Our People

Shadi Amundin

Special Counsel

Shadi is an American attorney, who practiced law in the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley prior to moving to Sweden. Shadi's legal experience includes corporate, international, US immigration, antitrust/competition law, electronic discovery/document management, and civil litigation. She has advised clients, including startups and young technology companies, in domestic and international matters. She has also worked on large international antitrust suits, involving unfair business practices, and price fixing.

Shadi holds an LLM in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law, during which she was a mergers and acquisitions intern with the Rotterdam office of Loyens & Loeff in The Netherlands. She obtained her Juris Doctorate in 2000 from Golden Gate University School of Law with a specialization in international law with distinction. She graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations (honors program). She has studied comparative law at Marmara University in Istanbul Turkey, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, and Salzburg Law Faculty, in Salzburg, Austria.

Shadi is admitted to the California State Bar, The United States Federal Court, Northern District of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In her spare time, Shadi enjoys cooking, reading, travelling, swimming, skiing, and time with her family.

 shadi@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 775 63 55
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Cynthia Andersson

Chief Operating Officer

Cynthia Gayton Andersson grew up in the United States before moving to Sweden. She graduated from UCLA with honors and then worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she became a licensed California CPA. She then earned her MBA from Harvard Business School. She moved to Stockholm in 2002 with her Swedish husband where she worked for 13 years at Electrolux in Finance and Global Brand. She loves to get to the USA as often as possible so her kids get to enjoy the best of both countries.

cynthia@cederwalls.com
  +46 70 775 63 55
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Klara Andersson

Associate

Klara grew up in Umeå in Northern Sweden. She moved to Stockholm to study law and graduated from Stockholm University in 2017 with a Master of Laws (LL.M.). During her studies, she studied abroad for two semesters in Germany, and also completed an internship in the Swedish Embassy in Berlin. Before Cederwalls; Klara worked as a Notary in the Land and Environmental Courts and also worked at another Law Firm. Klara is fluent in Swedish, English and German. At Cederwalls Klara works with corporate law and Swedish and American tax compliance. In her free time, Klara likes to spend time with family and friends, or just be out in the nature in the forest or by a beautiful Swedish lake.

 klara@cederwalls.com
 +46 73 823 76 16
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Jennifer Loeb Cederwall

Partner

Jennifer is an American attorney who founded Cederwalls International after relocating with her family from Philadelphia to Sweden in 2006. Prior to founding Cederwalls, she worked for top-tier American and Swedish Law Firms where she conducted IPOs, convertible debt offerings, Blue Sky filings and private debt and equity offerings. She has successfully taken companies from formation through exit. She specializes in assisting foreign and domestic companies with their United States corporate, tax and security issues and primarily focuses on small to medium sized companies with cross border transactions.

Jennifer graduated from the New England School of Law where she was Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review. Prior to Law School she did post graduate work in Political Science at Stockholm University, as well as attending Bath College of Higher Education in Bath, England and the Faculty de Lettres in Avingon, France. Jennifer is a member of the International Bar Association, the Americans Club, and the American Womens Club. In her free time she enjoys traveling, skiing, golf, and her three very active boys.

 jennifer@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 775 63 55
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Robert Chako

Associate

Robert studied law at Stockholm University and received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2018. He also holds an English degree after studies in both the US and the UK. Robert has previously been part of the Cederwalls team. Before rejoining Cederwalls, Robert worked as an Associate at another law firm. Robert is fluent in Swedish, English, and Arabic. At Cederwalls, Robert specializes in Swedish and American tax law. In his free time, Robert enjoys books and sports.

 robert@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 403 45 42
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Arman Dehvari

Associate

Arman received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Stockholm University in January of 2018. During this time, Arman also studied law at the University of Glasgow. During law school, Arman worked as a permit officer at Stockholms stad. Arman is fluent in Swedish, English and Farsi. He also has basic communication skills in Balochi. Arman spends his spare time watching movies and sports. At Cederwalls Arman specializes in Swedish and American tax law.

 arman@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 014 93 75
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Matt Glauner

Head of Corporate Taxation – USA

Matt Glauner is from San Antonio Texas has a BA in Economics from the University of Maryland and a Master’s of Accountancy from Texas State University. He is a US Certified Public Accountant since 2012 and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Matt relocated to Stockholm with his family from New York in 2014. At Cederwalls, Matt specializes in US personal and corporate tax compliance as well as bookkeeping. In his free time he enjoys exploring Stockholm and playing Korpen sports.

