Åke Theblin spent almost 13 years at Kungsleden, a listed property company, before moving to Peab Projektutveckling AB as head of legal in February 2014. An experienced and knowledgeable property...

Alice Grünfeld is head of legal at BEC, one of three independent IT services providers in the Danish financial sector. She joined BEC in 2007 and established the legal department...

Anders Bryde Rasmussen, head of legal at SEB, is described as ‘a bright lawyer and an excellent and ambitious head of his team’. He has a wealth of legal experience...

Having started his career at Bech-Bruun, the Danish firm, Andreas Brandt decided to move in-house in 2009, first to Dong Energy and thereafter to Grundfos where he is using his,...

Anette Mellbye has worked at Electromagnetic GeoServices since 2007, where she heads a small legal team of three people. ‘We are a small company of 350 employees working worldwide so...

Anna Bülow Zetterberg joined Novamedia Sverige AB in September 2012 having worked as an associate at law firms, Cederquist and Lindahl. Whilst at Lindalh, Bülow Zetterberg got a taste of...

Anna Jonsson joined the Swedish dairy farmer, Skånemejerier, in 2010 as an external legal consultant. After closing a large business transaction, she was hired as general counsel in January 2011....

Since joining Apoteket in 2005, Anna Rogmark has demonstrated her diverse skill-set during a period where the deregulation of the Swedish pharmaceutical sector led to a downsizing of the company’s...

With an impressive career spanning multiple sectors Anne Diness, attorney general counsel at DEIF, brings a multidimensional and global understanding for strategy and legal requirements. Diness began her career at...

As senior vice president, corporate counsel and compliance officer at the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor company, Marsh, Anne Worm-Peterson is praised for her ‘unique ability for making...

Annette Ikast is the general counsel for energinet.dk, a non-profit enterprise owned by the Danish Climate and Energy Ministry, where she heads a team of 24 including two heads of...

Anu Tuomola joined Citycon, a leading Nordic and Baltic region shopping centre owner and manager, in 2011. Tuomola joined Citycon after gaining private practice experience for six years as a...

A ‘trusted’ advisor to senior management, Åsa Ericson Hedström joined Sony in 2000 as legal counsel, after four years as a reporting official at the Swedish Competition Authority. At Sony...

Having practised for almost 20 years, Åsa Thunman is a lawyer experienced in a diverse range of sectors. She spent three years at Lagerlöf & Leman law firm (1996–1999), before...

Established in 2010, ICE has developed quickly into a world-class service centre for the global management of musical rights. The company offers a professional and efficient service, which enables music...

Astrid Skjønborg Brunt has over 25 years’ experience in the electricity industry, 15 years of which have been in leading a law department at Statnett. Since starting at Statnett, she...

Bjørn Terje Smistad has worked at Statskog, a state-owned enterprise responsible for the management of state-owned forest and mountain real estate, for the past 10 years. Terje Smistad is an...

Camilla Berg has been general counsel at Nord Pool Spot A/S since 2009, being responsible for all legal matters, regulatory compliance and overseeing the market surveillance department, which focuses on...

Camilla Nyhus-Møller has been at Höegh for almost 10 years. ‘When I started working in the Höegh Group in 2006, Höegh LNG was not established as a separate company. As...

Under Carl Östring’s leadership, the legal department has developed the support it provides to AB Traction, a publicly traded investment company, and its subsidiaries. Acting for the company’s subsidiary boards,...

Caroline Fellenius-Omndell is recognised for her ability to successfully build and develop legal teams globally and is now driving change in Tele2’s legal and regulatory department across nine jurisdictions. Fellenius-Omndell...

The third largest trade association in Denmark is the Danish Agriculture & Food Council, which has an estimated annual export of products amounting to DKK 151 billion. The approximately 350...

Christian Fleischer Christiansen started his career as an associate at one of Denmark’s leading law firms, moving in-house in 2010 by joining Aalborg Industries A/S as general counsel. In 2011...

