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Stockholm, Malmo, Gothenburg

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

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Wistrand specialises in restructuring, offering ‘deep industry knowledge and value for money’ to clients including Stena, Green Credit and Svensk Exportkredit. Monica Petersson specialises in ‘export credit financing, derivatives and capital markets debt’.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, tier 4

Wistrand represented Home Invests in its public tender offer for Home Properties. Monica Petersson is recognised for her debt capital markets expertise, representing Swedbank and Ericsson.

Construction

Within Construction, tier 4

Wistrand handles disputes for contractors, customers and consultants. Clients include municipalities and public bodies.

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial, Wistrand is a third tier firm,

Wistrand’s high-profile clients include Schibsted, TeliaSonera and Nissan. Christian Bergqvist leads a specialist fraud and forensics department.

Within Corporate and commercial, Wistrand is a third tier firm,

At Magnusson Advokatbyrå, Anders Bäckman, Per Magnusson and a 20-lawyer team advised high-profile clients, notably Anschutz Entertainment, LSG Sky Chefs, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies. Per Hendar, hired from from Wistrand, and Fredrika Hörlin launched a new office in Gothenburg.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Wistrand is a second tier firm,

Wistrand’s ‘top-class’ litigation group led by Jesper Grünbaum in Stockholm and Mårten Hulterström in Gothenburg was bolstered by Jörgen Eklund from Kilpatrick Stockton Advokat KB. Harry Bergman successfully represented C More Entertainment concerning broadcasting rights to Swedish premier league football. Lars-Olof Svensson represented Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding Prosolvia’s bankruptcy. Ulf Jakobsson is recommended.

Within Dispute resolution, Wistrand is a second tier firm,

Kilpatrick Stockton Advokat KB handles insurance, real estate, construction and environmental disputes. Nicklas Björklund successfully represented Deutsche Bank Group against Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget. Jörgen Eklund, who moved to Wistrand, was replaced by Robert Lakatos from Roschier.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, Wistrand is a third tier firm,

Olof Alffram at Wistrand represented Shell and Peab in cartel cases and Canal Plus in disputes regarding broadcasting rights to the national Swedish Football league. Ola Wiklund specialises in media and gaming law.

Employment

Within Employment, Wistrand is a third tier firm,

Mats Hilmersson at Wistrand focuses on the electronics, telecoms and software sectors. Gunnar Blomberg in Stockholm and the ‘highly competent and engaged’ Hans Potila Strömsnes in Gothenburg are recommended. Martin Wedén gives ‘good advice on transactions’.

Energy

Within Energy, Wistrand is a second tier firm,

Wistrand handled energy issues for key clients notably Göteborg Energi, Varberg Energi, and Triventus. Gothenburg-based Rudolf Laurin advised Partille Energi Nät on the renewal and development of the electricity grid, while Kristina Forsbacka in Stockholm acted for the Swedish Energy Agency.

Environment

Within Environment, Wistrand is a second tier firm,

At Wistrand, Gothenburg-based Rudolf Laurin’s team advised Favonius on permits for wind farm projects, and Jönköping Energi on its application for a waste incineration plant. Key clients include NCC and Volvo.

IT and telecoms

Within IT and telecoms, tier 4

At Wistrand, Lars Davidsson and his team provide broad IT expertise including dispute resolution and transactional support to clients including ePhone. Magnus Moström is recommended.

Insolvency

Within Insolvency, Wistrand is a first tier firm,

At Wistrand, Christian Bergqvist in Stockholm, and Margareta Andersson in Gothenburg bring a ‘focused, business-like approach’ to over 200 insolvencies, including Skandinaviska Metmo and Moderna Finance, and wind up solvent companies, notably ExStatsföretag. Anders Nilsson is recommended.

Insurance

Within Insurance, Wistrand is a first tier firm,

At Wistrand, Lars-Olof Svensson is court-appointed liquidator of Moderna Finance. The practice recruited Jörgen Eklund from Kilpatrick Stockton Advokat KB.

Intellectual property and media

Within Intellectual property and media, Wistrand is a third tier firm,

Wistrand is the Swedish member of the Global Advertising Lawyers’ Alliance. ‘Valuable business partner’ Michael Plogell and copyright expert Olof Alffram advise Swedish and international clients.

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 4

Robert Kullgren and Lars Hasp at Wistrand advised Schibsted on the divestures of Metronome Film & Television and Retriever and the purchase of shares in Aftonbladet, CapMan on the divesture of XLENT and TeliaSonera on the divesture of shares in SmartTrust. Nils Alpman and Magnus Forssman are also recommended.

