Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB > Stockholm, Sweden > Firm Profile
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB Offices
PO BOX 5421
114 84 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB > The Legal 500 Rankings
Sweden > Construction Tier 2
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB have been active on a range of large-scale infrastructure projects, and group co-head Mattias Wittgren has regularly taken the lead on issues and has experience handling construction disputes. Fellow co-head Nicklas Björklund is an expert in litigation and arbitration proceedings and is knowledgeable of construction law developments through his advisory role on the Swedish Construction Clients’ Forum. Marcus Munk has been involved in matters, leveraging his strong knowledge of construction law and dispute resolution.Practice head(s):
Nicklas Björklund; Mattias Wittgren
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Pragmatic and highly skilled in construction law.’
‘Mattias Wittgren has a great understanding of the technical parts of construction projects.’
‘The team is very responsive and has a good understanding of the techno-commercial issues in our ongoing disputes.’
‘Highly accessible and short response times.’
‘Counsel are really committed to the clients and make big efforts to make the clients understand the issues from a Swedish perspective.’
‘Mattias Wittgren is very committed and skillful in all issues related to construction’.Â
‘The practice has a very wide spread of strength, competence and experience in a way that most firms don’t have. Sometimes when you work with a big firm you may lose contact within the team, but this was not the case here.’
‘Nicklas Björklund is among the best lawyers in Sweden and his team is considered as very competent.’
Key clients
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Norrtälje kommun
Armada Fastigheter
Skolfastigheter i Stockholm
Granitor (Midroc)
Genova Property Group
Rover Alcisa Sweden
Nordic Railway Construction Sverige AB
YIT Sverige AB
Akademiska Hus
Comsa
Subterra (SBT Sweden AB)
Forenom
Coor Service Management
Campus Roslagen
Infrakraft AB
AMF Pensionsförsäkring/Fastigheter AB
Intea Fastigheter AB
Komatsu Forest AB
Torrescamara
Tornberget Fastighetsförvaltning
AB Gavlegårdarna
Rikshem AB
ENA Energi AB
DEME Environmental Contractors N.V.
Byggherrarna
Hochtief Infrastructure GmbH, Tyskland Sverige Filial
Hochtief Infrastructure AG
Work highlights
- Advised Intea Fastigheter AB on SEK1.6bn construction projects including prison and police stations in the cities of Örebro, Kristianstad and Härnösand.
- Advised Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on the Mall of Scandinavia project and acted in a dispute against the constructor.
- Permanent advisers to the Swedish Construction Clients’ Forum, an organisation representing the majority of construction clients.
Sweden > Real estate Tier 2
International firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB advises on a range of contentious and non-contentious real estate matters. The team has particular expertise in forward funding and purchasing issues, and has considerable experience handling large, complex transactions involving real estate funds and private equity houses. Fredrik Ahlqvist leads the ‘professional and knowledgeable’ team, and provides legal counsel on acquisitions, divestments and joint venture deals. Hanna Sundberg continues to be influential in matters, advising on property and corporate deals as well as contract negotiations. Anthony Bähr has been active in residential, office and industrial acquisitions, while Matti Scheffer focuses on litigation; Scheffer successfully represented the Swedish Municipality of Vallentuna in the Supreme Court over an issue regarding the ownership of a disputed property.
Practice head(s):
Fredrik Ahlqvist
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Professional and knowledgeable.’
‘Matti Scheffer is experienced and pleasant to deal with.’
‘Solid, thorough and swift. They provide reliable consultations with good responsiveness.’
‘Great people with great mindsets.’
‘Very knowledgeable and excellent social competence, meaning they always can handle counterparts of all types (experience as well as attitude).’
Key clients
Akka Egendom AB
Alma Property Partners
Areim AB
Arwidsro Fastighets AB
Brunswick Real Estate IM
Fastighets AB Regio
Pictet Alternative Investors
Bohild Fastigheter AB
Fastighets AB L E Lundbergs
Bäck & Forss Invest AB
Credit Suisse Asset Management Real Estate GmbH
Fastighets AB Hemmaplan
Niam Nordic VII
Rikshem AB
Rikshem Bostäder AB
Genova Property Group AB
SHH Bostad AB
Sveafastigheter Bostad AB
Sveafastigheter Samhällsfastigheter AB
Rexbo Gröna Industrihus AB
Tranviks udde Fastigheter AB
Vallentuna Kommun (Municipality of Vallentuna)
Baseload Capital Sweden AB
Work highlights
- Advised Fastighets AB Regio on its acquisition of a SEK2.4bn portfolio comprising of 12 office properties in central Gävle from Castellum AB.
- Advised Alma Property Partners II, through its Rexbo Industrier, on its divestment of Blackstone’s last mile platform Mileway, a portfolio of eight light industry and logistics properties in greater Stockholm consisting of approx. 27,000sqm.
- Advised Akka Egendom on its acquisition of a portfolio of 21 properties in Eslöv, Klippan and Örkelljunga comprising of 395 residential units from Heimstaden Bostad.