From being the sole in-house counsel to battling with potential bankruptcy, Christian Wang Schumacher has faced a range of challenges since he joined SAS Norge A/S in 2010. Scandinavian Airlines...

‘What I enjoy most about my role at BAT is that because of the environment in which the company operates, and the way it is structured, it allows the lawyers...

Regardless of her relatively new appointment, initially as legal, risk and compliance officer at DT Group, Christine Bruhn Tuxen has hit the ground running. She has made pivotal changes to...

Recognised for her expertise in strategy and delivering first class work, Christine Strindberg is a ‘deal closer’ and plays a key role in the outcome of important negotiations for Modern...

A legal counsel for over seven years at NCC Housing AB and then head of department for four years, Danne Stattin had already built significant experience in contract negotiation and...

After six years of working for Roschier Attorneys, Eki Korpiola moved in-house. In June 2002, he joined Nokia Corporation, the global communications and IT giant based in Finland, spending six...

Eli Krogstad has been an in-house lawyer for almost nine years, prior to which she was an associate at DLA Piper. Her role at Peab, a leading construction and civil...

Emelie Helling was appointed as general counsel of Orc, a global market leader in trading technology for listed derivatives, in 2012. By working closely with the entire business from sales,...

Previously, Flemming Pristed played a central role at KMD A/S, an IT service provider for the municipalities and government of Denmark. A few of his many achievements during a decade...

JM Norge AS is experienced in supplying houses and apartments across the Nordics. JM Norge’s total turnover in the region is approximately SEK 13 billion and approximately 100,000 homes have...

Håkan Broman was promoted to general counsel in January 2009 at NCC, a leading property development company in the Nordic Region with annual sales of SEK 57 billion. Heading a...

The Onvest Group, together with its subsidiaries, cover technical trade, building services contracting, investment, and property businesses. Hanna Ekdahl joined the Group in 2012 having previously worked at the Finnish...

Harri Christensen heads a team of six at Elo, a major employment pension insurance company in Finland. Working on a wide variety of legal issues, one of Christensen’s biggest achievements...

Helena Nelson joined Carnegie Investment Bank in April 2013 and now heads a team of three lawyers and one paralegal. Before this, she was chief compliance officer and the head...

After seven and a half successful years as senior associate at law firm, Advokatfirman Lindahl, Helena Strömbeck joined One Nordic AB in September 2010 as general legal counsel. One Nordic...

Recognised as a ‘high performer’ within Bankgirot, Henrik Fromme is highly proficient in catering for the legal needs of the company which is the only clearing house for mass payments...

Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) is Norway’s largest life insurance company, with capital under management exceeding NOK 500 billion. Henrik Hilseth-Hartwig successfully worked on implementing, monitoring and advising on new international legislation...

Established in 1941, VKR Holding, parent to an international group of companies, specialise in the development, manufacturing and sales of windows, natural ventilation and solar systems. They are located in...

Since being appointed as the first in-house counsel of the ASSA ABLOY Group, a market leading electromechanical security provider in 2004, Jacob Wahlberg now heads a team of eight lawyers...

Jan Sandtrø manages a 13-strong team located in Norway, Sweden, Ukraine and India, covering the legal matters of Evry, one of the largest IT companies in the Nordics. Sandtrø headed...

Jarle Roar Sæbø is the country counsel and sole in-house counsel for Hewlett-Packard in Norway and Denmark. ‘Overseeing all legal aspects of the business, both contractual and regulatory’ is a...

Prior to joining Nordic Capital, a market leading private equity investor in the region, in April 2012 Jenny Keisu worked as a lawyer at Mannheimer Swartling in Stockholm, specialising in...

The Odense Tramway is a construction company with the sole purpose of building the tramway in Odense, therefore the company did not initially invest in a legal department, until about...

The Modern Times Group (MTG) is an international entertainment company dealing in the production, sale and broadcasting of entertainment. Karen Rønde the head of legal and public affairs at MTG...

