White & Case Advokat AB > Stockholm, Sweden > Firm Profile

White & Case Advokat AB > The Legal 500 Rankings

Sweden > Banking and finance Tier 1

White & Case Advokat AB’s debt finance team in Stockholm handles a broad range of matters for major clients, with particular strength in asset-based and structured finance transactions. The team regularly advises asset owners, corporations, banks, private equity and hedge funds, and debt and equity syndicates, among others. Group co-head Carl Hugo Parment specialises in private equity financings, frequently assisting leading Nordic and international private equity sponsors. Fellow co-head Magnus Wennerhorn acts for banks, credit funds, and fintech companies, focusing on leveraged finance work and financial restructurings, while co-head Oscar Liljeson is a leveraged finance expert who also handles refinancings, private equity fund financings, and investment grade lending matters.

Sweden > Capital markets

Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2

Sweden > Dispute resolution Tier 2

White & Case Advokat AB’s dispute resolution team in Stockholm has a particularly strong reputation regarding work in the construction, energy and insurance sectors. With experience at every level of the Swedish court system, insurance specialist Anders Reldén leads the team, which often works closely with the firm’s offices in other jurisdictions to offer leading international arbitration expertise. Associate Rasmus Lüning focuses on cross-border arbitration proceedings and disputes concerning energy clients, commercial contracts, and post-M&A issues as well as construction and infrastructure projects, while Filippa Exelin was promoted to partner in 2023.

Sweden > Insolvency Tier 2

White & Case Advokat AB’s debt finance team assists domestic and international clients with a range of restructuring, workout and insolvency matters in Sweden, with particular strength in bond restructurings. Carl Hugo Parment, who has experience in formal and informal insolvency proceedings, the enforcement of security interests, and workouts of private equity-owned companies, leads the team alongside Magnus Wennerhorn, who specialises in bond restructurings. Debt capital markets expert Michael Bark-Jones handles liability management and debt restructuring mandates.

Sweden > Construction Tier 3

Construction disputes form a key pillar of White & Case Advokat AB's practice. The team is highly regarded for representing prominent domestic and international clients in high-value litigation and arbitration proceedings. Anders Reldén, who leads the practice, brings over 30 years of experience in construction law, and has an excellent reputation in the Swedish construction market. Key names at associate level include Filippa Exelin, Rasmus Lüning, noted for his strength in cross-border matters, and Nellie Järlfors, who handles insurance-related disputes.

Sweden > Insurance Tier 3

White & Case Advokat AB’s disputes practice is regularly instructed by leading insurance companies to act in litigation before all levels of the Swedish court system, including the Swedish Supreme Court. The team also has considerable experience in insurance arbitration proceedings. Stockholm-based practice head Anders Reldén’s client base includes several top-tier insurers, while senior associate Jacob Frank has multijurisdictional insurance litigation experience.

Finland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

With expertise in complex, cross-border transactions, Asianajotoimisto White & Case Oy has extensive experience in structuring and executing domestic and cross-border M&A, demergers, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures and equity investments across the full range of sectors. Timo Airisto heads up the department and advises international and local clients on cross-border corporate transactions including public tender offers and M&A. The ‘extremely impressive’ Victor Åberg focuses on private equity acquisitions and has advised on a broad range of complex cross-border corporate transactions. The practice also gained the expertise on Sten Olsson in early 2024, who joined from Hannes Snellman (Finland), while Janko Lindros departed to Borenius in mid-2023.