Ebba Walberg Snygg, Managing Partner at Moll Wendén, has been named a Lexology Client Choice winner in Sweden for Business Crime Defence. The recognition reflects her work helping companies navigate corporate investigations, whistleblowing cases and complex internal matters.
Client Choice awards are based on feedback from in-house counsel. For Ebba, the recognition high-lights the qualities that count most when a company is under pressure: clear thinking, integrity, speed, commercial awareness and the ability to give boards and management the confidence to act.
“Corporate investigations often arise in situations where the company is under immense pressure and the board or management needs to act quickly, but also carefully. Our role is to help clients es-tablish the facts, protect the company and make informed decisions based on a legally sound and structured process,” says Ebba.
The Challenge of Corporate Investigations
Corporate investigations have become a routine part of business life. When misconduct is suspect-ed, it can quickly turn into a governance crisis for any CEO or board. Fraud, bribery, corruption, em-bezzlement, money laundering, conflicts of interest, data breaches or other irregularities all demand a fast, structured response. The decisions made in the first few hours often determine whether evi-dence is preserved and how much damage can be contained.
Ebba leads Moll Wendén’s work in corporate investigations and whistleblowing. She combines sharp legal analysis with a hands-on understanding of how organisations actually work. The result is prac-tical, clearly structured material that decision-makers can act on.
How Moll Wendén Works
Every investigation starts with a clear mandate. From there, the team maps out the scope, identifies the key risks, and sets immediate priorities – preserving evidence, planning interviews, reviewing employment law implications, flagging reporting obligations, and deciding whether authorities need to be contacted.
Each case is different – whether it involves internal misconduct, whistleblowing, financial crime, im-proper business relationships, a cyber incident or misuse of company assets. But the goal is always the same: establish the facts in a way that holds up to scrutiny and gives the company a solid basis for action.
Moll Wendén looks at the facts from both a legal and commercial angle. That means covering risk management, evidence preservation, GDPR, anti-money laundering, employment law, authority con-tacts, insurance and potential damages claims. Where a loss has occurred, the investigation can also tie into civil litigation, protective measures or asset recovery.
A Team Built for Complex Investigations
Modern investigations rarely stay within purely legal territory. They often call for financial analysis, IT forensics, background checks, intelligence gathering and careful communication management. That is why Moll Wendén works with White Paper Advisors on a daily basis – a firm with deep experience in forensic work and complex irregularity cases. Together, the two teams combine legal expertise with financial analysis, IT forensics, back-ground checks, security perspectives and strategic communication, allowing them to move quickly: establishing what happened, understanding the broader context and delivering clear, structured rec-ommendations.
Helping Boards Act with Confidence
A well-run investigation gives CEOs and boards more than answers – it gives them the confidence to act. That means protecting the company, treating individuals fairly, meeting legal obligations, com-municating effectively with stakeholders and reducing the risk of it happening again.
Bringing in an external investigator also sends a clear signal, meaning that the organisation is taking the matter seriously. That independence matters – for trust inside the organisation, for credibility outside it, and for the company’s ability to move forward.
