Mr Björn Wendleby > Harvest Advokatbyrå > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile
Harvest Advokatbyrå Offices
Engelbrektsplan 1
Box 7225
Stockholm
103 89
Sweden
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Mr Björn Wendleby
Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Founding Partner
Björn Wendleby is specialized in financial regulation, mainly within exchange and securities law, banking and finance legislation, asset management, sustainability regulation, crypto assets and AML. Björn has significant regulatory experience representing clients in contacts with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen). In his daily work, Björn provides advice in a variety of matters relating to authorizations with the Financial Supervisory Authority and in various implementation projects. He has over the years participated in several long term projects implementing new legislation, such as MiFID/MiFID 2, PSD/PSD 2, AIFMD and 4 AMLD.
Career
Harvest Advokatbyrå, Founding Partner, 2016-
Magnusson Advokatbyrå, Partner, 2010-2016
Advokat Björn Wendleby AB, Partner, 2004-2010
ABG Sundal Collier, CEO, Partner, Compliance Officer and Head of Legal, 2001-2004
ABG Securities Stockholm Branch, Compliance Officer and in-house counsel, 2000-2001
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), In-house counsel, 1998–2000
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Legal Counsellor, 1994-1998
Service as appeal court judge, district court judge, court clerk, 1988-1994
Languages
Swedish and English
Memberships
Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2006
Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of Spotlight Stock Market, 2022-
Member of the Disciplinary Committee of Spotlight Stock Market, 2011-2021
Co founder of the Swedish Anti-Money Laundring Institute, SIMPT, 2013-
Education
LL.M., Uppsala University, Sweden, 1988
Lawyer Rankings
Sweden > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Boutique firm Harvest Advokatbyrå’s banking and finance practice has a strong reputation for handling financial regulatory issues, including compliance work, internal audits, application procedures, AML/CTF issues and technology outsourcings. The team advises start-ups, investment banks, fund managers, credit providers, and crypto-asset service providers, among others. Björn Wendleby, specialising in financial legislation, sustainability regulation, and AML work, chairs the team alongside Gustav Sälgström, who has securitisation, fund operation and AML regulation expertise. The team was strengthened by the arrival of both Niklas Sinander and Liselotte Calander in January 2023.