
The team at Cirio Advokatbyrå AB advises major clients in the tech space, handling a variety of contracts and procurement work. Hanna Tilus leads the team, bringing broad experience in IT-related regulatory, commercial, and data protection matters. Erik Bergenstråhle is a key practitioner, as are expert in IT-related M&A matters Peter Lilja, and Sara Hovstadius, who advises on the range of complex IT issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We are very satisfied with our collaboration with Cirio. The firm combines outstanding legal expertise with a pragmatic, business-focused perspective that adds real value beyond traditional legal advice.'
- ‘Cirio possess industry-leading expertise in combining institutional economics and contracts economics. This positions them to give credible advice to clients on when it is economically efficient to use relational contracting, as well as advising them on how to establish such contracts.’
- ‘Extremely skilful and excellent people persons. They are able to take every viewpoint seriously, treat people with the utmost respect, and still deliver high-quality deliverables.’
- ‘We consider Cirio Advokatbyrå AB to be a very strong and reliable player in IT and telecoms. What makes the practice unique is the combination of deep legal expertise, commercial thinking, and the pragmatic approach demonstrated by the team.'
- ‘We would like to highlight Erik Bergenstråhle, who impresses with his strategic ability, deep knowledge of the field, and outstanding professionalism.’
- ‘The support we receive from Cirio is outstanding and the people we deal with understand our needs and business. Always available and with high knowledge and professionalism. When specific expertise is needed, they have everything in-house, which is appreciated.’
Key clients
- ABB Ltd
- Bankgirocentralen BGC AB
- Curity AB
- HCL Technologies
- Husqvarna
- Lekolar AB
- Norwegian Directorate of e-health
- Paligo AB
- Swimbird
- TechSverige Association
- Vendep Capital
Work highlights
Representing Swimbird on a wide range of topics, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating IT contracts, system process strategies and data privacy matters.
Advised TechSverige and is responsible for drafting, updating and advising on the widely used standard form agreements issued by the organisation.
Advising the client on data privacy assessments and information technology in relation to the company’s customer support.
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Practice head
Hanna Tilus
Other key lawyers
Erik Bergenstråhle; Peter Lilja; Sara Hovstadius

