, an active "Aktuellt" news/analysis platform, the byggrätt.com construction-law portal run by partner Gustaf Cederschiöld, and recurring webinars (e.g., NIS2 in January 2025). There is no self-serve or product-led motion, no API/SDK surface, and no documented AI/ML capability. Hellström is founder-led under Mats Hellström, with Krister Lindgren acting as Managing Partner and Krister Lindgren heading construction-law practice.

Customer engagement is direct and relationship-based, with a single contact person model. Named clients include Swedish public-sector bodies (Fondtorgsnämnden, Västerås Stad, Gävle Kommun, Region Västerbotten) and unspecified enterprise clients in life sciences, financial services, and energy. Recent strategic activity has been entirely organic and partner-led: Ponthus Andersson was promoted in 2022 to lead public procurement, Ingela and Arvid Sundelin were promoted in 2023 to lead environmental law, Mikael Ericson joined as a partner in dispute resolution in October 2025, and Glenn Nyström joined as an M&A partner in June 2026. The firm is private, has no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and no M&A activity, and reports revenue only through Swedish regulatory filings.

Name

Hellstrom

Legal name

Hellström Advokatbyrå KB

Website

https://hellstromlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hellström Advokatbyrå KB is a Stockholm-based Swedish commercial law firm founded in 1991, with 50 experts delivering integrated advisory across 12 practice areas and 9 industry verticals to Swedish and international corporate and public-sector clients on an hourly-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE), Business Valuation & Litigation Support (BPAHABAK)

Keywords

• Commercial legal services
• Business law advisory
• M&A transactions
• Dispute resolution
• Regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal services fees: Hourly billing for legal advice and representation. Fee is determined according to the Swedish Bar Association's guidelines for reasonable fees, considering factors such as time spent, difficulty of the matter, expertise required, resource consumption, values at stake, firm's risk exposure, urgency, and outcome achieved. Costs for external advisors, courier services, travel, lodging, and copying/fax/telephone are also charged.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hellström Advokatbyrå is a Stockholm-based business law firm providing high-quality legal advice across Swedish and international commercial law. Its 50 experts serve corporate clients, public bodies, and foreign entities across 12 practice areas (including corporate law, M&A, employment, construction, real estate, environmental, financial market, data protection, competition, public procurement, dispute resolution, and corporate reconstructions), with sector specialization across nine industry verticals.

Product overview

Hellström Advokatbyrå is a Swedish business law firm offering a portfolio of 12 distinct legal service practice areas, collectively covering all aspects of Swedish and international commercial law. The firm's service offering is organized as a unified legal advisory practice with specialized practice groups spanning corporate law (bolagsrätt), M&A (företagsöverlåtelser), employment law (arbetsrätt), construction law (entreprenadrätt), real estate law (fastighetsrätt), environmental law (miljörätt), financial market law (finansmarknadsrätt), data protection and privacy (dataskydd & integritet), competition and marketing law (konkurrens & marknad), public procurement and administrative law (offentlig upphandling & offentlig rätt), dispute resolution (tvistlösning), and corporate reconstructions (rekonstruktioner). Clients can access these services based on either practice area or industry sector expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Law (Arbetsrätt) Legal advisory and representation in employment law matters, including dismissals, reorganizations, collective bargaining negotiations, and court proceedings for Swedish and international companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked in Legal 500 in 7 practice areas (2023) and in Chambers (2026), with individual lawyers designated Leading Individual and Next Generation Partner — indicating top-tier market position.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bird & Bird: Global law firm with a Stockholm office focused on technology, IP, and data protection — directly overlapping with Hellström's IT/media and data protection practice groups. Comparable on regulated-sector mandates (TMT, life sciences, financial services) and on inbound foreign-investor work in Sweden.
• Advokatfirman Delphi: Prominent Stockholm-based Swedish corporate law firm with strong M&A, dispute resolution, and regulatory practices. Comparable peer on mid-market corporate mandates; notably, Hellström's new M&A partner Glenn Nyström joined from Delphi in June 2026, indicating direct competitive overlap.
• AG Advokat: Stockholm-based Swedish business law firm with strong construction law and real estate practice — directly overlapping with Hellström's construction group (Lindgren, Berg, Cederschiöld all previously at AG Advokat). Same-scale competitor with comparable profile on construction disputes and corporate real estate work.
• Roschier: Leading Nordic law firm with offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Oslo offering full-service corporate, M&A, dispute resolution, and regulatory work. Direct competitor to Hellström on cross-border Nordic matters, particularly for clients needing Stockholm-based counsel on pan-Nordic deals.
• Mannheimer Swartling: Sweden's largest and most prestigious commercial law firm, headquartered in Stockholm with offices across the Nordics and internationally. Directly comparable to Hellström across M&A, dispute resolution, employment, and regulatory work, but at meaningfully greater scale (well over 100 lawyers in Stockholm).
• Vinge: One of Sweden's leading business law firms, with deep Stockholm presence and broad practice coverage including M&A, capital markets, and regulatory. Direct competitor to Hellström on premium Swedish corporate mandates and an immediate benchmark for legal 500 standing in the same practice areas.
• Lindahl: Mid-sized Swedish business law firm headquartered in Stockholm with national coverage across M&A, real estate, construction, and dispute resolution. Closely comparable to Hellström in scale, target clients (mid-market corporates, public sector), and practice mix.
• Baker McKenzie: Global Magic Circle firm with a Stockholm office offering full-service corporate, regulatory, and dispute work. Johan Karlman, a current Hellström partner, previously worked at Baker & McKenzie (London), evidencing direct lateral movement between the two firms and overlapping mid-market Nordic corporate mandates.
• CMS: Top-10 global law firm with a Stockholm office providing corporate, real estate, energy, and regulatory work across the Nordics. Comparable to Hellström on cross-border energy, infrastructure, and real estate mandates where Swedish-law expertise is required within a larger international platform.
• Setterwalls: Full-service Swedish business law firm with a comparable practice mix including M&A, dispute resolution, real estate, and public sector work. Same Stockholm-headquartered, mid-to-large Swedish commercial firm profile as Hellström, and a frequent co-counsel or competitor on cross-border mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hellstromlaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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