Born with a passion
for creativity

Staffan advises in commercial matters and is a leading corporate transaction advisor in company transactions, assets transfers and catalogue dispositions and acquisitions within the media, music and entertainment industry. He also advises in contentious matters and helps clients solve complex problems.

Before founding Ström, Staffan was a partner at Bird & Bird former Swedish law firm Gedda & Ekdahl. He was a court clerk at Solna tingsrätt and holds a LL.M. in law from Stockholm university.

Jerker is a seasoned negotiator and has vast legal and commercial experience. With a commercially minded approach he represents clients throughout the value chain and helps them achieve their goals.

Before founding Ström, Jerker was a partner in the IP group at Bird & Bird, where he also headed the Swedish media and entertainment department, as well as the firm’s international music department. Jerker holds a law degree from Stockholm University and a LL.M. from NYU School of Law as a Fulbright Scholar. Jerker frequently lectures on entertainment and intellectual property law.

Emilia also represents clients within live entertainment, film and TV. She has advised on the right clearances for several of the world's most commercially successful live formats and represents well established creators and production companies within film and TV.

Before founding Ström, Emilia worked as senior associate at Time law firm where she headed the media and entertainment group. She started her legal career at the law firm Mannheimer Swartling and holds a law degree from Stockholm University (LLM). Emilia is a recurrent lecturer at Fakultetskurser and Stockholm’s University.

Emil Ödling is also a respected sports lawyer who specializes in advising on the purchase, sale, and exploitation of sports rights. He primarily represents sport leagues and sport federations in commercial and transactional matters, including production and broadcasting rights for sporting events.

Before joining Ström Advokatbyrå, Emil was a partner at DLA Piper Sweden, where he led the firm's intellectual property group. He is also a speaker at industry events organized by the media industry and educators.

Markus provides strategic advice across the creative industries, negotiating and structuring agreements at every stage of the value chain. His expertise extends to corporate transactions, including the purchase and sale of music catalogs and other intellectual property assets.

With a strong background in intellectual property and commercial law, Markus has experience from both top-tier law firms and organizations such as the Swedish Performing Rights Society (STIM). He holds an LL.M. from Uppsala University and is a member of the Swedish Bar Association, the Swedish Copyright Association (SFU), the Swedish Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (SFIR), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), and the Licensing Executives Society (LES).

Malin is specialized in intellectual property law and negotiates commercial agreements, provides advice regarding copyright and marketing law, trademarks and domain names. She also assists in registration matters as well as in disputes regarding intellectual property.

Before joining Ström, Malin advised the music, media and entertainment business working as an associate at law firm Bird & Bird between the years 2011 – 2018. Malin holds a law degree from the University of Uppsala (LLM) and is a member of the Swedish Copyright Association (SFU); the Swedish Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (SFIR); the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), and the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA).

Before joining Ström, Sara worked as a legal counsel at Universal Music Sweden between the years 2010-2018, and as the Acting Head of Legal & Business Affairs during 2016-2018. As a senior in-house lawyer, she advised on a wide range of commercial and IP related matters, leading negotiations and counselling on matters of relevance to Universal Music Group’s Swedish and Nordic companies. She holds a law degree from Stockholm University (LLM) and is a member of the Swedish Copyright Association (SFU); the Swedish Association of the Protection of Industrial Property (SFIR), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); and The Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA).

Before joining Ström, Cecilia worked as a lawyer and team leader for the corporate team at Synch law firm between the years 2017-2024. Cecilia holds a law degree from Lund University and has also studied economics and business administration at Lund and Stockholm University.

Being a trained musician herself, Astrid shares the point of view of many of our clients.
Before joining Ström, Astrid worked as an associate in the IP group at Vinge law firm between 2018-2019. Astrid holds a law degree from Stockholm University (LLM), and is a member of the Swedish Association for Protection of Industrial Property (SFIR). Astrid also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Studies from Stockholm University.

Valter has a background as a professional musician and possesses a deep understanding of the music and entertainment industry.

Before joining Ström, Valter worked as an associate in the intellectual property, marketing, and commercial agreements teams at Vinge law firm between the years 2018–2019. He holds a law degree from Stockholm University (LLM) and is a member of the Swedish Association of the Protection of Industrial Property (SFIR).

Before joining Ström, he was serving as a law clerk at one of the District Courts in Stockholm. Having worked in the judiciary Isak has experience from a great variety of legal areas including litigation, procedural law and civil law in general.

Before joining Ström, Kajsa worked as an associate in the intellectual property, marketing and commercial agreements team at DLA Piper law firm (2018-2021). Kajsa holds a law degree (LLM) from Uppsala University.

Before joining Ström, Jesper worked as an associate in the private mergers and acquisitions group at Vinge between the years 2018 – 2021. Jesper holds a law degree from Uppsala University (LLM).

Hannes has previously served as a law clerk at the Patent and Market Court and Stockholm District Court during 2021-2023. He has also worked as an associate with M&A and financing at Vinge law firm during 2018-2021. Hannes holds a law degree (LLM) from Uppsala University.

Before joining Ström, Lisa worked as an associate in the corporate commercial group at Vinge law firm between the years 2018-2024. Lisa holds a law degree (LLM) from Stockholm University

Before joining Ström, Sofia worked for the Swedish Prosecution Authority and also served as a law clerk at one of the District Courts in Stockholm. She holds a law degree from Uppsala University (LLM). Her service within the justice system has given her a great knowledge in procedural law and a broad experience in several legal areas, including litigation and dispute resolution. Sofia is fluent in German and has also studied law at the acclaimed Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany.

Having experience from working in the entertainment industry and different in-house legal departments, Julia is business-minded and has a broad experience from various legal areas such as, for example, copyright, trademarks and commercial agreements. Julia holds a law degree (LLM) as well as a master in commercial law from Umeå University.

Aida holds a law degree (LLM) from Stockholm University, where she specialized in intellectual property law.

Before joining Ström, Maja worked as an associate in the business tax group at Vinge law firm between the years 2022-2024. Maja has also worked as an associate at the Private Client Services group at Deloitte during 2021-2022. Maja holds a law degree (LLM) from Stockholm University.