Led by practice head David Johansson, the team at DLA Piper Sweden handles a wide range of work for its clients, both contentious and non-contentious. Johansson brings expertise in domestic and international dispute resolution, with skills in insurance and reinsurance cases. Joel Montin joined the firm in December 2024 and has experience handling complex financial and regulatory issues. Arthur Csatho left the firm in December 2024.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

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  • David Johansson is outstanding - always available to discuss matters, follows up diligently, and goes the extra mile, even joining calls while on holiday. His deep knowledge of Swedish law and ability to translate its nuances for a London-based client is invaluable. His advice is clear, practical, and consistently high quality. It is always a pleasure to work with David.
  • The team provides exceptional support on professional indemnity, financial institutions, and D&O claims. They deliver prompt reporting in a clear, well-structured format and consistently keep us updated on developments. Their responsiveness and ability to explain complex jurisdictional nuances make them stand out compared to other firms.
  • ‘Very good local team with understanding of transactional liability insurance policies and claims, with the added benefit of being part of the DLA network, so assurance that wider knowledge is being shared, for example from the London team.'
  • 'They are proactive, user friendly and clearly well-established in the market. They are presently assisting us on a high value difficult claim we have confidence that their strategic advice will assist us in navigating it to a conclusion.’
  • ‘David Johansson brought lots of direct input and knowledge in the matter. He can offer more than a typical lawyer with also some economics background.’
  • ‘Solid and extensive insurance knowledge and the service was flawless.’
  • ‘David Johansson is extremely intelligent and quickly understands the problems and how to best find solutions. Very service-minded person and the result from the assigned work far exceeded my expectations.’

Key clients

  • Sturecompagniet
  • HSB Stockholm Ekonomisk Förening
  • FM Global
  • Setra Group
  • Restate AB
  • Momumat AB
  • Fredrik Eriksson National AB
  • Ryan Speciality Group
  • Kesko
  • Howden
  • FC Gruppen AB
  • Operatören AB
  • Riksbyggen Ekonomisk Förening

Work highlights

Represented the US-based insurer FM Global in a renewal dispute.
Represented several Lloyd's syndicates on various Swedish D&O, PI and W&I insurance claims.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

David Johansson

Other key lawyers

Joel Montin