Kjersti Bergsåker-Aspøy has been general counsel at GDF Suez E&P Norge A/S for four years. In that time she has focused on increasing the formal visibility of the legal department...

Konica Minolta, specialising in the provision of managed print and document management solutions has over the last decade branched out into the IT sector, putting it face to face with...

Fluent in four languages and recognised as a top performer, Kristin Hedlund was appointed general counsel by Schenker North AB in 2005, after six years as legal counsel. During her...

Lena Almefelt joined EQT, a private equity and venture capital firm, after 12 years as a partner at Vinge. Establishing the legal department at EQT, Almefelt also created a panel...

Nilfisk, dealing in innovative commercial cleaning products, has sales entities in 45 countries, dealers in over 70 countries and manufacturing facilities in seven countries, so the need for in-house counsel...

With expertise in copyright law, contact negotiations and a strong collaborative work ethic, Louise Ernmark was promoted in June 2013 to head a nine-strong team that she was previously part...

Maija Vartiainen joined IF P&C Insurance Company in August 2010 after gaining over 11 and half years of experience as attorney at law at Dittmar & Indredius. Drawing on her...

‘Highly skilled and knowledgeable’, Marcus Palm heads a team of three and routinely overcomes the technological issues within Välinge, a world leading research, development and intellectual property company in the...

Mari Tyster has worked at Municipality Finance for the past six years, now heading a seven-strong team made up of legal counsel, paralegals and human resource assistants. Since the financial...

Maria Hemberg began her legal career in 1988 as a trainee associate at law firm, Mannheimer Swartling. After a brief period as a law clerk at the District Court of...

‘Being able to play a key part in the execution of the Maersk Group’s M&A strategy has been, and still is, a fantastic journey’, voices Martin Allan Christensen, chief legal...

Since joining Nobina AB as general counsel, Martin Pagrotsky has played a central role in moving the company away from a costly dependency on law firms. The changes Pagrotsky has...

Martina Klaus joined The Volvo Group, Sweden’s multinational manufacturer, in 2005 as part of the Volvo Aero division. In 2010 she moved to Shanghai for a 12 month Asian truck...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) is the largest multidisciplinary research organisation in Northern Europe, providing high-end technology solutions and innovation services. Known as ‘business-orientated’ and a ‘leader’, Matias...

As general counsel for Norway, Matthias Geiger is responsible for eight legal professionals and one compliance professional in Norway. In addition to this role, he assumed the responsibilities of GC...

After a successful career as a corporate lawyer on Wall Street, at firms including Davis Polk and Goldman Sachs, Indian-American Meenakshi Ambardar (Meena) moved to Stockholm in 2004. Ambardar spent...

Mette Kondrup Jensen is the vice president of Novo Nordisk, a company in the pharmaceutical sector, with 16 employees reporting into her. Her role extends to the legal department where...

Danske Statsbaner (DSB) is an independent public corporation which is run under the Danish Ministry of Transport that manages over 195 million passengers annually and employs an estimated 8,000 members...

Novozymes, a company that is pioneering on industrial biotechnology, with a strong focus on enzyme production, has legal departments located across the globe. Mikkel Viltoft is the general counsel with...

Described as ‘practical’ and a ‘problem solver’, Mikko Aulas has worked at Nordea Bank since October 2000. During his employment at Nordea, Aulas assumed the role of legal counsel on...

Mikko Laaksonen spent over five years at Merilampi Attorneys before moving in-house as legal counsel in January 2011 to Oy Teboil Ab, the second largest oil company in Finland. Within...

Miriam Lewinschal joined Infranord AB, the Swedish government enterprise and railway contractor in 2012 after seven successful years at Mannheimer Swartling. Moving to the public sector, Lewinschal has introduced new...

During his time at the company Morten Aaserud has demonstrated true value to Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, a global maritime industry group focusing on shipping and logistics for cars and...

