Mr Björn Johansson Heigis > Roschier > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Noted by clients for its ‘precision and skills‘, the team at Roschier is known for handling a variety of matters for its varied client base of innovation focused digital healthcare and pharma companies. Erik Ficks heads up the practice, and has broad experience in advising on transactional matters, including share acquisitions, in addition to acting in patent infringement actions in the pharma space. Björn Johansson Heigis leads the firm’s data protection and digitalisation practice, and is well versed in handling GDPR-related issues concerning medical devices, and research and development matters.

Roschier‘s digitalisation, TMT, and outsourcing practice has longstanding experience in handling IT projects across the Nordics, and acts for an impressive client base of major telecoms entities. Practice head Björn Johansson Heigis is very well versed in advising on e-commerce, digital marketing, and data privacy matters, to name a few areas of strength. IP expert Erik Ficks is active in the telecoms arena.

Under the leadership of patent litigation expert Erik Ficks, Roschier‘s team advises on all aspects of patents, copyright, and trade mark law, in addition to trade secrets, designs, and unfair marketing issues. The group is highly regarded for its strength in acting for clients in the pharmaceutical, technology and media sectors. Björn Johansson Heigis is an expert in data protection and digitalisation matters. Counsel Susanne Mellqvist brings over 25 years of experience in IP, with a solid track record in managing international trade mark and design portfolios.

Roschier’s fintech team has notable experience advising major international companies on a range of transactional, regulatory, and contentious matters. With extensive experience in the fintech space, finance and restructuring specialist Niklas Eriksson leads the team, while Björn Johansson Heigis, who is head of the firm’s digital and TMT group, has experience in e-commerce and payment services issues.

Roschier’s data protection team collaborates with the firm’s TMT, intellectual property, and life sciences groups to offer a comprehensive service to clients in the tech, media, banking and private equity sectors, among others, covering auditing issues, compliance work, third country data transfers, and data breaches. Practice head Björn Johansson Heigis has considerable experience advising Nordic data-intensive companies on GDPR compliance alongside expertise in privacy issues concerning new technologies. Senior associate John Park is also a key contact, specialising in cross-border data protection mandates.