Energy in Sweden

‘They are very experienced and well familiar with the market, solid comrades on the battlefield.’

‘Peter Ihrfeldt stands out as active within wind. Peter is a gentleman and very likable. He is a skilled energy lawyer, absolutely top class.’

‘They stand out for their competence in law but also their ability to adjust to case-specific situations and people. Also an easy-goingness coupled with professionalism that is very valuable when coordinating a multi-disciplinary team with the customer. Johan Forsling is exceptional in knowledge, judgement and businessman-ship.’

‘In-depth knowledge, not only of the legal aspects, but also the market and environmental issues related to offshore wind.’

‘Pia Pehrson is dedicated and gives immediate feedback on issues raised. She understands all aspects of offshore wind and gives both legal advice and is exceptional in terms of stakeholder management on our behalf.’

‘Good knowledge in the field of energy. Quick replies.’

‘I have mainly worked with the team in relation to renewable energy (project financing) where I believe they have great experience and deep sector expertise.’

‘Andreas Zettergren is one of Sweden’s best legal advisers in relation to renewable energy financing and contracting.’

‘The team works very well across all areas of speciality. Very good and professional advice to operational teams as well as management decision material based on legal advice. MSA also assist by actively driving correspondence with local authorities and thereby compile all relevant information and background for their client to take relevant decisions.’

‘Roschier’s energy team headed by Björn Winström is probably the best M&A team in the Swedish market. It has a unique understanding of the commercial environment that is combined with state of the art legal advice around the clock. The team is always available, friendly and professional. It’s a pure pleasure to work with them.’

‘Björn Winström works harder than everyone else. He combines a thorough knowledge of the market, with great legal advice and a no-nonsense approach.’

‘Setterwalls is one of the most experienced law firms in Sweden in the energy sector and consequently they can offer razor sharp legal service with ease. A strong customer focus in combination with high partner attention enables Setterwalls to be a rock in stormy waters, if you need one, as well as a swift service provider in day to day operations. Simply a full fledged law firm covering everything an industrial player like us needs.’

‘Very competent, and service minded partners and associates, bringing a lot of new ideas “to the table”, very valuable when on a transition journey. We truly appreciate working with Setterwalls.’

‘Jonas Frii’s team is more than a well oiled machine – they are up with the best in Europe.’

‘Jonas Frii is the best energy lawyer in the Swedish market – if it comes to energy transactions there is no-one in the market that can match his capabilities, negotiation skills, legal and business acumen and stamina.’

‘The team is fantastic, they lead us through multi-billion kronor deals with perfect diligence and in an astute, extremely business oriented way. Must also say that the interpersonal relationships are outstanding.’

‘From a customer perspective, one of Setterwalls strengths lies in seamless team work. Offering the right competence on time, as well as a dynamic up- and down-scaling of resources, as needed, goes with ease. Jonas Frii, as partner, stays close to the customer and orchestrates elegantly the work of the team. It has always been a pleasure to work with the different experts. Just to mention one, Johan Göransson, did a great job.’

‘Tove Andersson – Very efficient, direct and possesses an impressive capability to identify the core of a problem or what could be relevant to us as a client. Jonas Frii – A great strategist with an unquestionably determination to put our needs first. Bruno Neumann – Very reliant with a first class service, providing relevant and clever advice extremely swiftly. Johan Göransson – Very reliant and structured. A great capability to identify relevant issues. A proactive approach.’

‘Setterwalls has a broad team with very experienced lawyers in the Energy sector. Both Jonas Frii and Martin Sandgren are excellent lawyers and really know the industry.’

‘Christoffer Thalin has a deep knowledge of the energy industry. He is able to guide the client through complex negotiations and to focus on the most important criticalities.’

‘Understands the differences in business culture.’

‘Very competent and has a great ability to put themselves into our (the customer’s) perspectives and needs. Lindahls also has many different competences in their staff to use depending on the issue and needs.’

‘Good and easy to have a dialogue with. Good adviser. The employees are available and competent.’

‘I contract Per Mildner, as he has a unique insight in contract regarding products, including installation. My input is that Per Mildner is an excellent counterpart, as he has a genuine interest in how to apply the legal issues to support the technical solutions, which makes the contracts well suited for its intention. Easy access and professional help to a beneficial cost, bringing value add to me as a customer.’

‘Per Mildner delivers a perfect solution and adds value to the negotiations by thinking out of the box, within demands. Excellent work!’

‘Vast experience in regulatory disputes regarding electricity network.’

‘Partner Mikael Wärnsby is easy to work with, pragmatic but still analytical.’

‘Mikael Kowal has been outstanding in his support to our needs and made the necessary time available to address pressing and less pressing matters we referred to MAQS’s attention.’

‘We have worked with MAQS for the purpose of wind turbine procurement contract and what makes MAQS unique are their fantastic people. They always strive to gain an understanding of the issue, even though it may be bordering on technical in nature in order to provide the best legal advice. They have the experience and the flexibility to propose different solutions. It has been excellent working with them. The work carried out for us was done in a team with different areas of responsibility and it is clear they support each other well enabling progress.’

‘They aim to find solutions to support the work of agreeing complex technical commercial issues during contract negotiation. They have a solution based approach based on knowledge and experience with the subject, and they are always open to increasing their knowledge. This makes them excellent to work with in challenging projects, where the timeframe is limited and the complexity high.’

‘The volume of work they handle in the energy practice makes their team quite a valuable resource of accumulated knowledge and experience.’

‘Quick at understanding client’s needs, accessible and pragmatic.’

‘I work especially close to Mikael Kowal which is my contact at MAQS. Mikael is one of the sharpest I know in deal making and closing a deal. We have been in numerous situations which have seemed hopeless but still Mikael has managed to turn the situation and made it beneficial for me and my company in the end. He is a real closer.’

‘Cecilia Rossing is incredibly professional and easy to work with and sees many solutions, she has also brought her colleagues together to meet our challenges in a very good way, I want to give Cecilia our warmest recommendations.’

‘Mikael Kowal is our main partner and he really simply is fantastic!’