Profile
Work Department
Position
Advokat / 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
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Education
LL.M., Uppsala University, Sweden, 1988
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