Sweden > Public procurement Tier 3
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB acts for suppliers and focuses on the transport, construction, infrastructure, and defence sectors, handling all stages of procurement processes, from tender processes to disputes before the administrative courts. Sylvia Lindén heads up the practice with over 20 years’ experience; she is recommended for advisory matters and procurement litigation.Practice head(s):
Sylvia Lindén
Other key lawyers:
Jens Nilsson
Testimonials
‘The team, headed by Sylvia Linden, provided a great service.’
‘Sylvia Lindén is very knowledgeable in the field of Public Procurement in Sweden, and is a very nice person to be working with.’
‘Sylvia Lindén is a true professional.’
Key clients
Connect Bus Group
QSG
Mohlins Bussar
Busspoolen
Obrascon Huarte Lain (OHLA)
Rover Grupo
Subterra
Svenska Neoplan
YIT Sverige AB
Hitachi
Kraiburg Strail
Comsa
NHT Trading
Securdia
E-Schakt
Allblästring
Infrakraft
Furrer+Frey
Torrescamara
Work highlights
- Successfully represented the Connect Bus Group in several review appeals in the Administrative Courts against Länstrafiken i Västerbotten regarding its procurement of regional traffic at the coast of Northern Sweden, contract value of approx. SEK1bn.
- Counselled Hitachi in a review appeal in the Administrative Court and the Administrative Court of Appeal concerning SJ AB’s procurement of up to 60 new regional trains, with a contract value of approx. SEK6bn.
- Advised the awarded joint venture of Comsa SAU and Soner Temel in relation to Itinera S.p.A.’s review appeal regarding Arenastaden (one of the procurements regarding the Stockholm metro expansion), with a contract value of approx. SEK1.5bn.
Sweden > Dispute resolution Tier 4
The US-headquartered Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB is well regarded in the market for its expertise in construction and real estate disputes, and is experienced in commercial litigation in the national courts, and domestic and international arbitration. Nicklas Björklund and Mattias Wittgren head up the practice.Practice head(s):
Nicklas Björklund; Mattias Wittgren
Testimonials
‘The practice has a very wide spread of strength, competence and experience in a way that most companies don’t have.’
‘The team they build is always very strong and consists of highly skilled professionals in different legal areas.’
‘They have all the competence they need within the Company and the seniors are among the best in Sweden.’
‘They are very good at construction contract law and are able to understand why different parties in the dispute signed the contract in the beginning.’
‘They begin the resolution searching for options for the different sides to easily have an agreement. They are not interested in a big fight, they want their client to have an agreement with good terms of course, but in that process they are able to see the opponent’s point of view and how to get their client to get a good solution to the dispute.’
‘Nicklas Björklund is among the best lawyers in Sweden and his team is considered a winning team, which is a very good thing if you are in a dispute.’
Key clients
Unibail Rodamco Westfield
Skolfastigheter i Stockholm (SISAB)
Midroc Engineering
Tierps kommunfastigheter AB
Campus Roslagen
Vallentuna kommun
ENA Energi AB
Tagehus (Tagehus Holding AB)
Norrtälje kommun
HB Solna Haga 4:28
Oiger Baronen AB
Fastighets AB Regio
HOCHTIEF Infrastructure GmbH, Tyskland Sverige Filial
Work highlights
- Representing the property owner/employer in a true landmark project that has evolved into one of the largest construction disputes in Sweden ever.
- Successfully represented the Swedish Municipality of Vallentuna in a publicly high-profile Supreme Court litigation against a real estate company following a declaratory injunction suit against the municipality regarding the right to ownership of a disputed property.
- Acting as counsel in a €90m multinational commercial arbitration involving CIS parties within the telecoms and communications sector.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Advokat KB > Firm Profile
The firm: Rooted in a rich history – from the 1860s California Gold Rush to today’s global technology era – Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys have been at the forefront of the legal profession, committed to the success of our clients and to the well-being of our communities.
In 1997, well-established firms Kilpatrick & Cody in Atlanta and Petree Stockton in Winston-Salem merged to form Kilpatrick Stockton. In 2011, Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew merged to form Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, expanding our reach in technology and inextricably linking our history with the evolution of technology in the US and around the world. The Stockholm office was established in 2001. From 2013 to 2017, the firm opened offices in Shanghai, Dallas, and Houston to better align with our clients’ interests and market dynamics, while further solidifying our intellectual property, corporate, and litigation practices.
With an eye towards client service, innovation, and collaboration, for more than 150 years, we have stayed on the cutting edge of new developments affecting our clients’ industries and business strategies, bringing solutions to legal and technical problems that the law could never have anticipated. As such, Kilpatrick Townsend has built a premier firm known globally for helping established and emerging entities successfully grow their businesses and become industry leaders.
Areas of practice
Banking and finance: the firm advises Swedish and international borrowers in a variety of real estate financing transactions and debt restructurings.