 matthew@cederwalls.com
 +46 733 99 10 82
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Josef Hallak

Head of Private Taxation

Josef received his Master of Laws (LL.M) from Stockholm University in 2015. He is a Swedish lawyer specializing in tax law with experience in sales, compliance and business development. He has developed his interest in tax law from his experience at Skatteverket. Josef is fluent in Swedish, English and Arabic. He is a sports enthusiast who enjoys playing football during his free time.

 josef@cederwalls.com
 +46 76 266 90 01
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Emelie Hallin

Head of Corporate Tax - Sweden

Emelie received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Uppsala University in 2014. She started her career in Brussels and worked with EU-law at one of Sweden’s regional offices. Emelie moved back to Stockholm and specialized in Swedish tax – and corporate law. She has 5 years experiences from Big-4 where she worked with mergers and acquisitions, IPO’s and international corporate tax law. Emelie spends her spare time running marathons and playing tennis.

 emelie@cederwalls.com
 +46 768 04 74 26
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Elias Mannheimer Tyllman

Associate

Elias received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Uppsala University in 2018, and is a dual citizen of the United States and Sweden. He spent his childhood in Chicago and his youth in Stockholm. During his law studies he discovered the tax implications of his US citizenship, and soon became a client of Cederwalls’. Happy with the competent service he received, Elias applied for a position as an Associate with Cederwalls, and now finds it fulfilling to help others in situations similar to his own. Before graduating, Elias served as a Royal Guard with the Swedish Armed Forces and held an internship at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In his spare time, Elias enjoys cooking and choir singing. At Cederwalls, Elias specializes in Swedish and American tax law.

 elias@cederwalls.com
 +46 707 43 22 74
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Katariina Moilanen

Associate

Katariina grew up in Finland and moved to Sweden to study law.  She graduated from the University of Gothenburg in 2020 with a Master of Laws (LL.M.). During her studies she had an exchange semester in Finland where she studied at the University of Helsinki. Katariina is fluent in English, Swedish and Finnish. At Cederwalls Katariina specializes in Swedish and American tax law. In her free time, Katariina likes to spend time with family and friends or reading a good book.

 katariina@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 432 12 19
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Saga Renbäck

Associate

Saga received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Stockholm University in October of 2018. During her studies, Saga also studied at Jean Moulin III in Lyon, France and did an internship at the Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi, India. Before joining Cederwalls, Saga worked at the Swedish Tax Agency and did a traineeship at the European Parliament in Brussels. Saga is fluent in Swedish and English and has good knowledge of French. At Cederwalls Saga specializes in Swedish and American tax law. Outside of work, Saga enjoys long walks, travel and spending time with her family and friends.

 saga@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 44 52 219
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Erik Sanded

Associate

Erik Sanded is currently finishing his master’s thesis in international tax law at Lund university (L.L.M). At Cederwalls, Erik specializes in Swedish and American tax law. He has previously been working and studying in several Nordic countries and around the Anglo-Saxon world. When he is not working, he enjoys going out for a run or cooking together with friends and family. He never misses a chance at a good discussion regarding the latest political topic, both domestic and international. Erik is fluent in all Scandinavian languages and English.

 erik@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 955 50 64
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Parasto Taffazoli

Associate

Parasto received her Master of Law (LL.M) from Stockholm University in 2018 and also has two Bachelors degrees in Political Science and Sociology. She also studied American Contract Law at Harvard University. Parasto has previous work experience in antitrust/EU Competition Law. She is fluent in English, Swedish and Farsi and is conversant in German, Hindi and Urdu. In her spare time, Parasto enjoys working out, baking Persian pastries, and traveling. At Cederwalls, Parasto specializes in Swedish and American tax law.

 parasto@cederwalls.com
 +46 73 671 40 40
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Margareta Vesterlund

Associate

Margareta received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Stockholm University in 2018. During 2016 Margareta also studied law and economics at University of Western Australia. Before starting at Cederwalls, Margareta specialised in migration law at the Swedish Migration Agency. Margareta is fluent in Swedish and English. At Cederwalls Margareta specialises in Swedish and American tax law. Margareta enjoys sailing and likes to spend her free time in Stockholm’s archipelago.

 margareta@cederwalls.com
 +46 73 666 49 09
 Stockholm, Sweden
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