Real estate

Within Real estate, tier 4

At Wistrand, Gothenburg-based Per Dalemo, who joined from MAQS Law Firm represented Home Invest and Choice Hotels Scandinavia in transactions and disputes.

Shipping

Within Shipping, Wistrand is a second tier firm,

‘Knowledgeable practitioner’ Lave Beck-Friis’s Gothenburg-based team at Wistrand combines traditional shipping work with finance-related work. Clients include Stena Line, Scandlines and Tärntank Rederi.

Tax

Within Tax, Wistrand is a third tier firm,

At Wistrand, Conny Otteland in Stockholm, Margareta Andersson in Gothenburg and litigator Börje Leidhammar assist companies and their owners with corporate, private and capital taxation, EC tax law and VAT.

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Sweden

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  • An overview on the rules for banking and financing business

    The article contains an overview of the Swedish regulations on banking- and financing business. The survey covers, inter alia, licence requirements for banking and financing business, how the supervision is conducted, capital requirements, rules for owner- and management assessment and measures taken by the Swedish government to restore confidence in the Swedish financial market.
    - Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå

  • Friendlier Norwegian hedge funds regulations in force

    FRIENDLIER NORWEGIAN HEGDE FUNDS REGULATIONS IN FORCE July 2010 sees friendlier Norwegian hedge funds regulations entering into force – at last. New regulations lift the previous general marketing ban, implying that marketing licences shall now be obtainable.
    - Wikborg Rein

  • New Norwegian short selling restrictions in force

    NEW NORWEGIAN RESTRICTIONS ON NAKED SHORT SELLING As alerted in our March 2010 newsletter, the Norwegian Parliament has passed a general ban on naked short selling of securities listed on Norwegian regulated markets by way of amendments to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. The former prohibition applicable to investment firms has been expanded and applies to all investors and intermediaries as per 1 July 2010.
    - Wikborg Rein

  • Petter Holm of the Stockholm office has contributed to European Food & Feed Law Review, no 3, 2010

    The article analyzes and criticizes a recent decision from the Swedish Chancellor of Justice, which denies state liability for losses caused by a misleading information campaign launched by the National Food Authority and the Medical Products Agency against certain food supplements.
    - Gärde Wesslau Advokatbyrå

  • Further simplifications: voluntary audit for small companies

    Background All limited companies, foreign branches, economic associations, foundations and some general partnerships – regardless of size and revenue – are required to have an auditor, as are larger not-for-profit organizations and sole proprietorships. The Swedish requirement is in contrast to nearly all other member states of the European Union, which have exempted small companies from an audit requirement.
    - Gärde Wesslau Advokatbyrå

  • Marketing in social media – both opportunity and challenge

    The technical development and growing popularity of blogs, social networks and various other types of websites with user generated content has provided companies with exciting new possibilities for spreading information and brand building through the Internet. At the same time, however, it is important for companies to carefully plan their presence in social media from a legal perspective.
    - Hammarskiöld & Co

  • New rules for vertical agreements

    The European Commission’s new rules on distribution of goods and services came into effect on 1 June. They replace the block exemption regulation 2790/1999, which has been in effect for just over ten years. Elisabeth Legnerfält and Helene Andersson highlight the most important changes in the new block exemption regulation 330/2010.
    - Delphi

  • Voluntary audit for small companies

    In the middle of April, the government submitted a bill to parliament proposing that small private, limited companies will be able to elect whether or not to appoint an auditor. Supposedly, the purpose of the amendments is to allow limited liability companies to decide, to the extent possible, upon the services they need for their organization and management.
    - Delphi

  • New court hierarchy for cases under the Environmental Code and the Planning and Building Act

    The environmental courts were established in 1999 in conjunction with the Environmental Code taking effect. The court assumed the role which the Concessions Board for environmental protection and the water courts had had as licensing authorities. The property courts history is considerably older than the environmental courts, since they were founded in 1969.
    - Delphi

  • Modernised commission agent act

    A new act on commission agents has been in force since 1 October 2009. It replaced the commission agent act from 1914. A commission agent buys or sells in his/her own name but on behalf of another person. This means that the other contracting party is under the belief that s/he is entering into an agreement with a seller, e.g. a car dealer, but the financial interest lies with a third party, such as an importer who owns the car. The car dealer receives commission on the transaction, in about the same way an agent would. The person selling something for someone else (car dealer) is called a commission agent and the car importer is called the principal. However, the most common form of commission agent transaction takes place in securities on stock exchanges etc.
    - Delphi
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