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Cirio Advokatbyrå AB’s energy team is highly active in the offshore wind farm sector; practice head Jörgen Möller handles high-value transactions for developers, investors and lenders. The team also advises on developments and transactions involving district heating, biogas and hydropower projects. Möller and managing associates Maria Hanbo and Philip Tonkin also assist with procurement deals, including expansion projects for energy grid utility buyers.

DLA Piper's top-flight energy practice is a go-to name for onshore energy project; practice head Peter Ihrfelt regularly advises on high-value project investments, divestments and developments across Sweden for global players. The group also handles the related regulatory issues, including for combined heat and power installations. Björn Sjöberg has expertise in energy project financings, and recently assisted with a number of the largest wind farm projects in the country. Mats Eriksson and senior associate Johan Forsling also have active M&A practices in the energy sector.

Under energy practice co-head Pia Pehrson, Foyen Advokatfirma has a notable reputation in advising wind farm developers, oil and gas companies and state-owned utilities companies on large-scale projects across Sweden. Pehrson and Caterina Carreman apply their regulatory and environmental law knowledge to projects requiring complex planning and concession applications, while senior associate Tomas Fjordevik and associate Sanna Tonemar recently handled high-stakes approval procedures before the Land and Environment Court for bio-energy producers. Malmö-based co-head Andreas Lindström focuses on energy-related corporate and financing mandates for regional and national clients.

Mannheimer Swartling’s energy and natural resources group comprises partners with expertise in the entire project lifecycle. Co-head Andreas Zettergren handles project financing mandates including complex offtake arrangements in the renewable power sector, while M&A experts Per Åsbrink and co-head Emma Olnäs Fors advise wind power developers on buy and sell-side deals (including majority stake acquisitions) and joint ventures. Co-head Therese Strömshed leads on regulatory matters, covering concessions, permits and market-related matters. Clients include offshore wind farm developers, gas transmission operators and electricity providers.

As a prominent name in the wind power sector (with clients including producers, investors and suppliers), Setterwalls’ energy team also receives a stream of mandates involving biofuel, battery storage, district heating and other renewable energy projects. Co-head Jonas Frii routinely advises on project financings and acquisitions, while co-heads Tove Andersson and Anders Linnerborg are key partners for environmental and regulatory issues. The practice also handles high-stakes energy-related arbitration proceedings, including compensation disputes in the hydropower sector. Co-head Martin Sandgren is the primary contact for nuclear power decommissioning work.

The multi-office energy practice at Advokatfirman Vinge handles a high volume of prime transactions on behalf of a global client roster. Practice co-heads Peter Sundgren and Christoffer Thalin recently advised on pan-European portfolio acquisitions in the onshore wind industry and assisted with long-tail utilities divestments for public sector bodies; the group is also a key name for complex turnkey procurements and project financing deals. Johan Cederblad handles the breadth of permit matters, and has notable expertise in the regulatory aspects of electricity tariff challenges, acting for national suppliers.

Hammarskiöld’s energy and public utilities practice is headed up Jakob Falkman, who regularly handles transactional mandates including investments, divestments and M&A deals. The group's client roster includes oil and gas companies, investors and battery cell producers; Falkman and Erik Fahlgren were recently instructed on high-value corporate joint ventures and joint research projects for battery cell sector clients. The team also provides expert regulatory advice pertaining to electricity and gas infrastructure projects.

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB’s energy practice has a strong presence in the nuclear sector thanks to the expertise of practice co-head Per Mildner, Mikael Wärnsby and Johanna Rugart. Recent instructions included handling major plant upgrades, system procurements and other associated contractual and regulatory issues. Co-head Per-Anders Bengtsson has a notably diverse practice ranging from advising on the establishment of power stations and wind farms to contentious proceedings concerning emissions rights and cooperation agreements, acting for energy providers.

The energy and infrastructure group at Roschier regularly advises on transactional work in the grid and district heating fields. Practice co-head Björn Winström and Markus Olsson handle investments, divestments and power asset transactions for a roster of oil and gas companies, private equity houses and institutional investors, while co-head Johan Häger deals with all manner of energy financing arrangements. Johan Sidklev leads the energy disputes practice, which recently acted in investment arbitrations, Energy Charter Treaty proceedings and general commercial litigation for energy clients.

MAQS Advokatbyrå’s renewables group includes practice head Mikael Kowal, who handles a high volume of transactions and investments in the wind power sector, and Christina Rydell Ahlström, who has an active presence in the hydropower sector, regularly handling transactions and permit applications. The team is active in the cleantech space, advising innovative carbon capture companies on inbound investments. Numerous municipality-owned energy companies also retain the firm for transactional work.

Wistrand’s energy practice is led by Rudolf Laurin, who advises on a range of regulatory issues including emissions-trading rights, access to electricity grids, energy taxes and permit applications.