Niclas Rockborn

Practice Areas

Private Equity.

Contentious Regulatory.

Data Protection.

Financial Services.

Corporate Investigations.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2003

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)

Member of the American Bar Association (ABA)

Member and convener of the editorial board at the Swedish Institute against Money Laundering (SIMPT)

Member of the Monterey Funds Club (an association of fund specialists from throughout Europe)

Publications

Co-author of the chapter relating to Sweden in “The Banking Regulation Review – 5th edition”, edited by Jan Putnis (Law Business Research, 2014)

Co-author of the fourth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review, 2021

Co-author of The Chambers guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency law and regulation (Blockchain 2022)

Co-author of the fifth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (2022)

Co-author of Chambers Private Equity 2022 Guide

Niclas assisted the Swedish Investment Fund Association and the Investment Fund Committee in connection with the implementation of the UCITS IV Directive (SOU 2010:78)

Personal

Niclas has been a partner at Gernandt & Danielsson since 2005 and is heading the firm's practice group specialists. He has over 20 years' experience advising clients offering financial services and his qualifications in this area is regularly confirmed in independent national and international rankings. The clients include entities in the banking and insurance sector, the asset management sector, e-money and payment institutions and different operators within the FinTech sector. Niclas also has extensive experience of advising investors in alternative investment funds and establishment of alternative investment funds. He also has substantial experience in negotiating international master agreements for OTC transactions, such as ISDA, GMRA and GMSLA.