Advocate Christian Bergqvist > CMS Wistrand > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

CMS Wistrand
Regeringsgatan 65
103 93 Stockholm
Sweden

Work Department

Insolvency & Restructuring.

Position

Partner.

Career

Wistrand since 2002, Kilpatrick Stockton 2001-2002, Ernst&Young Law/Tisell 2000-2001, Law Firm Tisell & Co 1991-2000, Law Clerk, District Court of Stockholm 1989-1991.

Languages

Swedish, English.

Memberships

  • Swedish Bar Association, 1994
  • Restructuring and Bankruptcy Trustees’ Organization in Sweden (REKON)
  • INSOL Europe
  • International Bar Association (IBA)

Education

Jur kand (LL.M.) Stockholm University 1988.

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Insolvency

(Hall of Fame)

Christian BergqvistCMS Wistrand

CMS Wistrand’s insolvency group handles traditional insolvency work, regularly acting as court-appointed trustees, as well as debt restructuring work for banks and corporations. The team is well known for its expertise in insurance-related bankruptcies and liquidations as well as for acting in contentious bankruptcy cases generally. Fredrik Thor, who regularly acts as bankruptcy trustee, administrator in company reorganisations and liquidator, leads the Stockholm-based team, which focuses on matters in the financial services, insurance, IT and real estate spaces. With considerable creditor and debtor-side experience, Jörgen Wistrand heads up the Gothenburg team, which is especially active in the manufacturing and auto sectors. Christian Bergqvist‘s extensive experience includes handling international Chapter 11 cases. Anders Nilsson is a key contact, recently advising on several complex bankruptcies in a variety of sectors, while specialist counsel Nina Baecklund handles insolvencies.