Firm Profile > Wistrand > Stockholm, Sweden

Insolvency Tier 1

The team at Wistrand is regularly appointed as trustee for high-profile bankruptcies, and group head Christian Bergqvist, Niklas Körling and newly promoted partner  Fredrik Thor are regularly singled out by clients. The practice handles complex debt restructuring mandates for banks and corporates across the insurance, IT and real estate sectors; the firm's Gothenburg office is also a key name for manufacturing clients. The department also advises banks as creditors in large bankruptcies, and Anders Nilsson has notable expertise in insolvency litigation at a domestic and global level. Counsel Nina Baecklund was a new arrival in 2020.

Insurance Tier 1

Wistrand’s insurance practice has particularly strong expertise in W&I insurance, with Magnus Forssman receiving instructions from major international insurers as underwriters of cross-border transactions. Practice head Jörgen Eklund and Harry Bergman represent insurers in litigation proceedings including professional liability and coverage claims. The firm also has a significant regulatory practice, with recent mandates spanning the implementation of insurance products and policy drafting issues. Anne-Marie Pouteaux heads up the Gothenburg team.

Real estate Tier 1

Wistrand’s leading real estate M&A practice routinely handles high-value property acquisitions and divestments for a client portfolio of Nordic investors and property companies. Per Dalemo and practice co-heads Tommy Grönberg and Lars Gahnström advise on the full breadth of transactional work including tax, environmental and warranty and indemnity insurance issues, and investments and transactions involving residential, commercial, data centre and retail assets. The team also handles all issues regarding leasing negotiations and transfers, project developments, permit applications, property conversions and real estate disputes. Nils Sköld also has expertise in real estate fund formation mandates.

Energy Tier 2

Wistrand’s energy practice is led by Rudolf Laurin, who advises on a range of regulatory issues including emissions-trading rights, access to electricity grids, energy taxes and permit applications. Recent transactional work included hydropower station sales and wind park acquisitions.

Shipping Tier 2

Wistrand’s Gothenburg-based shipping practice provides the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious advice under practice head Anne-Marie Pouteaux. Recent instructions for Pouteaux, Kristofer Selvin and senior associate Ida Dahlborg included the sale, purchase and registration of vessels; negotiations for port access, ship financing issues, ship arrests and other maritime claims. The team counts shipping companies, insurers, charterers, financial institutions and shipyards as clients.

Tax Tier 2

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.

Banking and finance Tier 3

Export and real estate finance work are particular fields of expertise for Wistrand’s banking and finance team, which is jointly led by Tommy Grönberg and Gothenburg-based Anne-Marie Pouteaux. Pouteaux and Kristofer Selvin are also regarded for their expertise in shipping finance. Alongside borrowing mandates, a number of big-ticket banks and investment funds also instruct the group on financial regulatory work, particularly pertaining to EU regulations. Ulf Forsman and Håkan Lindgren are key names for domestic borrowers requiring acquisition finance advice.

Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

Robert Kullgren, Lars Hasp and Per Dalemo jointly lead Wistrand’s M&A practice, which handles mid-cap transactions for a client roster of domestic and pan-European corporates in the media and telecoms, financial services and real estate sectors. The team is particularly active in public takeover deals and the firm’s Gothenburg office is well-placed to handle significant transactions in the automotive sector. Magnus Forssman lends his highly regarded insurance knowledge to complex warranty and indemnity issues arising from corporate transactions.

Construction Tier 3

Wistrand’s construction experts assist with the planning and development of commercial, residential and community infrastructure projects and advises on the full construction process from contract and procurement negotiations to leasing arrangements. The client portfolio consists of developers, contractors and joint ventures at a domestic and international level. Key contacts include Jan Alexanderson in Stockholm and Eilert Andersson in Gothenburg.

Dispute resolution Tier 3

With a notable reputation in litigation and arbitration proceedings, Wistrand’s Harry Bergman is a go-to name for complex professional liability and insurance-related dispute resolution. The team, which is jointly led by Jörgen Eklund and Mårten Hulterström, frequently represents its global client base in post-M&A and investment disputes, as well as other commercial litigation matters in the financial services, energy, industrial and telecoms sectors. The firm also has niche German law expertise and often acts in related arbitration proceedings.

Employment Tier 3

Jakob Bernander and Jörgen Larsson jointly lead Wistrand’s employment practice, which attracts praise from its client base of mid-tier domestic and international corporates for handling the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Alongside handling the employment elements of M&A transactions, the team also acts in trade secret litigation, disputes concerning collective bargaining agreements, employee contract drafting issues, reorganisations and terminations. Key areas of expertise span the construction, media, healthcare and technology sectors.

Environment Tier 3

Gothenburg-based Rudolf Laurin handles Wistrand’s environment and energy mandates, typically advising on permit applications and related disputes for wind power projects, landfill sites, dangerous waste treatment and water operations.

Intellectual property and media Tier 3

On the contentious side of Wistrand’s IP and media practice, team co-head Erik Ullberg regularly handles copyright infringement litigation, trade secrets disputes and contentious patent work. Christel Rockström, who also co-heads the practice, leads on media and marketing-related matters including representing publishing platforms in defamation cases. The team also lends its IP expertise to corporate transactions for the firm’s roster of international corporate clients.

IT and telecoms Tier 3

The key contacts for IT and telecoms advice at Wistrand are Magnus Forssman and Erik Ullberg, who have experience in advising IT suppliers, software companies and producers on outsourcing contracts, cooperation agreements and distribution agreements. Clients are fielded from the domestic and international markets.

Capital markets Tier 4

Wistrand’s debt capital markets mandates are handled by Monica Petersson, who advises on MTN programmes, IPOs and other debt instruments. Erik Hygrell provides advice on equity capital markets issuances.

EU and competition Tier 5

Led by Gothenburg-based Tobias Bengtsson, Wistrand’s EU and competition practice advises on merger control filings, dawn raids and compliance reviews. Clients originate from a broad range of sectors including the transportation, media and manufacturing industries.