Two Jurisdictions, One Solution
We understand how decisions in one jurisdiction affect the other — so your business doesn't create risk for itself when relocating, expanding or operating across borders.
Urgent Consultation Sweden · Spain ES Legal support for international business in Sweden and Spain
For business owners, international companies and investors.
19+ Years of Legal Practice EU Law Expertise Practice in Sweden and Spain Cross-Border Experience
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We look at the whole business situation — not a single legal question
A legal problem rarely exists on its own. An owner's relocation affects the business. A new market affects contracts. International hiring affects immigration and employment matters. A new partner or investor affects ownership, liability and internal agreements. That's why we first assess the whole system: business, people, documents, countries, risks and goals — and only then propose a solution.
Connected Areas of Law
We connect business, contracts and immigration matters into one system — no fragmented decisions or contradictions.
Priorities Before Unnecessary Action
We help you see critical risks faster, set priorities, and choose a solution that works not only legally but for the business.
Check Before It Becomes Costly
We know where international projects most often go wrong, what's worth checking in advance, and what costly problems can be avoided.
How We Work
From a specific problem to a clear legal system
For complex projects, we use Strategic Legal Mapping™ — a proprietary method developed by Tatsiana Turgot to assess the business's entire legal system.
Consultation
We go through your situation, your goal, decisions already made and the key questions.
Legal Review
We analyse your documents, contracts, status, business structure and how they connect.
Roadmap
We identify risks, priorities and the sequence of actions.
Implementation
We prepare the necessary documents and support negotiations, applications, structural changes and other legal actions.
Ongoing Support
Where needed, we continue as your business's external legal partner.
Professional lawyers can join your business at any stage — for a specific matter or ongoing support.
Discuss Your SituationCase Studies
A legal solution should deliver a measurable result for the business
Growth & Structure
The Company Outgrew Its Legal Structure
A Swedish company expanded into new international markets, but its contracts and internal processes were still built for a local business. We reviewed and updated the commercial contracts, partner agreements, employee documentation, KYC and compliance processes.
Result
The business gained a more coherent legal structure matching its new scale and geography, and key contractual and compliance risks were reduced.
Contract Dispute
The Client Wanted to Go to Court
The company had delivered goods, but the buyer hadn't paid the remaining amount. Contract analysis revealed a weak point that could have hurt the company's position in court. Instead of immediate litigation, we chose a negotiation strategy.
Result
The client recovered a substantial part of the debt without a prolonged court process, and the company's contract system was revised to reduce the risk of a similar situation happening again.
International Hiring
International Hiring After a Refusal
A Swedish company needed to hire several specialists from outside the EU. After an initial application filed in-house by HR, one candidate was refused. We revised the strategy and documents and split the hiring process into stages.
Result
The required specialists received approvals, including the previously refused candidate, and the company gained a more reliable model for international hiring.
What We Help With
You may not know exactly
which legal service you need
What matters is what's happening right now
and what outcome you want to reach.
Enter the Spanish Market
Launch or expand your business, define the right legal structure, prepare contracts, bring in local specialists and organise project support.
Enter the Swedish Market
Get clarity on the legal structure, contracts, Swedish market requirements, international hiring and related immigration questions.
Relocate Between Sweden and Spain
Understand how the move affects your status, business, work, property, family and obligations in both countries.
Live in Spain While Keeping Business or Financial Interests in Sweden
If you keep a company, job, income, property, pension or other financial ties in Sweden, it's important to understand how they fit with your life and status in Spain.
Hire Foreign Specialists in Sweden
Check your immigration strategy, employer requirements and documentation before applying — or resolve a refusal and an issue that has already come up.
Invest or Launch a Project in Spain
Review the legal side of the project, the deal structure, local parties involved, and organise support for market entry.
Resolve a Contract, Partner or Business Dispute
Prepare or review a contract, assess risks, settle disagreements, build a negotiation strategy or prepare for further litigation.
Put Your Business's Legal System in Order
When the business has grown, ownership has changed, you've relocated, new markets or partners have appeared, or documents and processes have piled up that no longer work as one system.
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Professional Partnership
International projects need the right team
Cross-border projects often touch legal, tax, accounting, immigration, HR and other matters at the same time.
When a task goes beyond our practice, we bring in the right specialist and coordinate the work within the client's overall situation. We also work with advisers from other countries when their client needs legal support in Sweden or Spain.
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Questions & Answers
How we work, in brief
What kind of matters does De Facto handle?
We work with business owners, international companies and investors on business law, commercial contracts, business immigration, international hiring, market entry and cross-border matters in Sweden and Spain.
Do I need to know in advance exactly which legal service I need?
No. It's enough to describe your situation, what has already happened, and the outcome you want to reach. In the first consultation we'll identify which legal questions need to be resolved and what the next step should be.
Do you only work with Sweden and Spain?
De Facto's core practice is focused on Sweden and Spain. If a project touches other jurisdictions, we can coordinate the work with specialist lawyers and other professional advisers in the relevant country.
Can you support an entire project, not just a single legal question?
Yes. On complex projects, we first analyse the overall situation, documents and interconnected risks, build a roadmap, and can then support implementation and coordinate other specialists.
Do you work with tax matters?
We factor in tax consequences as part of the overall cross-border situation and can identify when a tax adviser needs to be brought in. Complex tax advice is handled jointly with specialist tax professionals.
Can I reach out if the problem has already happened?
Yes. We don't only work preventively. This can include contract disputes, issues with partners, work/residence permit refusals, outstanding debts and other situations that already require a legal strategy and a solution.
Do you work on an ongoing basis as a company's external legal partner?
Yes. For companies that don't need an in-house lawyer, ongoing legal support is available: contracts, legal review, business immigration, negotiations, compliance and coordination of specialist advisers.
What should I do if the matter is urgent?
When submitting your request, note that it's urgent, describe the situation and your deadline. We'll confirm whether we can take it on as quickly as possible.
How is De Facto different from a typical law firm?
We don't treat a contract, immigration status, business structure or market entry as isolated matters. In cross-border projects these decisions are interconnected, so we first assess the whole situation and only then propose specific actions.
Do you work with the client's other lawyers and advisers?
Yes. We can join a client's existing team and work alongside their tax adviser, accountant, local lawyer, recruiter or other specialist, without replacing them where their expertise is needed.