Mr Claes Langenius > Hammarskiöld > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Hammarskiöld
SKEPPSBRON 42
PO BOX 2278
103 17 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Work Department

Partner.

Position

Specialising in competition law matters (cartel and abuse of dominance cases and merger control work), in IP/TMT and market law with extensive expertise in media, entertainment, music, film, telecommunications retail, manufacturing and gaming business areas. He is Partner of Hammarskiöld & Co and Head of the firm’s specialist group for EU and competition law.

Career

Junior Judge (1988-90); attorney Lagerlöf & Leman Advokatbyrå (1991-97); 1998-present Managing Partner, Advokatfirman Hammarskiöld & Co.

Languages

Swedish and English.

Memberships

Admitted to the Swedish Bar Association 1994; ICC (National Group for Competition Law); Antitrust Lawyer Network; the Association for Intellectual Property Law; the Association for Marketing Law and the International association for Entertainment Lawyers; member of the board, Universal Music AB and member of the board, Swedish Bar Association, teacher in Ethics, Swedish Bar Association.

Education

Stockholm University (juris kandidat, LL.M., 1988); University of London, Queen Mary & Westfield College (LL.M., 1991).

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > EU and competition

Hammarskiöld advises clients in a range of sectors – including tech and insurance – on various competition-related matters, including in high-profile cartel investigations heard before the European Commission. Practice head Claes Langenius has over 25 years’ experience advising domestic and international companies on competition matters as well as representing clients before Swedish and European authorities. Sofia Falkner, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, specialises in cartel and abuse of dominance cases.