The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton demonstrates ‘outstanding flexibility and response times’. Nils Sköld recently advised Swedbank on funding its global restructuring department, and practice head Håkan Lindgren advised Crédit Agricole on credit facilities provided to Ukrainian subsidiaries of a Swedish car manufacturer. Tord Svensson joined Eversheds.

Within Capital markets, tier 4

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Erik Nerpin focuses on international mid-cap and small-cap deals. Nerpin and Cecilia Lohmander advised Alpcot Agro on a €35m rights issue.

Within Construction, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a second tier firm,

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s team led by Thomas Rajala and Nicklas Björklund are advising on Stockholm’s Citybanan railway tunnel and highway project Norra Länken. Johan Gustavsson and Mattias Wittgren are advising on Stockholm’s Waterfront Building.

Within Corporate and commercial, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a third tier firm,

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is ‘strong in negotiations’ relating to transactions, structuring and asset portfolio management. Olle Jansson joined from Advokatfirman Cederquist. Clients include Newsec Asset Management and Fortum. Sören Druve represents AT&T and Kraft Foods.

Within Dispute resolution, tier 5

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Robert Lakatos is representing Domstolsverket in a professional negligence case and Cargotec in an international arbitration. Nicklas Björklund is also recommended.

Within Employment, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a third tier firm,

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Olle Jansson is variously ‘thoughtful, creative and aggressive: a joy to work with’, and provides transactional support and standalone employment law advice to Swedish and international clients. Robert Lakatos is representing Swedish National Courts Administration.

Within Energy, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a third tier firm,

Erik Nerpin at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a leading adviser of oil, gas and mineral companies, including Lundin Petroleum, Morphic Technologies and Tethys Oil. Sören Druve’s clients include Fortum.

Within Environment, tier 4

Thomas Rajala’s team at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton handles environmental transactions and disputes, including advising on the Citybanan railway tunnel, the Norra Länken road tunnel and the Waterfront Building development.

Within Insurance, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a third tier firm,

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s real estate and construction specialist Thomas Rajala advises on related insurance matters.

Within Intellectual property and media, tier 4

Fredrik Ahlqvist at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton advises bwin Games, Adobe, NYX Interactive and Marketmaker Norden on soft IP issues.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 4

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s practice head Sören Druve is ‘an excellent business lawyer’ who advised Tengbomgruppen Intressenter on its joint venture with Sobro. Erik Nerpin, who advised Lundin Mining on its proposed merger with Inmet Mining Corporation, is also recommended, as are Olle Jansson and Robert Lakatos.

Within Real estate, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a second tier firm,

Johan Gustavsson and Mattias Wittgren head Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s ‘quick, deal-oriented’ group. Among recent highlights, Fredrik Ahlqvist assisted Sveafastigheter Fund III with its purchase of Accor Hotels Scandinavia, and Nils Sköld advised NIAM Fund IV on its acquisition of Heron City. Matti Scheffer joined from Advokatfirman Cederquist, but Tord Svensson moved to Eversheds.

Within Tax, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a second tier firm,

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Nils Sköld handles corporate taxation, transactions and disputes.