Mats Eriksson > DLA Piper Sweden > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Sweden
Sveavägen 4
111 57 Stockholm
Sweden

Work Department

Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources

Position

Mats Eriksson mainly works with commercial leases, real estate M&A, real estate development, usufruct agreements, and general real estate matters.

Mats also assists in energy matters and has extensive experience in M&A and development within renewables, particularly wind and district heating.

Career

Partner, DLA Piper Sweden (2019)
Special Counsel, DLA Piper Sweden (2017 – 2019)
Legal Counsel, Fortum (2015 – 2017)
Associate, DLA Piper Nordic (2010 – 2015)
Associate, Advokatfirman Steinmann (2007 – 2010)
Litigator, Intrum Justitia Sverige (2006 – 2007)
Counsel, Collector (2003 – 2006)
Officer, Skatteverket (2002 – 2003)

Languages

Swedish, English, Norwegian, Danish, French, German

Memberships

Member of the Swedish Bar Association

Education

Uppsala University, LL.M (2002)

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Real estate

DLA Piper Sweden fields extensive experience in advising prominent Swedish and international real estate market clients on all aspects of real estate, tax, and financing matters. The group handles residential, retail, and office matters, and is well versed in assisting with work in the sustainable energy sector. Practice head Mats Eriksson advises on commercial leases, development projects, and major real estate transactions. Gustaf Ström has an excellent track record in transactional matters, which are also prominent in Jan Råssjö‘s workload. Senior associates Emil Alexanderson and Victoria Harold are names to note.

Sweden > Energy

DLA Piper Sweden’s energy and natural resources team in Stockholm is particularly strong at handling the M&A aspects of projects, advising regularly in relation to cross-border acquisitions, divestments and sales of major assets; the team also offers clients regulatory advice on renewables projects. Practice head Peter Ihrfelt focuses on wind power transactions and also has experience in energy storage and biogas projects. Björn Sjöberg specialises in energy sector project financings, particularly in the renewables space, while Mats Eriksson has expertise in energy-related real estate and regulatory law, and Johan Forsling is particularly noted for his knowledge of wind farms and solar power projects.