In Swedish, a “sunnanvind” is a southerly wind bringing joy, luck and pleasant times. That’s what we at Southwind want to be for you - a southerly wind in your sails, helping you along on your journey across the world.

Based in Malmö, Sweden, but working globally since our inception, we have over half a decade of experience working in the tech, video game and mobile game industries with everything from one man studios to multinational corporations with hundreds of employees.

For many - especially smaller - companies, it is often everything around the core business which poses the most daunting challenge. Negotiating contracts, handling compliance, on-boarding freelancers, copyright, protecting IP, all of this can feel impossible to navigate. Some choose to simply ignore the issue, perhaps thinking that they can solve it once their product has done gangbusters and there’s plenty of cash to spare. Unfortunately, at that point it is often too late. We’ve had clients lose their entire IP, just because they didn’t understand their first publishing contract. But with everything so complicated, and with no legal training, it can feel very overwhelming.

In essence, that's what we offer: Simplification. That doesn't mean it's always easy, but it does mean that when you have an issue, we provide a solution. When you don’t understand how something works, we provide an answer. If you’re a video game developer and a publisher wants you to “work for hire”, or wants exclusive rights for “derivative products”, we help you understand what that would mean for you. When you have to make a privacy policy, we're there to help. When you’re not sure if you’re infringing on someone’s copyright, we’re there to explain.

We understand coming to a lawyer is not something anyone does just for the fun of it – you're here because you need help. And that’s what we provide: Help. Efficiently, to the point, and always with your best interest in mind, whether your interest be profit, creative control, future partnerships, or whatever suits your needs. Just tell us, and we’ll do our best to tailor any legal aid we give, to you.

Having seen thousands of contracts for all situations and contexts we know the industry as well as anyone. When you come to us, you come to someone who’s seen it before, done it before, who knows how the commercial side works as well as how the legalities work.

You need someone in your corner who gets is, who knows the tips and (especially) tricks, who will protect your interests, and who will work tirelessly to make sure you get the best deals possible.

We know that’s us – if you think so too, get in touch. We’re looking forward to it.