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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Sweden

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance,

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton demonstrates ‘outstanding flexibility and response times’. Nils Sköld recently advised Swedbank on funding its global restructuring department, and practice head Håkan Lindgren advised Crédit Agricole on credit facilities provided to Ukrainian subsidiaries of a Swedish car manufacturer. Tord Svensson joined Eversheds.

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial, tier 4

Magnus Andrén heads Eversheds’ team, which represents US multinationals Tyco and Boeing, and Swedish clients including Sectra. Ulf Jonsson and Bertil Brinck are recommended.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

Eversheds’ litigators include Magnus Andrén, Jonas Löttiger, and Lars Sandberg. Peter Lindskog is singled out for praise.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, tier 4

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

Employment

Within Employment, tier 4

Eversheds’ Fredrik Järund and Claes-Göran Westerberg provide cross-border transactional support and standalone employment law advice.

IT and telecoms

Within IT and telecoms, tier 4

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.

Insolvency

Within Insolvency, Eversheds LLP is a third tier firm,

Eversheds’ Fredrik Järund and Claes-Göran Westerberg administer bankruptcies and company reorganisations.

Insurance

Within Insurance, Eversheds LLP is a third tier firm,

Eversheds’ ‘excellent litigator’ Peter Lindskog advises on corporate claims.

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 6

At Eversheds, Ulf Jonsson advised Alfa Laval on its SEK5bn acquisition of Aalborg Industries Holding. Magnus Andrén acted for Sectra on the €57.5m sale of its mammography division to Royal Philips Electronics. Jonas Bratt heads the practice.

Real estate

Within Real estate,

Johan Gustavsson and Mattias Wittgren head Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s ‘quick, deal-oriented’ group. Among recent highlights, Fredrik Ahlqvist assisted Sveafastigheter Fund III with its purchase of Accor Hotels Scandinavia, and Nils Sköld advised NIAM Fund IV on its acquisition of Heron City. Matti Scheffer joined from Advokatfirman Cederquist, but Tord Svensson moved to Eversheds.

Shipping

Within Shipping, Eversheds LLP is a third tier firm,

Litigator Peter Lindskog at Eversheds represents shipowners, freight forwarders, carriers, ports, insurers and banks.

Tax

Within Tax, tier 5

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

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Delphi Tax Alert

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The European Commission publishes proposals to update the Market Abuse Directive

On 20 October 2011, the European Commission published two proposals intended to update and strengthen the existing framework insuring investor protection under the Market Abuse Directive (2003/6/EC) (Market Abuse Directive).

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Dawn raids in Sweden during 2011

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Merger control in Sweden

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EMIR – Regulating the OTC Derivates Market

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Use of a competitor’s trade mark as a Google AdWord does not infringe, says Swedish court

In one of the first Google AdWords cases to be decided in Sweden, the court finds no probable cause for trade mark infringement where a company has bought its competitor’s trade mark as a search term on Google. Counsel for the plaintiff, Gärde Wesslau’s Petter Holm, comments on the decision.

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Robert Moldén lectured in competition and public procurement law at

the Universities of Stockholm and Gothenburg

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