The Legal 500

Bird & Bird shows ‘speed, strategic focus and cost-consciousness’. Johan Tydén’s telecoms group is advising 3G Infrastructure Services on procurement, outsourcing and some 750 court cases over interconnection fees. Andreas Börjesson assisted Swefour GSM in negotiations over the reallocation of telecoms licences, and BrainHeart Capital on the sale of Spring Mobil to Tele2. Jim Runsten’s IT and e-commerce group advises longstanding client Lexmark on outsourcing and procurement. Michael Frie and Ulf Mellqvist successfully represented the bankruptcy estate of Prosolvia in its long-running dispute with the company’s former auditor. Mellqvist and Jörgen Ekström also acted for Mandator.

Advokatfirman Delphi advises on IT procurement, data protection, e-commerce issues and trade secrets litigation, and represented Niscayah against the Swedish Data Inspection Board regarding advanced CCTV techniques. Telecoms clients include DGC One, Teliasonera and Westinghouse. Johan Kahn is recommended for his ‘legal skills, creativity and energy’, outsourcing specialist Agne Lindberg is ‘in a class of his own’, and Erik Woodcock is ‘second to none’ on data protection.

Erik Bergensträhle’s team at Lindahl is recommended for its ‘strong commericial focus and sharp understanding of clients’ priorities’. It assisted Telenor Connexion with outsourcing its M2M platform to Ericsson, and advised Bankgirocentralen on a long-term arrangement with VocaLink. David Frydlinger and Eva-Maj Mühlenbock are representing Verizon. Other clients include Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. Kenth Berg joined from Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyra.

Mannheimer Swartling’s ten-partner group shows ‘business acumen and outsourcing knowledge’. Practice head Bo Söderberg advised Bankernas Automatbolag on outsourcing its payment transaction services, Malmö-based Niklas Bogefors advised Lyckeby Group on IT outsourcing, and Martin Pekkari recently acted for KF Group and Stockholms Lokaltrafik. Telecoms clients include Telenor and TeliaSonera.

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå excels in complex telecoms litigation. Björn Tude represents Telenor Sweden, Bredbandsbolaget and Viasat.

Linklaters LLP’s Elisabet Lundgren advised Pang Da on its €245m equity investment in Swedish Automobile, and Thermo Fisher Scientific on its €2.5bn acquisition of Phadia.

Setterwalls’ clients include Konica, Volvo, Verizon and RIM. Jörgen Axelsson in Stockholm and Magnus Dahlén in Gothenburg handle transactional support and standalone work. Johan Hallén and Fredrik Roos are advising IKEA IT on multi-sourcing application management services. Joacim Johannesson is praised for his ‘outstanding expertise and service’.

Advokatfirman Vinge is recommended for its ‘excellent industry knowledge and accurate advice’. In Stockholm, Björn Gustavsson is an IT procurement expert and Carl Johan af Petersens advised Tele2 Sverige in regulatory disputes with TeliaSonera regarding interconnection fees and antitrust matters. Malmö-based Henrik Borna advised Qlik Technologies on its SEK1.9bn secondary offer, as well as licensing and support agreements. Susann Vahlenbreder Hecht leads the team in Gothenburg.

Stefan Brandt and Johan Nylén lead Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyra’s team, which handles outsourcing and procurement. Clients include Beijer Byggmaterial, Google, Nordomatic, and the Swedish Transport Workers Union.

Kristina Lidehorn, who joined from TV4, leads Advokatfirman Cederquist’s practice. Fredrik Ståhl advised Vasakronan on IT outsourcing and Agresso on ERP systems licensing. Robert Stromberg acts for Manpower, while Petter Wirrell’s clients include Bisnode Group.

Jan Bryme leads DLA Nordic’s ‘competent, service-oriented and responsive’ team, which has been advising Indian technology companies in Sweden, and produced standard software licence and IT agreements for Assa Abloy. Caroline Olstedt Carlström specialises in privacy, social media and cloud computing, and Mathias Berggren advises media clients including MTG Modern Studios. Christopher Büller joined from the Swedish Patent and Registration Office.

Hamilton Advokatbyrå’s Ola Hansson is acting for the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, and the ‘committed, knowledgeable’ Thomas Nygren advised AllTele on various acquisitions including that of Ventelo Sverige, and Cinnober Financial Technology is a significant client. Gabriel Lidman is also recommended.

Hammarskiöld & Co AB’s Thomas Lindqvist advised Compugroup on an IT delivery contract with Skåne County Council; and ID card manufacturer Gemalto on a system delivery agreement with the National Police Board. Jakob Falkman advised ERG on a public transport smartcard system.

White & Case Advokat AB’s Mats Boman acts for clients including Ericsson, Telenor, Hi3G and Flextronics. The team also advised Scanworld Travelpartner on its public takeover by European Travel Interactive Group. Brussels-based Rolf Olofsson is a satellites expert and head of the practice.

Jon Ericson heads Ashurst’s practice locally, and acts for clients including Cision. Martin Börresen advised the Kinnevik Group on equity investments in IT assets. Elsa Arbrandt joined from the Swedish Competition Authority.

Ulf Isaksson leads Danowsky & Partners Advokatbyrå’s ‘devoted, service-minded’ team, which advised Kvällstidningen Expressen on licensing in technology for its internet and mobile news service. Practice head Daniel Wåtz focuses on IT outsourcing and development contracts.

Anders Perméus and Daniel Lindberg at IT boutique Elvang & Partnere Advokatbyrå specialise in IT and internet law, and work closely with the firm’s Danish offices. Clients include SAP, Moderna Försäkringar and Max Matthiessen.

Eversheds’ Richard Jacobsson assisted TechTeam Global with the sale of its Swedish subsidiary to Koneo, and Mats Larsson advised TV4 on its co-ownership agreement with Telenor regarding C More Entertainment. Jonas Bratt is a telecoms expert.

Peter Dyer and his team at Foyen Advokatfirma KB defended ISP Black Internet against allegations involving Pirate Bay and also advised Netnod Internet Exchange, Autonomica and .eu domain name registry EURid.

Advokatfirman Fylgia KB’s Roger Hellström and Malin Forsman specialise in IT and internet law, particularly cloud computing and software-as-a-service agreements. Clients include Microsoft and The Swedish Magazine Publisher Association.

IT-Lawyers in Sweden Ltd is commended for its ‘specialist knowledge, pragmatic advice and value for money’. Mats Hansson advised Husqvarna on outsourcing its IT operations to Fujitsu. Mattias Lindberg assisted Svensk Bilprovning (the Swedish Motor Vehicle Inspection Company) with renegotiating its outsourcing agreement. Other clients include Saab’s defence and security division, and SAS.

At MAQS Law Firm, Stockholm-based Monique Wadsted and Gothenburg-based Christina Berggren advise Hogia Business Solutions, Isolda Group and SYSteam.

Time Advokatbyrå KB is ‘practical and has appropriate business focus’. Alexander Berger advised Boots Farmacevtföretagarna on the procurement of a pharmacy retail IT solution from Logica. Johanna Linder advised Lantmännen on data protection issues.

von lode advokat AB’s clients include TeliaSonera and Industrial and Financial Solutions. Practice head Anders Ericsson is recommended as being attentive and good value. Anne-Marie Davis joined from Dometic.

Wistrand mainly focuses on projects and contracts, although Peter Helle and Magnus Moström are notably representing ePhone in Sweden’s first court case concerning disclosure of user information. Stockholm-based Lars Davidsson and Gothenburg-based Jesper Sundström lead the practice.