The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Advokatfirman Delphi’s Clas Romander and Per Lagerkvist advise lenders such as Dresdner Bank and Commerzbank and borrowers including Riverside Europe Partners. The team assisted the City of Linköping with back-up credit facilities and Bank of America with restructuring.

Within Capital markets, tier 4

Advokatfirman Delphi’s Clas Romander and his team advised Alpcot Russian Land Fund on its SEK270m private placement, unofficial flotation of shares via Carnegie Fondkommission and IPO and listing on OMX First North. Stefan Erhag is advising Morgan Stanley Private Equity SSY Holdings on the sale of its equity stake in Ssangyong Corp. Marcus Nivinger, who joined from Latham & Watkins LLP in London, and Romander advised Nibe on its secondary listing on the SIX Exchange.

Within Construction, Advokatfirman Delphi is a third tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s Per Berglöf advised Bouwfonds Veidekke on the SEK100m acquisition of land in Sollentuna. Recently promoted partner Erik Kjaer in Gothenburg is representing Akademiska Hus in litigation with the main contractor for Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Technology development.

Within Corporate and commercial, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s clients include Addtech, Microsoft, Xerox and Bonnier Gaming. Practice head Per Granström advised Perusa on the acquisition of Dynasafe. David Aversten advised the sellers in the divestment of Gateau to Fazer. The team advised Stiftelsen Djursjukhus i Stor-Stockholm on its divestment of Stockholms Regiondjursjukhus.

Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

Advokatfirman Delphi handles international arbitrations, with Ulf Hårdeman representing a major European energy company in a price revision dispute. Olof Rågmark was appointed ICC arbitrator in an international M&A dispute, and Sverker Bonde successfully represented a provider of flight operations equipment in SCC arbitration proceedings.

Within EU and competition, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

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.

Within Employment, Advokatfirman Delphi is a third tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s ten-lawyer group, led by Fredrik Nordlöf in Stockholm and Leif Ramberg in Gothenburg, advises on transactions, restructurings and disputes. Clients include Microsoft, the Nobel Museum and Cellmark. Paula Embro Hogéus is a talented courtroom lawyer.

Within Energy, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi recently recruited Marcus Nivinger from Latham & Watkins LLP. Practice head David Aversten advises on oil and gas, LPG and petroleum, and Per Berglöf focuses on energy and petroleum transactions. Per Granström advises Sustainable Technologies Capital.

Within Environment, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s Gothenburg-based Hans Bergqvist and Malmö-based Erica Nobel advise industrial and corporate clients on transactional and standalone issues, including assisting ports, airports and local authorities with environmental permits and permissions related to infrastructure projects. Nobel has been advising Peab Sverige on construction work at a former shipyard, and Patric Lundin acts for Geveko Industri.

Within IT and telecoms, Advokatfirman Delphi is a first tier firm,

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.

Within Insolvency, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi has a dedicated corporate recovery group. Linköping-based Magnus Nedstrand is receiver in the Bilgallerian Thomas Jönsson bankruptcy; Per Berglöf and Patric Lundin represented ANA Trollhättan and Goodyear in the Saab Automobiles restructuring; and Hans Bergqvist is receiver for Göteborgs Entreprenadbyggen. Gothenburg-based Håkan Wendesten specialises in IT and telecoms work.

Within Insurance, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi advises insurance companies on new products, litigation and claim investigations. Gothenburg-based Rolf Karlsson represented Trygg Hansa and Crawford & Company in claims disputes. Olof Rågmark handles reinsurance arbitrations.

Within Intellectual property and media, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s Henrik Bengtsson is representing Andritz Hydro in a trade secrets case. ‘Terrific negotiator’ Johan Kahn, who leads the ITC/IP group, advised STIM on copyright for databases, software and levies. Johan Hübner has ‘unique competence on the borderline between IT, media and IP’. Peter Skoglund advises Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. Ann-Charlotte Söderlund joined Gozzo Advokater.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, Advokatfirman Delphi is a third tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s 25-partner group is led by Per Berglöf in Stockholm, and Olof Myhrman and Vilhelm Nyström in Gothenburg. David Aversten, Erica Johansson and Marcus Nivinger – a recent lateral hire from Latham & Watkins LLP – advised Gilde Buy Out Partners on its acquisition of Gerber Scientific’s Spandex unit. Anders Lindström advised Stiftelsen Djursjukhus i Stor-Stockholm on its divestment of Stockholms Regiondjursjukhus.

Within Real estate, tier 4

Advokatfirman Delphi’s team includes Per Berglöf, who advises Bouwfonds Veidekke; Stefan Erhag; and David Aversten, who advised on a SEK7bn property portfolio sale. Anders Hulegårdh joined from Setterwalls.

Within Shipping, Advokatfirman Delphi is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s Olof Rågmark is a top litigator for shipbuilding and chartering disputes.

Within Tax, Advokatfirman Delphi is a third tier firm,

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.