Fröberg & Lundholm Advokatbyrå

Number of partners: 6

Number of lawyers: 8

Languages: Swedish, English

Firm Overview:

Fröberg & Lundholm Advokatbyrå, based in Stockholm, Sweden, is a leading boutique firm specialised in environmental law. The firm was founded in 2005, at a time when demand for environmental law services had been on the increase for several years, while the supply side had not really responded. The firm provides Swedish and international companies, organisations, governments and public authorities with advice on all types of legal issues relating to the environment and large industry projects. The lawyers of the firm have a solid background in business law and experience of working at Swedish environmental agencies/courts.

Main Areas of Practice:

Environmental Permitting:

■ Permit procedures for two of the biggest industrial investments in Sweden in recent time and a large number of other permit procedures for industrial investments in Sweden (steel, paper and pulp, chemicals, surface treatment, etc.)

■ Permit procedures for major infrastructure projects in Sweden and international projects in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone

■ Permit procedures for some of the largest remediation projects in Sweden

■ A large number of permit procedures for waste management facilities

■ A large number of water permit procedures (water abstraction, constructions in water, hydropower etc.)

■ Permit procedures for mining operations and quarries (iron ore, copper, zinc, lead, limestone etc.), including new mines and quarries

■ Permit procedures for energy investments, including combined heat and power plants, hydropower plants, on- and offshore wind parks and waste incineration plants

Regulatory Environmental Law:

■ Investigations regarding liability for contaminated soil, groundwater and surface water

■ Appeals of orders to investigate and/or remediate contaminated soil, groundwater and/ or surface water

■ Appeals of decisions to allocate emissions trading allowances

■ Appeals of orders to take precautionary or protective measures in ongoing business operations

■ Consultations with various authorities to facilitate development of contaminated properties or industrial investments

■ Appeals of decisions regarding production, use or sale of hazardous substances

■ Appeals of decisions regarding reuse or recovery of waste or by products

Environmental Law Advice in Commercial Transactions:

■ Advice regarding allocation of environmental liability to in-house lawyers in major industrial transactions

■ Advice regarding allocation of environmental liability to Swedish and international law firms in industrial and real property transactions, including due diligence or vendor due diligenceCriminal Law:

■ Defense of a number of clients in environmentally related criminal law proceedings

Legislative Matters:

Advice to governments, government agencies and enterprise organisations, such as:

■ Introduction of a system of integrated permitting of large industrial installations in Ukraine

■ Implementation the EU Directive on integrated permitting in the FYR Macedonia

■ Advice to Chinese legislators regarding EU and national legislation on air quality

■ Legal guidance documents on producer responsibility for electrical and electronic products.

■ Draft regulations on batteries

■ Various background documentation concerning waste and product policy

■ Implementation of the WEEE and the ROHS directives (electrical and electronic products and waste from such products) in Slovakia

■ The implementation in Sweden of the Industrial Emissions Directive and the Environmental Liability Directive

■ Review of Swedish legislation on environmental impact assessments and other legislation relating to the permitting system

■ Investigation regarding necessary amendments of Swedish legislation on the protection species and habitats

■ Legal guidance documents regarding the interpretation of the EU Framework Water Directive