The Legal 500

Mannheimer Swartling’s team is ‘approachable, knowledgeable and easy to work with’. It combines transactional support with contentious, regulatory and public procurement work. Recent key mandates include representing Skanska in the long-running court case concerning the asphalt cartel; HeidelbergCement in the ongoing European Commission cement cartel investigation; and Milko in its merger with Arla Foods. Johan Carle and Thomas Pettersson lead the practice with support from public procurement specialist Louise Widén and Brussels-based Stefan Perván Lindeborg.

The ‘speedy and extremely competent’ Carl Wetter and Johan Karlsson at Advokatfirman Vinge advised Tele2 regarding the Swedish Competition Authority’s claim against TeliaSonera before the Stockholm District Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union for abuse of dominance in the DSL market. Malmö-based Björn Mullaart handles public procurement matters for DSB SOV. Marcus Glader advises Swedbank and Google.

Advokatfirman Cederquist’s practice head Olle Rislund is representing Arla Foods in its merger with Milko, and is regarded as ‘a competition expert’. Fredrik Lindblom advises Accent Equity Partners and Polaris Equity Partners on merger control issues.

Advokatfirman Delphi is recommended for ‘strategic analysis and guidance delivered on time’, particularly in public procurement matters. Practice head Anna Ulfsdotter Forssell and Sara-Li Olovsson represented Sanofi Pasteur MSD before the Stockholm Administrative Court of Appeal in a case concerning the national procurement of HPV vaccine. Elisabeth Eklund advises Sanofi Pasteur on competition law, and Kristian Pedersen and Erik Olsson advise Xerox Sverige.

Hammarskiöld & Co AB’s team, led by managing partner Claes Langenius, handles high-profile merger and abuse of dominance cases. It represented Lycos Europe against TeliaSonera. Joakim Sundbom provides ‘excellent, useful advice’, and recently acted for Systembolaget on competition law issues.

Lindahl’s ‘committed, knowledgeable team’ is led by Eva-Maj Mühlenbock, who advised BC Partners on the acquisition of Com Hem. Lundström advised Inter IKEA Investments on its acquisition of Forsbergs Fritidscenter. The 15-lawyer public procurement team advises Swedish and international clients. The firm recruited Jakob Lundström from Öberg & Associés and Erik Brändt from the Swedish Competition Authority.

Linklaters LLP’s Jonas Koponen, who divides his time between Stockholm and Brussels, handles merger control and state aid work, and represented Assa Abloy regarding its €1.3bn public takeover of Cardo. Other clients include Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson. Christina Mailund advised Kirkbi, PFA Pension and Lundbeck Foundation on the purchase of a 55% stake in Falck.

Setterwalls’ practice head Ulf Djurberg and his 23-lawyer team represented Golden State Vintners in a complaint regarding abuse of dominance and anticompetitive co-operation against Systembolaget and Vin & Sprit. Erik Hellners advises SAS. Malmö-based practice head Martin Levinsohn advises on public procurement matters and Swedish Competition Authority investigations.

Ashurst’s practice locally is reinforced by the firmwide 70-lawyer EU and competition group. Key clients include Åhléns and DeLaval International, in addition to which Mats Johnson advised Office Depot on its acquisition of Svanströms from Frans Svanström Holding. Johan Gregow is a public procurement expert.

Clients recommend Leif Gustafsson and his team at Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyra for their public procurement expertise. Johan Nylén is representing Keolis Sverige in a case concerning Uppland Public Transport’s breach of Swedish public procurement legislation. Adrienne de Jounge joined from Ramberg.

Litigator Michael Frie heads Bird & Bird’s practice, which is supported by colleagues in Brussels. Ulf Mellqvist successfully represented 3GIS in the district court regarding a claim for repayment of excessive installation fees. Frie, Maria Grufman and David Nilsson represented nine Swedish municipalities against three construction companies concerning illicit cartel practices. Ragnar Lundgren joined the re-established Gozzo Advokater.

Dhunér Järvengren Advokatbyrå’s Karl Dhunér is a leading name in EU and competition law.

Ola Wiklund leads Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s team, which advised Alfa Laval on its acquisition of Munters. Other clients include Pernod Ricard, Nordea and Carnegie. Rolf Larsson specialises in antitrust and merger control.

Hamilton Advokatbyrå’s growing practice won new clients Tele2 and ThyssenKrupp Xervon. ‘Focused, creative and clear’ practice head Fredrik Linder assisted TDC Denmark and TDC Sweden with a SEK800m public procurement procedure by Posten Nordic and successfully represented RKV against SKL Kommentus.

Hannes Snellman Advokatbyrå AB’s Peter Forsberg handles competition matters while Joakim Lavér advises Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, TeliaSonera and Vattenfall on public procurement. This ‘efficient, high-quality’ team advised Sulzer on its SEK5.9bn acquisition of Cardo’s Flow Solutions business and Shell on the divestment of its downstream business in Sweden and Finland.

Öberg & Associés is an EU and competition law boutique with ‘specialist, in-depth knowledge’. Ulf Öberg and Ida Otken Eriksson are acting for Coop Nord in one of the first Swedish state aid cases brought before the ECJ. Martin Mörk focuses on EU litigation. Andreas Reindl joined from the Fordham Competition Law Institute.

Roschier’s senior associate Björn Lundqvist and the team locally advised on competition aspects of EQT’s purchase of Coromatic Group and Galderma’s acquisition of Q-Med. Helsinki-based Christian Wik leads the firmwide practice.

Wistrand has particular expertise in healthcare procurement matters, in addition to which Olof Alffram represented construction company Peab in cartel cases and Preem and other oil companies seeking damages for alleged abuse of dominance. Media clients include Canal+, Retriever and Mediearkivet.

Eversheds’ Eva Kullberg Tideman specialises in EU, competition and public procurement.

John Hane and his team at Foyen Advokatfirma KB represent contracting authorities and suppliers in tendering processes and disputes. Clients include municipalities and utilities, such as the Swedish Transport Administration and Fortum, and suppliers, including Sweco and WSP Sverige.

Clients recommend Advokatfirman Glimstedt’s ‘quick response times, good knowledge and numerous industry contacts’. Helsingborg-based Michael Lettius and Johan Rappmann in Gothenburg assisted car glass producer Saint-Gobain Sekurit with competition aspects of cross-border debt recovery operations and advised Boule Diagnostics on the competition aspects involved in entering the Swedish market.

Johan Lannering heads MAQS Law Firm’s competition group, which handles numerous merger filings, whereas Anders Stening and Kajsa Adlercreutz specialise in public procurement. Recent mandates for the firm include assisting Gratistidningarnas förening with a state aid complaint to the European Commission and representing public broadband providers before the Swedish Competition Authority.

Magnusson Advokatbyrå’s Charlotte Bus provides day-to-day advice on procurement and competition law, and handles contentious issues for clients from the financial services and retail sectors.

Moll Wendén Advokatbyrå’s Mikael Karlsson represents the region of Skåne in public procurement matters and disputes.