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DLA Piper Sweden
Sveavägen 4
111 57 Stockholm
Sweden
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Work Department

Competition, Antitrust, Public Procurement

Position

Erik Brändt Öfverholm specializes in competition law. He heads DLA Piper’s Competition & Public Procurement group in Sweden. Before joining DLA Piper, he was the head of EU and Competition Law at another international law firm in Stockholm. Erik also has a background at the Swedish Competition Authority.

Career

Partner, Head of Competition & Procurement, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB (2021)

Head of EU & Competition, Stockholm, Baker McKenzie (2017 – 2021)

Advokat / Senior associate, Lindahl (2010-2017)

Case officer, Swedish Competition Authority (2008 – 2010)

Languages

English, Swedish

Memberships

Member of the Swedish Bar Association

Education

Master of laws (LL:M), University of Uppsala
Competition law , Stockholm University
International legal studies programme , University of Antwerp

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > EU and competition

(Leading partners)

Erik Brändt ÖfverholmDLA Piper Sweden

DLA Piper Sweden’s antitrust and competition team in Stockholm handles a high volume of merger control matters as well as antitrust investigations for major international clients, particularly in the tech and automotive sectors. Practice head Erik Brändt Öfverholm is noted for his considerable experience advising on cross-border merger control issues and appearing before Swedish and European competition authorities. Other key figures within the team include Robin Heimdahl, who focuses on merger control, antitrust investigations, and state aid cases.

Sweden > Healthcare and life sciences

DLA Piper Sweden leverages its international network to advise its broad client base on pricing and reimbursement issues. Practice head Fredrika Allard is noted for her specialism in regulation governing the marketing of pharmaceuticals and collaborations between health professionals within the pharma industry, while competition specialist Erik Brändt Öfverholm has deep knowledge of domestic merger control mandates. Jennie Nilsson leads the firm’s digital, data and cyber group, regularly handling GDPR management projects and issues concerning transparency obligations and intra-group data transfers between companies.