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Alexandra Glad is an associate and member of Baker McKenzie’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in Stockholm. Her main practice areas are trademark law and copyright law. Prior to joining the Firm in October 2013, Alexandra worked as a lawyer at a branding agency. Before that, she was an associate at another law firm specialized in intellectual property rights and media law. Alexandra practices mainly within the field of intellectual property rights. She assists companies from various industries with IP protection, licensing and infringement situations. She especially advises international and Swedish companies on how to create, build and safeguard strong trademark portfolios. Alexandra also has qualified experience in issues related to marketing and media law.

Ben Wilkinson

Ben Wilkinson is a Principal of Baker McKenzie based in the Firm's Stockholm office as part of the global Banking and Finance Practice, working on English law deals in the London and Scandinavian markets as well as other cross-border matters. Ben regularly advises lenders, borrowers and financial advisors in connection with the debt financing of acquisitions of public companies. Ben also acts for a variety of lender syndicates, steering committees, sponsors and companies in relation to various restructuring matters. Ben has spent extended periods on secondment at Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs in their leveraged finance teams, as well as a secondment to the legal team at Goldman Sachs and a period at an international law firm's New York office. Ben is recognised as a key individual for acquisition finance and bank lending in Legal 500 UK, 2021.

Carl Svernlöv

Carl Svernlöv — listed as a highly recommended lawyer in several law publications — practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and corporate governance. He is an adjunct professor of the law of business associations at the Department of Law at Stockholm University and a member of the Scientific Counsel of non-profit Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law. In 2009 he presented an official report commissioned by the Swedish Government (SOU 2009:34) proposing simplifications to the Swedish Companies Act for small and medium-sized companies, many of now have been enacted into law. Prof. Svernlöv is the author of 12 books and over 150 articles on Swedish and international business and commercial law. Carl represents clients in the aerospace, airline services, defense, industrial electronics, IT, manufacturing, private equity and telecommunications industries.

Christian Vocke

Dr. Christian Vocke is a partner of the Corporate/M&A Practice Group in the Firm’s Frankfurt office. He has numerous years of experience in virtually all areas of corporate law. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Dr. Vocke worked for one of the leading German law firms. In 2011/2012, he was seconded to Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) in Toronto. Christian Vocke is ranked by JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien, Legal 500 and by The Best Lawyers in Germany for corporate law. Christian focuses his practice on corporate law matters, including stock corporation law, corporate group law, corporate reorganizations, corporate governance structures and securities trading law. He advises on joint ventures as well as public and private M&A transactions.

Costin Mihailescu

Costin Mihailescu is the Managing Partner of Baker McKenzie's Stockholm office. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, with particular emphasis on financial sponsor work. Prior to joining the Firm in 2015, Costin was a senior associate in another international law firm. Costin advises private equity houses and their portfolio companies on M&A transactions. He also has significant experience in advising private equity houses and their portfolio companies on leveraged and acquisition finance and restructurings.

Emelie Ageby Svensson

Emelie Ageby Svensson is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Intellectual Property and Data & Technology practice groups in Stockholm. Emelie joined Baker McKenzie as an associate in 2021. Prior to joining the Firm, she worked at a Stockholm based startup as legal counsel. Emelie focuses her practice mainly on intellectual property, IT and privacy law.

Erik Forsin

Erik Forsin is a partner and heads Baker McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Stockholm. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2020. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked at the Stockholm office of another global law firm. He graduated from Stockholm University (LL.M., jur.kand.) in 2008. He also has experience from working in Swedish Courts and the Swedish Enforcement Agency. In addition to acting in commercial disputes Erik serves as an arbitrator and has completed the SCC Institute and Swedish Arbitration Association Arbitrator Training Program (Class of 2021/2022). Erik is recognized as leading practitioner in the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: Nordics 2024. Erik focuses primarily on international and domestic arbitration and litigation for Swedish and foreign companies with a particular emphasis on disputes within the fields of contentious M&A, company law, banking & finance and contractual disputes. He has been lead counsel in numerous arbitrations, mainly under the SCC Rules and ad hoc as well as co-counsel in several Sweden seated arbitrations under foreign laws. Erik has tried cases in all major courts in Sweden, including four cases before the Swedish Supreme Court. Erik writes and speaks regularly on topics related to international arbitration in Sweden as well as other Swedish law issues.