At telecommunication provider, TDC Sverige AB, Niclas Almgren has ‘a special skill in applying legal matters into a business context and making legal issues more understandable for non-lawyers’. He has been...

Conti Group, one of the world’s leading owners of container vessels, bulk carriers and tankers, has served the logistics industry for over 45 years, building long lasting relations with business...

Nils Arne Grønlie is the first and only in-house counsel to be employed at Pharmaq AS, the world’s leading pharmaceutical company specialising in aquaculture. Previously, all legal work was outsourced,...

Nina Kiviranta moved in-house in 1996 after four years of working in law firms. For her first corporate role, Kiviranta joined Metsä Board (previously M-real Corporation), a leading European folding...

Described as ‘highly competent’ with ‘excellent leadership skills’ Nina Macpherson has led Ericsson’s global legal affairs division as chief legal officer since January 2011. Macpherson joined Ericsson in 1996 as...

Ole Jørgensen, as senior vice president and lawyer, was tasked with establishing a legal department that is better suited to Danske Bank’s cross-border nature. Jørgensen collated the legal activities of...

With over 30 years of experience, Olle Wallén is a seasoned general counsel with an impressive range of expertise in all major areas of business law including company law, M&A,...

Oskar Arndt is a ‘creative’ lawyer that ‘maintains a high level of integrity and quality’ in his work for iZettle, an emerging payment services provider. After five years at Bird...

Otto Roheim is in charge of the legal operations of the NSB A/S, a group dedicated to managing passenger traffic on trains and buses and freight traffic on railways in...

With 15 years of experience under his belt, ranging from working at a leading Danish law firm to an excellent track record as a trusted legal advisor dealing with consumer...

Pedro Leite heads a team of 20 people at Marine Harvest ASA, a Norwegian seafood company. He was the first lawyer to be recruited in-house, where his role primarily involved...

Since moving from law firm Vinge in 2010, Per Brandt has accommodated the business element of being a general counsel into his skillset and enjoys being a part of the...

Heading a small legal division within the legal department of Arla Foods, namely global legal services – Consumer International (CIN), Peter Istrup is in charge of all dealings at a...

Peter Schøtt Knudsen has been working in-house for over 14 years, and is currently the vice president, general counsel and global head of legal and IPR for ECCO Holding in...

‘Rasmus Kirkeby Salling is one-of-a-kind. Extremely legally gifted, while at the same time displaying a unique ability to apply the law in a highly business-oriented context’, describes a member of...

Riikka Tieaho joined Nokia, the multinational communications and information technology company, in 1999. She held a number of legal counsel and legal director positions in the company, including a role...

Robert Hård moved in-house after spending two years at Helsingborg District Court as a court clerk and then eight years at Vinge as an attorney at law. He joined MECA,...

In the 10 years Rolf Busch has been general counsel, he has seen the legal department grow from a small Norway-based team to a well-established international department in Statkraft’s offices...

Rolf Tjugum has worked at GIEK for his entire career. Since he started seven years ago, he has been promoted to deputy director and now deputy legal director. Although he...

General counsel, Ronny Persson heads a team of 15 at Resurs Bank. The company consists of Resurs Bank, a market leader in Swedish retail financing, and Solid Försäkringar, a company...

Rune Olav Pedersen leads a 50-strong team, covering a wide range of legal work. When he first joined Petroleum Geo-Services, the legal department was fairly small, with lawyers in various...

With a ‘holistic approach’ and ‘extensive experience in regulatory matters relative to listed companies’, Sami Pauni sits not only as group general counsel but also senior vice president, corporate affairs...

Sarah Tähkälä previously worked as a partner at top Nordic law firm Hannes Snellman, where she was head of employment and also specialised in mergers and acquisitions. In January 2010,...

The Raisio Group is an international company with expertise in plant-based nutrition, which produces cereal products and animal feeds. Sari Koivulehto-Mäkitalo joined Raisio in 2006, and has since been transforming...

