The Legal 500

Mannheimer Swartling is ‘Sweden’s premier law firm for corporate tax’. Martin Nilsson’s ‘competent, resourceful’ team has ‘a deep bench of talent’ to advise on reorganisations, incentive plans, structured finance and transfer pricing and transactions, such as AstraZeneca’s $1.8bn sale of Astra Tech to DENTSPLY International. Nilsson and Anders Erasmie assisted IGT with its SEK700m public offer for Entraction Holding. Karin Attorps advised Haldex on its restructuring and the subsequent listing of Concentric on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.

Mattias Schömer heads Advokatfirman Vinge’s ‘swift, highly skilled’ 19-lawyer practice, which is recognised for its international network, strong transactional record, and work on incentive schemes and reorganisations. It also advises family businesses on succession planning. Lennart Larsson and Odile Fallenius are recommended.

Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyra provides standalone advice on Swedish and international tax law, and also recently assisted Motorola with its sale to Nokia-Siemens. Mika Punkki and practice head Bo Lindqvist are recommended.

Bird & Bird’s tax lawyers ‘think outside the box’ when advising on tax structures and transactions. Christian Luthman heads the team, which also includes tax litigator Mahmut Baran. Staffan Andersson joined from Erik Penser Bankaktiebolag.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Nils Sköld handles corporate taxation, transactions and disputes.

Setterwalls provides standalone tax advice and transactional support. Malmö-based Sören Brekell focuses on litigation and tax structuring for clients including IKEA. Stockholm-based Emine Lundkvist advised Arjowiggins SAS on the SEK950m sale of two subsidiaries. Christian Sjöqvist leads the Gothenburg team.

Tax boutique Advokatfirman Andréasson & Co advises its loyal client base on Swedish and international tax law and undertakes tax litigation. Peter Brandt heads the group.

Gothenburg-based Mikael Knutsson’s team at Advokatfirman Delphi undertakes litigation and provides standalone tax advice and transactional support. Peter Utterström recently advised a large pharmaceuticals business on transfer pricing.

Linklaters LLP’s practice head Mats Anderson rejoined the firm from a consultancy, and advises on multi-jurisdictional transactions, such as Triton’s acquisition of Wittur Group. Ebba Perman Borg specialises in private equity fund structuring and incentives. Karl Sandström joined Deloitte.

Wistrand advises on corporate, private and capital taxation, EC tax law and VAT. The team’s main figures are Margareta Andersson in Gothenburg, plus Conny Otteland and litigator Börje Leidhammar in Stockholm. The team was reinforced in 2011 when six tax consultants joined the Gothenburg office from Haglund & Partners.

DLA Nordic’s ‘prompt, knowledgeable’ seven-lawyer team works on cross-border assignments and also provides standalone tax advice, notably to ATEA. Fredrik Gustafsson and Magnus Hagevi are recommended, along with practice head Erik Björkeson. Linda Wallin joined from the Tax Agency.

Lindahl advises on Swedish and international tax law and disputes and foreign investments. Uppsala-based Anna Romell Stenmark heads the team, within which Jörgen Sandström focuses on the media sector and Gothenburg-based Lars Söderlund acts for real estate clients. Anna Englund is also recommended.

Gothenburg-based Lars Odinge and his ten-lawyer team at MAQS Law Firm advised Fastighets AB Balder on its public offer for Din Bostad Sverige.

Magnusson Advokatbyrå’s Per Wiker is recommended for ‘robust analysis and fast turnaround’. The practice added Linnea Back from Setterwalls and Thomas Bergman, a tax law specialist from Uppsala University.

Advokatfirman Wingqvist AB’s Lennart Wingqvist advises on Swedish and international commercial law and taxation, notably cross-border transactions, transfer of domicile and double taxation.

Eversheds Södermark Advokatbyrå AB’s Peter Bolmstedt and Lars Sandberg are well-known tax litigators.

Hellström Law’s Jonas Forsman and Björn Ulvgården provide ‘quick, relevant, to-the-point advice supported by good documentation’.

Moll Wendén Advokatbyrå’s Carl Ekberg provides transactional support and standalone tax advice, and represents clients in tax disputes.