Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : Sweden
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+46 (0) 8 525 254 00About
Provided by BOKWALL RISLUND Advokatbyrå
We help our clients to achieve their goals in compliance with Swedish and international competition rules. In addition to ongoing legal advice, we provide the following services:
Merger control
Our extensive work in merger control matters enables us to provide highly specialised services and efficient working methods in guiding a merger, a joint venture or an acquisition through the relevant competition authorities around the world.
Abuse of dominant position
Whether we are advising a dominant company, a challenger or a customer, our clients can rely on us to have the relevant experience in applying the often complicated economics inherent in dominance cases.
Cartel investigations and sector inquiries
We provide our clients with an all-encompassing service which includes dawn raid assistance, representation in cartel investigations and subsequent litigation as well as negotiation and coordination of leniency/immunity applications.
Antitrust litigation
We provide assistance in all types of competition law related disputes and represent clients in antitrust arbitration matters. Our team members have worked in the Swedish court system and have significant experience from antitrust litigation related to cartels, abuse of dominant position and damages.
Compliance and training
When developing a compliance program together with a client we ensure that the program is sector and company specific and that procedures are put in place to ensure that the program is adhered to in practice.
Chambers Review
BOKWALL RISLUND is an outstanding Stockholm-based boutique law firm offering a wealth of expertise in competition matters. The law firm is well versed in SCA behavioural investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance as well as representing clients in damages claims. The team also acts on numerous merger control mandates, including opposition to potential acquisitions and phase II investigations. The team is also active in state aid mandates.
Work Highlights
- BOKWALL RISLUND represented Nordic Growth Market NGM in the Swedish Competition Authority's abuse of dominance investigation of former monopoly stock exchange Nasdaq.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers are very knowledgeable."
"It is definitely the go-to firm in Sweden regarding competition law."
"I am very pleased with the team."
"The lawyers are super business-oriented."
"The lawyers are extremely easy to work with. They are very nice people essentially, very down to earth."
"The lawyers are very knowledgeable."
"It is definitely the go-to firm in Sweden regarding competition law."
"I am very pleased with the team."
"The lawyers are super business-oriented."
"The lawyers are extremely easy to work with. They are very nice people essentially, very down to earth."
Notable Practitioners
Olle Rislund delivers market-leading expertise in a wide array of competition law issues, standing out for his ability to assist with the competition compliance aspects of transactions and with anti-competitive behavioural investigations.
"I think the best one in the market is Olle Rislund. He is the market leader."
"He is very knowledgeable in his field. I feel in very good hands when I get his advice, it is very precise and reliable."
"Olle is business-oriented, very competent and calm. He is easy to work with."
Amir Mohseni moves up in the rankings on the back of advising multinational companies on sophisticated transactional and behavioural mandates before the Swedish authorities. His recent work includes abuse of dominance investigations and merger control matters, including phase II investigations.
Emil Fahlén Godö is particularly active in merger control notifications, including assisting clients as third parties with complaints related to potential mergers. He has additional experience in investigations into anti-competitive behaviour and state aid mandates.
Ranked Lawyers at
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