Gustaf Sjöberg

Gustaf Sjöberg serves as Professor of Civil Law and Head of the Department of Law at Stockholm University. His career bridges academic scholarship and high-level financial regulation, with extensive government service shaping Sweden's banking laws and oversight frameworks.

His academic credentials include:

• Bachelor of Laws from Uppsala University (1985)
• Studies at the University of Minnesota (1985)
• Juris Doctor in Civil Law at Stockholm University (2007)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Law at Lund University (2018)

Research focuses on financial market law, corporate law, and legal economics, characterized by rigorous methodological analysis. His work critically examines banking regulation, corporate governance mechanisms, and the economic implications of legal frameworks, particularly in crisis scenarios. The Regulating Banks dissertation (2018) represents a culmination of his expertise in systemic financial stability.

Scholarly output demonstrates evolution from foundational corporate law studies (Compulsory Share Purchase, 2007) toward contemporary financial regulation challenges. Post-2008 crisis publications analyze bank resolution mechanisms and capital market supervision, reflecting direct engagement with real-world regulatory failures. The 2018 Scientific Demands publication establishes methodological standards for legal academia.

No specific scientific awards were documented in source materials.

Current administrative duties as Department Head limit teaching activities to specialized topics like forced share redemption and bank regulation. Professional service dominates his external engagement: 10-year tenure on Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority board (2007-2017), Swedsec board membership (since 2020), and repeated appointments to government financial investigations as secretary, expert, and specialist.

He leads the research department for financial market law at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law, directing collaborative research on banking regulation and corporate governance within Sweden's primary commercial law research hub.