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In tax litigation, Mannheimer Swartling’s group head Anders Erasmie is involved in a number of the prominent cases in the market involving the imposition of corporate tax penalties and VAT exemptions. The team also has a full-service transactional tax practice, with Niklas Hagbard advising private equity funds and corporate clients on tax structuring issues arising from M&A transactions, IPOs, corporate expansions, restructurings, incentive programmes and co-investments. The firm also fields a dedicated team advising on fund formations, fund exits and tax and asset managements; Martin Nilsson is a go-to name in the group.

Advokatfirman Vinge has particular expertise in tax structuring work, with practice head Mattias Schömer advising market-leading private equity houses on the formation of debt and equity funds. The firm also fields dedicated partners in tax litigation and M&A support, with Maria Schultzberg, Thomas Andersson and Ulrika Bengstsson receiving domestic and cross-border mandates. Recent contentious issues included acting in disputes relating to tax rates and handling transfer pricing claims for corporate clients in the financial services sector. Ulf Nilsson is the team’s VAT expert.

Leading Bird & Bird’s tax practice, Carl-Magnus Uggla is a key name for real estate tax issues and is routinely instructed by international real estate funds to provide tax structuring advice and due diligence on pan-Nordic transactions including complex forward funding structures. The team also advises insurance firms, media clients, public bodies, high-net-worth individuals and financial institutions on remuneration planning work, SPA negotiations and cross-border tax restructuring issues. Uggla also provides advice on investigations by the Swedish Tax Agency.

DLA Piper’s tax team advises on domestic tax issues as well as cross-border mandates through the firm’s international network. Practice head Erik Björkeson and senior associate Magnus Hagevi routinely provide tax advice on large-scale corporate transactions and company restructurings, particularly in the private equity, real estate and life sciences sectors. On the contentious side, the team is handling litigation relating to interest deduction rules and tax reassessments by the Swedish Tax Agency; senior counsel Fredrik Gustafsson is a go-to name for the latter.

Particular fields of expertise for Setterwalls’ tax practice include advising on real estate M&A issues, capitalisation and incentive programmes for start-ups, corporate restructuring work and IPOs. The group is jointly led by Sören Brekell and Niclas Hermansson in Malmö and Gothenburg-based Christian Sjöqvist. Recent contentious mandates include Brekell handling VAT litigation relating to the sale of goods in the EU and disputed cross-border tax exemptions. The client roster comprises domestic and international corporate names.

Wistrand fields a highly regarded team of tax professionals including Rickard Jonason, Victor Palm and practice co-heads Conny Otteland and Peter Brandt. The team handles cross-border matters concerning transfer pricing issues, structuring advice for corporate transactions, fund formations, incentive programmes and real estate joint ventures. Notable contentious experience includes handling administrative appeals to tax decisions and tax audits, as well as advising on investigations by tax authorities; the practice represents businesses as well as high-profile individuals. Clients originate from a broad range of sectors including the financial services, insurance, IT and manufacturing industries.

Linnea Back heads up the tax practice at Baker McKenzie and is highly regarded for providing tax advice on M&A and capital markets transactions and company reorganisations. The team regularly advises on transfer pricing audits, employee incentive programmes and the VAT consequences of company restructurings. Back also has notable experience in tax litigation. Clients include global corporates, which are sourced from the firm’s international network.

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB ’s tax professionals work closely with the corporate and M&A team to offer tax structuring advice on property acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate mergers. Highlights for Uppsala-based practice head Anna Romell Stenmark involved advising on cross-border company expansions and incentive schemes. Gothenburg-based Johan Myrén is another noted name with expertise in income tax and VAT issues. On the contentious side, the group also recently handled the interpretation of international tax treaties.

Lars Odinge and Krister Hjelmstedt, based in Gothenburg and Malmö respectively, are key contacts in MAQS Advokatbyrå’s tax practice. The team assists with structuring issues arising from corporate transactions, real estate acquisitions and company restructurings.