Ms Maria Orrgard > Hannes Snellman (Sweden) > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Hannes Snellman (Sweden)
KUNGSTRADGARDSGATAN 20
P.O. BOX 7801
SE-103 96 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Position

Specialist Partner

Career

Maria focuses on financing transactions and restructurings. She has experience of a wide range of finance related work, such as leveraged finance, corporate lending, capital markets, and securitisations.

Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, Maria worked as Legal Counsel for Large Corporate & Financial Institutions at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) for 12 years, and has been involved in various demanding and highly complex bank financing transactions mainly in connection with leveraged finance.

Languages

English, Swedish

Memberships

  • Member of the Swedish Bar Association, 2022

Education

  • Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2023
  • Counsel, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2019
  • Legal Counsel, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), 2007-2019
  • Jur. kand. (LL.M.), Stockholm University, 2008
  • Studies in Law and Economics, University of Auckland, 2005-2006

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Banking and finance

With historical strength in acting for borrower side clients, Hannes Snellman (Sweden)’s banking and finance team now primarily represents borrowers, including Swedish, Nordic and European banks as well as debt funds and private equity houses. The team has a long-standing presence in the real estate finance sector and more recently has ventured into the sustainable finance space. Managing partner Fredrik Olsson leads the team, with real estate finance, corporate lending, and asset finance expertise. Carolina Wahlby focuses on bank lending issues, acquisition financings, and the financing of public offers, while Maria Orrgard is experienced in leveraged finance work, corporate lending, and securitisations.