Adv Hans Dahlberg Kolga > Setterwalls > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Setterwalls
STUREGATAN 10
PO BOX 1050
101 39 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Hans Dahlberg Kolga photo

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Hans Dahlberg Kolga is leading the way as head of Setterwalls’ Construction Contract Law Team and focuses his business primarily on legal matters related to a wide variety of construction projects.

Boasting an impressive career spanning over two decades, Hans has established himself as a highly regarded advisor and the go-to consultant for major Swedish and international construction companies, companies active within the energy and transport sector, as well as Swedish public authorities. The issues typically concern either disputes, new contracts or relate to advice under active contracts for the relevant industry sector, facilities or housing projects in Sweden, or abroad.

His legal background is rooted in arbitration and court proceedings representing major clients with multiple disputes in various venues and he has significant experience of Swedish as well as international disputes.

Beyond the courtroom, Hans shares his wealth of knowledge by regularly holding lectures on procedural and construction law.

Career

2000-, Setterwalls
1999-2000, District Court of Stockholm, law clerk

Languages

English

Memberships

Swedish Bar Association, International Bar Association.

Education

2008, Programme for Arbitrators, graduate of training arranged by the SCC and SAA.
1999, University of Uppsala (LL.M.)
1998, University of Minnesota Law School.

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Dispute resolution

Setterwalls‘ dispute resolution practice is regularly involved in litigation and arbitration proceedings in the real estate, construction, energy, tech, and infrastructure sectors, among others; the team is also noted for its insurance disputes expertise. Johan Strömbäck in Stockholm, who has considerable experience representing private equity houses and financial institutions in corporate, shareholder, post-M&A, and energy-related disputes, leads the group alongside Magnus Berlin in Malmö, who has experience in the construction, IT, and insurance sectors, among others. Johannes Ericson’s varied practice covers M&A, securities and finance, insurance, and professional liability litigation and arbitration. Hans Dahlberg Kolga heads up the construction disputes team, and Magnus Rydberg is noted for handling product liability, audit liability, and professional negligence claims.

Sweden > Construction

(Leading partners)

Hans Dahlberg Kolga – Setterwalls

With broad contentious and non-contentious expertise, Setterwalls remains at the forefront of the construction sector in Sweden. Recent highlights for the team include representing a major Nordic construction company in a dispute concerning abnormal cost increases due to the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Hans Dahlberg Kolga, who has considerable experience in negotiating contracts concerning large-scale construction projects as well as handling complex construction disputes, leads the Stockholm construction group. Helena Colliander is well versed in construction and civil engineering matters involving railway, road, and port projects. She heads up the team in Gothenburg, while Henrik Trölle leads in Malmö. Mattias Wiklund Matala is noted for representing major domestic contractors in connection with infrastructure and energy projects, while Jonathan Sonning is experienced in commercial dispute resolution within the construction sector.