TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB > Stockholm, Sweden > Firm Profile
TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB Offices
Birger Jarlsgatan 15
P.O. Box 590
114 11 Stockholm
Sweden
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TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB > The Legal 500 Rankings
Sweden > IT and telecoms Tier 2
TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB handles the full range of IT matters, and is distinguished by its strong telecoms practice. The team regularly acts on behalf of leading Nordic clients in the space. Mats Ohlén, who specialises in IT and technology matters, co-heads the practice with Ulrika Geissler, who has expertise in telecoms, outsourcing, and public procurement work. Daniel Watz advises on data protection and commercialisation issues; Jonas Forzelius is a key name for public procurement and commercial contracts mandates; and Fredrik Ståhl advises on outsourcing, cloud services, and IP matters.Practice head(s):
Mats Ohlén; Ulrika Geissler
Other key lawyers:
Daniel Wåtz; Jonas Forzelius; Fredrik Ståhl
Key clients
Accenture
Telenor Sverige AB
Unit4 Group
Lumera
Sweden > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3
TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB’s dedicated data protection team, which sits within the wider digital and tech practice, has experience in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious issues, including GDPR compliance, information security matters, impact assessments, and camera surveillance mandates. Practice head Jonas Forzelius is instructed by both public and private sector clients and regularly collaborates with the IT and telecoms team to advise on the use of personal data in IT systems.Practice head(s):
Jonas Forzelius
Key clients
Telenor Sverige AB
Sweden > Dispute resolution Tier 4
TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB’s broad dispute resolution offering has a particularly strong reputation for its IP and media expertise. Andreas Eriksson, who is experienced both in court and in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, leads the team. Co-founder Peter Danowsky has extensive experience handling commercial disputes; he has also represented banks, insurers, consultants and media companies, among other clients, in liability issues and contract matters.Practice head(s):
Andreas Eriksson
Other key lawyers:
Peter Danowsky; Anders Arthur
Testimonials
‘A very good and dynamic team.’
‘The team displays highly developed customer care skills.’
‘Andreas Eriksson is excellent in complicated cases. He is fast to gain an excellent understanding and overview of the issues and keeps very sharp focus on the core of the matter throughout the process. He always focuses on simplifying instead of complicating. He is one of the best lawyers in Sweden.’
‘Anders Arthur supports clients, is very easygoing and has good expertise in litigation.’
‘They are very flexible and always respond very fast to all queries. They are really great in litigation.’
Key clients
Nordea Bank Abp
Kapatens Partners AB
Switch Nordic Green AB
Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset i Stockholm
TV4 AB
Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten (The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority)
Must A/S
Expressen Lifestyle AB
Happy Green AB
CityBike Sweden AB
Work highlights
- Representing major bank Nordea in a long-running dispute with the Swedish Government relating to wrongful implementation of the EU VAT directive.
- Representing energy company Switch Nordic Green in a dispute with its former auditor Grant Thornton, regarding costs incurred by Grant Thornton in connection with a series of high-profile court proceedings during the years 2013–2019.
- Represented TV4 in the Supreme Court in a case concerning the applicability of IP/marketing legislation in relation to freedom of the press regulations.
Sweden > Intellectual property and media Tier 4
TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB has an excellent reputation in the media and IP law space, with an established track record in advising prominent newspapers, broadcasters and entertainment companies on a wide array of contentious and non-contentious matters. Practice head Ulf Isaksson is well known for handling litigation, and handles IP, marketing and competition law work. Fredrik Ståhl's workload includes trade mark and copyright matters, and has particular strength in IT.Practice head(s):
Ulf Isaksson
Other key lawyers:
Fredrik Ståhl; Esa Kymäläinen
Testimonials
‘Deep knowledge. Probably the best or one of the best media knowledge law firms in Sweden. Also deep knowledge of media business and business risks, as well as the practical side of editorial and journalistic work. ’
‘The deep and practical (not only legal) knowledge and understanding of the media business.’
Key clients
TV4 AB
Pophouse Entertainment Group
Happy Green AB
Expressen Lifestyle AB
One Group Sverige AB with subsidiaries
AB Dagens Nyheter
Skånska Dagbladet
Work highlights
- Acted for TV4, the largest commercial television channel in Sweden, in the Supreme Court in a case involving the applicability of IP/marketing legislation in case they contradict freedom of the press regulations.
- Acted as co-counsel to Pophouse Entertainment on intellectual property and music contract issues in relation to its acquisition of the late DJ and artist Tim Bergling’s (Avicii) music rights catalogue.
TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB > Firm Profile
Stockholm-based law firm TIME DANOWSKY was formed in January 2020 as a result of a merger between Time Advokatbyrå and Danowsky & Partners Advokatbyrå.
The firm advises on all types of commercial legal matters, with a strategic focus on tech/IT, media, IP and dispute resolution.
The tech/IT team deals with matters such as sourcing, outsourcing, IT projects, system integration, cloud and platform services, licensing, open source, AI, IoT, telecom, data protection, IT security and regulatory compliance.
For decades, TIME DANOWSKY’s lawyers have served as advisers to several of Sweden’s largest media groups and distributors as well as numerous smaller production companies and creators.
In addition to traditional mass media, the team has extensive experience in areas such as digital distribution, sports, gambling and gaming, production agreements, publishing, marketing and advertising.
The firm’s IP expertise includes copyright, design rights, trademarks, database rights, trade secrets and commercialization of customer data.
The public procurement and competition team advises both private companies and public sector. The firm is a member of the Antitrust Alliance.
TIME DANOWSKY is also well-known for its dispute resolution practice, representing Swedish and international clients in complex, high-profile cases.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital & Tech | Mats Ohlén | ||
| Digital & Tech | Jonas Forzelius | ||
| Digital & Tech | Ulrika Geissler | ||
| Digital & Tech | Fredrik Ståhl | ||
| Corporate Commercial | Daniel Wåtz | ||
| Media & IP | Ulf Isaksson | ||
| Media & IP | Fredrik Ståhl | ||
| Dispute Resolution | Andreas Eriksson | ||
| Dispute Resolution | Anders Arthur | ||
| Public Procurement & Competition | Jonas Forzelius | ||
| Public Procurement & Competition | Ulf Isaksson | ||
| Compliance | Esa Kymäläinen |