Lucas Magnusson

Lucas Magnusson is a employment law specialist and founding partner of Afirm Advokat AB – a Swedish boutique law firm specialized in Labor and Employment Law and M&A and corporate advisory for both national and international clients.

Lucas has vast experience in employment law, from top-tier Swedish and international law firms and experience as an employment in-house counsel. Lucas advises across the full spectrum of employment and labour law matters, from complex reorganizations to executive agreements, disputes and compliance.

Lucas is recognized as a leading expert in his field. Lucas has been ranked by Lexology (previously Who’s Who Legal) since 2023 and was shortlisted as a finalist for the Swedish Client Choice Award within Labour & Employment in 2021. Client appraisals include the following statements regarding his work:

• “I had the pleasure to work with Lucas Magnusson who is a seasoned lawyer with the ability to take a 360 degree approach to organisational change and the legal aspects of that coupled with an outstanding ability to get things done in a collaborative way.”
• “Lucas Magnusson at Bird & Bird is an absolutely excellent lawyer. We work with him a lot and he always provides timely and accurate feedback, he is very knowledgeable and provides comprehensive answers and legal advice.”

Specific skills:

• General employment law.
• Contract management and executive agreements.
• M&A and transfer of undertakings.
• Employment due diligence.
• Restructurings & reorganizations.

Languages:

Swedish, English.

Professional memberships:

• Member of the Swedish Bar Association.
• Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).
• Member of the Swedish STAR employment network .

Education:

Stockholm University – LL. M. 2013.
The University of Hong Kong – Law 2012 - 2013.