Capital markets and compliance: the firm assists issuers, investors and other participants on the capital market in connection with prospectuses and offering documents, contacts with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, shareholders’ meetings, corporate governance, communications and reporting obligations and incentive schemes. We also advise clients in compliance issues and among other matters assist with drafting policies in the field of anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and conflicts of interest.
Commercial agreements: the firm and its experienced lawyers provide advice on general commercial issues including marketing law, distribution and agency agreements and other contractual work.
Commercial rental law: we provide legal advice regarding all issues related to commercial rental law and property management, as well as ground lease agreements, possessory rights and easements. We represent Swedish and international real estate owners and funds in leasing tribunals and public courts in connection with lease disputes and other matters.
Construction and infrastructure: the firm’s construction and infrastructure practice is highly regarded and its lawyers have experience of virtually every type of construction project, including plants, tunnels, hospitals, office buildings, sports arenas, schools, hotels and residential projects. The lawyers represent all segments of the construction industry from owners, public and private, to general contractors, real estate developers, design and engineering firms and contractors.
Dispute resolution: the firm’s litigation lawyers have the depth to effectively handle the most complex commercial cases, and also the flexibility to represent clients in the routine business disputes that require efficient resolution. The firm appears on behalf of clients in and before arbitration tribunals and mediators. Kilpatrick Townsend’s lawyers are known to be very results-oriented litigation lawyers.
Labor and employment: our labor and employment team provides integrated service and counsel throughout all areas of labor legislation, always seeking pragmatic solutions benefiting our clients’ business goals. Our team brings extensive labor and employment experience, including concluding employment contracts and consultancy agreements; managing intangible assets against employees and consultants; designing incentive programs for key personnel; as well as handling business transfers, relocations, collective redundancies, trade unions negotiations, compliance and compliance reviews, and occupational health and safety issues. We also provide extensive, strategic guidance around labor law disputes, especially in disputes where employees acted unfairly or started competing activities.
M&A and corporate: our corporate team represents Swedish and international clients within all areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. We work with private and public companies, as well as startups and already well-established companies. Our extensive experience helping clients throughout the business transfer process includes the startup and planning phase, due diligence processes sometimes involving other advisers, and the establishment and negotiation of transaction agreements relevant in the transfer of business. Our ability to quickly switch between different negotiation strategies allows us to meet client expectations and negotiate from a position of strength.
Public procurement: our public procurement team advises contracting authorities and entities, as well as Swedish and foreign suppliers throughout the procurement lifecycle – from initial stages to any court proceedings and contractual matters. Our lawyers handle procurement matters for both public and private businesses, bringing extensive experience in the construction, infrastructure, transport, energy, and defense sectors.
Real estate: the firm continues to be a leading and trusted firm within the real estate industry, providing services covering all legal aspects of property acquisitions, building projects, ownership, management and sales. With an experienced and dedicated real estate team Kilpatrick Townsend is instructed on a regular basis by national and international institutional investors, real estate companies and developers and municipalities.
US desk: whether your company is preparing to launch a product overseas for the first time, or is already a player in the US market, our access to the resources of an Am-Law 100 firm, in combination with our Swedish legal expertise, gives us the distinct opportunity to advise our Swedish clients on a cost effective basis, and with a keen understanding of the particular cross-border legal issues that may impact a business or transaction touching both Sweden and the US.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Banking and Finance | Fredrik Ahlqvist | ||
Capital Markets and Compliance | Cecilia Lohmander | ||
Commercial Agreements | Sylvia Lindén | ||
Commerical Rental Law | Matti Scheffer | ||
Commerical Rental Law | Thomas Rajala | ||
Construction and Consultant Law | Mattias Wittgren | ||
Construction and Consultant Law | Nicklas Björklund | ||
Dispute Resolution | Nicklas Björklund | ||
Dispute Resolution | Mattias Wittgren | ||
Labor and Employment | Tobias Öd | ||
M&A and Corporate | Cecilia Lohmander | ||
Public Procurement | Sylvia Lindén | ||
Real Estate and Transactions | Fredrik Ahlqvist | ||
Real Estate and Transactions | Matti Scheffer | ||
U.S. Desk | Cecilia Lohmander | ||
U.S. Desk | Tobias Öd | ||
Dispute Resolution | Erika Finn |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Mr Fredrik Ahlqvist | Partner and Head of Department Real Estate and Transactions at the Stockholm… | View Profile | |
Mr Anthony Bähr | Advokat, Senior Associate | View Profile | |
Mr Nicklas Björklund | Partner and co-head of the construction practice group of the Stockholm office. | View Profile | |
Mrs Erika Finn | Partner | View Profile | |
Mrs Sylvia Lindén | Partner | View Profile | |
Ms Cecilia Lohmander | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Marcus Munk | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Tobias Öd | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Thomas Rajala | Advokat, Counsel | View Profile | |
Mr Matti Scheffer | Partner | View Profile | |
Ms Hanna Sundberg | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Mattias Wittgren | Managing Partner | View Profile |