The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Advokatfirman Delphi’s growing practice added Erika Rosenberg from an in-house role, whose prior experience includes working at the Swedish Coop and at Advokatfirman Cederquist Per Lagerkvist and Clas Romander advised HSBC Canada and Gypsum Technologies on loans.

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Within Capital markets, tier 4

At Advokatfirman Delphi, Clas Romander acted for the city of Linköping on a substantial debt issue, and Marcus Nivinger advised Image systems on a NASDAQ OMX listing.

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Within Construction, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a third tier firm,

Per Håkansson heads a nine-partner team at Advokatfirman Delphi. Erik Kjaer drafted agreements for AstraZeneca, and Anders Lindström is representing developer Diligentia in litigation over a commercial project in Stockholm.

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

Advokatfirman Delphi’s clients include Statoil, Goodyear, and Johnson & Johnson. Managing partner Stefan Erhag is ‘efficient’, and David Aversten ‘very committed’. Magnus Björkander joined from Magnusson Advokatbyrå.

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Within Dispute resolution, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a third tier firm,

Olof Rågmark heads Advokatfirman Delphi’s 30-strong team and is experienced in high-value, cross-border litigation and arbitration, as well as defending class actions. Rolf Karlsson acts for a number of insurance clients. Ulf Hårdeman is recommended for gas pricing disputes.

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

Advokatfirman Delphi is known for its public procurement work. Practice head Anna Ulfsdotter Forssell and associate Sara-Li Olovsson successfully represented Sanofi Pasteur in a case against GlaxoSmithKline. Elisabeth Eklund is acting for oil firm OKQ8 in European Commission merger proceedings.

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Within Employment, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a third tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi advises corporates including IC Companies, Novell and Oriflame Cosmetics. The ‘simply brilliant’ Paula Hogéus is ‘flawless’.

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Within Energy, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s practice grew again in 2012, with Magnus Björkander arriving from Magnusson Advokatbyrå. Per Berglöf’s team is experienced in the oil, gas and electrical power sectors. Clients include Swedish Biogas and some major Russian and German energy firms. Elisabeth Eklund handles regulatory advice.

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Within Environment, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a second tier firm,

Hans Bergqvist in Gothenburg and the ‘outstanding’ Erica Nobel in Malmö head Advokatfirman Delphi’s practice, with Patric Lundin also recommended. Nobel represents ports, airports and municipalities, and is advising the city of Malmö on contaminated land development permits. The team also conducts M&A due diligence.

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

The highly rated Johan Kahn heads the 27-lawyer practice at Advokatfirman Delphi, which handles standalone work and transactional support. Agne Lindberg is ‘number one in IT and outsourcing’, and Erik Woodcock is ‘second to none’ for data protection advice. Clients include DCG One, EnterCard and Xerox.

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Within Insolvency, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a second tier firm,

Håkan Wendesten heads Advokatfirman Delphi’s nine-lawyer practice. Hans Bergqvist and Wistrand’s Anne-Marie Pouteaux are joint administrators in the Saab Automobile bankruptcy. The firm’s corporate recovery group acts for lenders and creditors, as well as advising shareholders and executives on their obligations to creditors.

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Within Insurance, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a second tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s five-partner team includes reinsurance arbitrator and practice head Olof Rågmark and construction insurance specialist Erik Kjaer. Rolf Karlsson successfully represented Trygg-Hansa in the Supreme Court. Clients include large Scandinavian and European insurance groups.

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

At Advokatfirman Delphi, Henrik Bengtsson represented Andritz Hydro in a cross-border trade secret case; and Caroline Ygge and Peter Skoglund advised Cochlear on patent infringement. ‘Skilled’ team head Johan Kahn is recommended for IT issues.

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

At Advokatfirman Delphi, David Aversten acted for new client CapMan on its acquisition of Swedish United Audio Starlight, and, with Michael Juhlin, advised the seller on the divestment of Bilvision to Eterna Invest. Marcus Nivinger advised NIBE Industrier Team on a €459m public offering. Per Granström heads a ‘broad’ team.

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Within Real estate, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a third tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi rises in the ranking this year. Magnus Björkander, who joined from Magnusson Advokatbyrå to lead the practice, advised M&G Property Fund on a SEK224m acquisition and Redevco on a SEK700m cross-border sale. Erika Rosenberg is recommended on the development side.

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Within Tax, Delphi, Advokatfirman is a third tier firm,

Advokatfirman Delphi’s seven-strong team is headed by Mikael Knutsson, whose recent work includes advising on the tax-efficient structuring of acquisitions. The ‘expert’ Peter Utterström handles pricing issues and construction matters.

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