Joining Metroselskabet, operator and constructor of the Copenhagen metro, only a year ago as the first associate, Signe Hastrup Holst has the mammoth responsibility of creating and aligning a legal...

Signe Toft recently joined SYBO Games in June 2015 as their general counsel. Sybo is a company which produces mobile games and is still at a young stage of development...

Snorre Valdimarsson created the legal department at Scatec Solar from scratch, however he was the only in-house lawyer for the first few years. Since then ‘the idea has been to...

Sophie Lewis started her legal career as an associate at Baker & McKenzie, after which she was appointed as legal counsel at Carlsberg in 2012 and was promoted to legal...

In an extremely fast moving market, Stefan Backman thrives on the challenges associated with providing legal services to one of Europe´s fastest growing Telecom operators, Tele2. He says ‘as an...

Steinar Nyrud has built up the legal department of Höegh from one lawyer in 2005 to a team of six today. ‘The business has expanded and we have had to...

By setting up the legal department, Susanne Berens Olsson has moved Göteborg Energi AB away from handling legal matters through a decentralised method of using external law firms, at high...

An experienced lawyer, Suvi Sasi-Gouatarbès worked in a number of legal roles prior to joining Lemminkäinen, a Finnish construction and infrastructure company with approximately 1,500 employees. These experiences range from...

Shifting the legal department from ‘reactive to pro-active in the years following a financial crisis in the banking industry in Denmark, has been a great challenge’, explains Svend Ulrik Riis,...

Synne Homble joined Cermaq in 2006 as the company’s first in-house lawyer. Prior to her hiring, all legal affairs were handled through external law firms, even though legal work had...

Teemu Sipilä was appointed as general counsel in 2010 for VR Group Oy, an environmentally conscious travel and logistics operator wholly owned by the Finnish state. Since joining the Group,...

Danske Erhvervsskoler is a member organisation offering political, economic, administrative and legal advice to the daily management and the board of directors of varying Danish vocational and technical schools. As...

During his time at Altia, a leading Nordic wine and spirits company, Thomas Heinonen has overseen the successful transformation of the legal function, adapting to the modern requirements of an...

Before moving in-house in 2012, Lindström accumulated almost five years of experience as an associate at law firms Setterwalls and Mannheimer Swartling. Thereby developing his skills in corporate law, international...

Marimekko Corporation is a Finnish textile company that produces clothing, bags, accessories and home décor based on their own unique prints. Tiina Lencioni is general counsel with two legal team...

Wärtsilä is a global manufacturer and service provider of power sources in the marine and energy markets. Tim Williams was promoted to area counsel for the Middle East and Asia...

Working for over seven years as legal and business affairs manager for Sony Music Entertainment Denmark, makes Tine Skytte Holm the longest serving senior officer for the Group’s Danish entity....

Femern are planning one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects and the largest in Northern Europe, a fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt from Denmark to Germany. Having previously worked...

Neptune Properties was established as a real estate company with a main focus on the development and sales of flats and houses in 2007, with annual sales of approximately NOK...

Tuomas Toivonen joined Nordea Bank Finland in 2008 after working as an attorney at Finnish law firm Borenius & Kemppinen. He has wide experience and is able to drive processes...

Tuula Rainto has extensive knowledge and experience with an in-house career that spans over 20 years. After working for companies in a variety of sectors, as well as a six...

During her years as general counsel at TV4 Group, Ulrika Jensen has overseen the legal department’s journey from being a marginal element in the company to becoming a highly valued...

Danske Commodities specialises in trading power, gas and certificates while delivering services to the energy market. When Wendi Ring, now senior legal counsel at Danske Commodities, first joined the company...

Yngve Rygh Larsen joined FMC Technologies in 1998 as a legal manager. Since then he has worked through various positions to reach assistant general counsel for Subsea Technologies. He has...

Before joining leading energy company Schneider Electric, Yvonne Ivarsson held a number of position at various institutions, including the Faculty of Law at Lund University, where she was a lecturer...