Our People

Meryam Abdulah

Associate

Meryam studied at Karlstad University and graduated in 2023 with a Master of Laws (LL.M.). During her studies, she worked in the Administrative Court in Karlstad. At Cederwalls, Meryam specializes in Swedish and American tax law.

Meryam is fluent in Swedish, English and Arabic.

meryam@cederwalls.com
+46 739 06 34 70
 Stockholm, Sweden
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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

Partner

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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Emma Arfors

Associate

Emma received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Umeå University in 2021. During her studies she had an exchange semester in Toronto where she studied criminology at Humber University.

Before joining Cederwalls Emma worked at another law firm in Stockholm. In her spare time Emma enjoys cooking, working out, travel, spend time with her family, friends and her cat Olof.

Emma is fluent in Swedish and English.

 emma@cederwalls.com
 +46 76 555 92 08
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Jennifer Loeb Cederwall

Senior 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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Jeffrey Donat

Associate

Jeffrey Donat grew up and is from New York City and has BA in Political Science from Hunter College and a Master of Law (L.L.M) from Cuny Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association. Prior to joining Cederwalls, Jeffrey worked at a law firm in New York for 16 years specializing in all aspects of the legal sector. Jeffrey relocated to Sweden in 2019 with his family. He an avid baseball, football, basketball, and hockey fan. In his free time, he loves traveling, spending time with his family, playing and watching sports, working out, listening to music, and reading.

 jeffrey@cederwalls.com
 +46 73 630 04 47
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Joéla Ehnberg

Associate

Joéla has a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) from Sweden and has also studied law at University in both Chicago and Madrid.

In 2019 she moved to Mexico where she spent three years studying the Spanish language and working within the law field. She worked at three different law firms, mainly with criminal law, but also with labor and family law. At Cederwalls, Joéla specializes in Swedish and American tax law.

When not working, Joéla spends her free time cooking and doing calisthenics.

Joéla is fluent in Swedish, English and Spanish.

 joela@cederwalls.com
 +46 707 75 63 55
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Matt Glauner

Partner

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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Emelie Hallin

Partner

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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Maria Hassan

Associate

Maria received her Masters degree in International Tax Law (LL.M) from Uppsala University in 2022. She has a LL.B degree from University of London.

Before joining Cederwalls Maria worked at different law firms in Pakistan and Sweden.

In her free time, Maria enjoys going out for a walk or cooking together with friends and family.

She is fluent in English and Urdu and knows basic level Swedish.

 maria@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 493 46 67
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Daniella Issa

Associate

Daniella received her Master of Laws (LL.M) from Stockholm University in January of 2023. At Cederwalls Daniella specializes in Swedish and American tax law. She has previously been working at different business law firms during her studies. Daniella is fluent in Swedish and English and has good knowledge of Arabic.

 daniella@cederwalls.com
 +46 73 575 08 12
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Markus Jansson

Associate

Markus received his Master of Laws (LL.M) from Uppsala University in 2020.

Before joining Cederwalls Markus worked at a firm that helped people in debt.
Markus is fluent in Swedish and English. Markus enjoys golf, reading and playing board games.

 markus@cederwalls.com
 +46 79 359 78 86
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Melek Kerimo

Associate

Melek received his Master of Laws (LLM) from Karlstads University. At Cederwalls, Melek specializes in Swedish and American tax law. He has previously been working and studying in different areas within Stockholm and Karlstad. In his free time, he loves watching movies and documentaries. He also enjoys watching and discussing sports (Soccer and UFC mostly) with friends and family. In his alone time, he loves reading national as international news and books. Melek is fluent in English, Swedish and Arabic.

 melek@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 695 4321
 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

Senior 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.

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 saga@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 44 52 219
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Sam Rahnamaei

Associate

Sam graduated from Uppsala university in 2022 with a Master of Laws (LL.M.).

Prior to joining Cederwalls Sam was serving as a legal consultant in the renewable energy industry - working primarily with corporate and commercial law matters. Sam has also experience from commercial dispute resolution and the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Sam is fluent in Swedish, English and Persian.

 sam@cederwalls.com
 +46 73 398 08 10
 Stockholm, Sweden
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Erik Sanded

Associate

Erik Sanded received his Master of Laws (LL.M) from Lund university in June of 2021. 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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Anders Sävbark

Office Manager

Anders works with Cederwalls in many different aspects. His experience with customer service and project management allows him to add to the client experience in many different ways. When he isn't working he is out walking in the forest with his Jack Russell Terriers and family. He also tries to get out to the archipelago whenever he can and enjoys traveling all over the world. Some of his favorite places are NYC, Rio, Moscow, Rhodes, Borneo, Istanbul, Fårö, the Serengeti, and Masai Mara in Kenya. Anders is also enjoys music, skiing and football.

 office@cederwalls.com
 +46 70 775 63 55
 Stockholm, Sweden
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