About Merino Advokatbyrå

About us

Merino Advokatbyrå Next-Generation Swedish Law Firm with a Singular Focus on Insolvency

Who We Are

Merino Advokatbyrå is a next-generation Swedish corporate law firm with a strong focus on:

Turnarounds
Restructuring
Insolvency

We support companies facing financial challenges – from innovative start-ups to large industrial groups and real estate firms – always aimed at preserving and creating value.

We are a leading law firm in acting as bankruptcy trustees and administrators in complex financial distress situations, including high-value cross-border bankruptcy cases. Our practice is creditor-focused.

What Makes Us Unique

Singular Focus: We are dedicated exclusively to insolvency, bringing depth, precision, and market insight to every mandate we undertake.
Business Driven: We go beyond legal advice. Our team identifies buyers, safeguards operations, and executes strategies that maximise value and creditor recoveries in distressed and special situations.
Responsible Practice: We deliver solutions that not only meet the highest legal standards but are also regarded as fair by business owners, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders in distressed situations.
Pioneering Innovators: We led Sweden’s first-ever insolvency case financed by a litigation funder – a groundbreaking matter setting new standards for the market’s future.

Clients & Collaboration

We represent both established corporations and innovative companies, and collaborate with top Swedish and international law firms, providing expert assistance in connection with insolvency matters.

Merino in Business & Society

We are among the very few Swedish law firms admitted to IVA’s Business Executive Council (IVA: the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences) – a prestigious forum where business leaders, academics, and policymakers shape Sweden’s future.

We are also active members of the Swedish Credit Association, giving us and our clients unique insights into the latest trends in credit, liquidity, and financial risk management.

Leadership & Insights

Our founder, Leonardo Merino, is both a lawyer and an economist. Frequently invited as a lecturer, he has spoken at the Swedish Bar Association’s conferences and training programmes, and was recently recognised as “Lawyer of the Month” in Advokaten, the Swedish Bar Association’s official journal.

Our Commitment

Working with insolvency matters is about more than just legal frameworks – it is about supporting people in difficult situations, rescuing businesses and innovation, redistributing assets to creditors in a fair way, and contributing to the public interest.

At Merino Advokatbyrå, we strive to ensure that every case creates maximum value, is conducted with fairness, thereby contributing to a sound business environment and a resilient society.