Henric Roth

Henric Roth is based in Stockholm and a partner in the Capital Markets team. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2010. Mr. Roth graduated from Lund University (LL.M., jur. kand.) in 2010 and has also studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008/2009. Further, he has taken several classes in Business Administration and Economics at the University of Lund and has experience working as an officer in the reserve for the Swedish Navy. Mr. Roth was seconded to the Firm’s London Office for six months in 2016/2017. In 2018/2019 he was seconded as in-house legal counsel to one of the leading investment banks in the Nordics. During the last four years (2016-2019), Baker McKenzie's Capital Markets Group in Stockholm has been ranked #1 in acting for investment banks in capital markets transactions (in terms of deal volume) and #1-3 in acting for issuers in capital markets transactions (in terms of deal volume). Mr. Roth specializes in capital markets work, representing late-stage private and publicly traded companies, sponsors and underwriters, with a particular emphasis on capital markets transactions within two of the most rapidly growing industries: technology and life sciences. He has extensive experience counseling clients on the full range of capital markets related matters, including IPOs, public offerings, secondary share issues, public mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate relationships, compliance and corporate governance.

Ida Cederborg

Ida Cederborg is co-head of Baker McKenzie's Employment and Compensation Group in Stockholm. She advises Swedish and international clients on a wide range of employment matters. Ida as served as a law clerk at the Administrative Court in Stockholm. Prior to that, Ida worked at the District Court of Södertälje and the Swedish Migration Agency. Ida participates in the Swedish employment law debate in the form of articles in, for example, Dagens Juridik. She also gives lectures and seminars on employment law matters for both clients and external audiences. Ida advises on a wide range of employment matters, such as restructurings, business transfers, and employment law aspects of transactions, as well as recruitments, work force reductions and individual terminations of employment. She also handles multinational employment law projects focusing on harmonization and local integration of structures and term and conditions of employment. Moreover, she assists clients with all aspects, including practical implementation, of internal investigations regarding work environment issues, discrimination, and cases concerning sexual harassment and unfavorable treatment.

Joakim Falkner

Joakim Falkner is based in Stockholm and is heading up Baker McKenzie’s Capital Markets Practice Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is ranked as leading lawyer for capital markets by the leading legal directories. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2012, he worked at another global law firm for six years in Stockholm and London. During the last six years (2016-2021), Baker McKenzie's Capital Markets Group in Stockholm has been ranked #1 in acting for investment banks in capital markets transactions (in terms of deal volume) and #1-3 in acting for issuers in capital markets transactions (in terms of deal volume). Mr. Falkner is qualified to practice in Sweden, England and Wales and has a U.S. LLM from Suffolk University in Boston, United States of America. Mr. Falkner practices mainly in the fields of equity capital markets and represents late-stage private and publicly traded companies, investment banks, investors, shareholders and sponsors in a wide range of transactions, including pre-IPO transactions, IPOs, public offerings, primary share issuances, preferential rights offering, sell-downs and public mergers and acquisitions.

Jonas Benedictsson

Jonas Benedictsson is a senior counsel in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Stockholm. He is a member of the Steering Committee of Baker McKenzie’s International Commercial Arbitration Practice Group. He is the editor of several in-house publications, including Arbitration in Sweden and International Commercial Arbitration Directory. Mr. Benedictsson has also authored several articles for various publications, including The Tracing of Assets and the International Arbitration Checklist. Mr. Benedictsson focuses his practice in the areas of arbitration, litigation, alternative dispute resolution and insolvency. He has tried a wide range of cases in all major courts in Sweden. Mr. Benedictsson also handles numerous domestic arbitrations and is frequently appointed as an arbitrator in commercial disputes. He has been the lead counsel and advocate in more than 70 institutional and ad hoc arbitrations in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Austria and Hong Kong in disputes originating from more than 20 different jurisdictions including the PRC and various countries in the CIS. In addition, he has acted as co-counsel in a number of arbitration cases in various other parts of the world.

Linnea Back

Linnea Back is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Tax Practice Group in Stockholm. Her main practice area is tax reorganization for national and international company groups, as well as for small or medium-sized corporations managed by their owners. Linnea also advises companies in connection with tax litigation processes. She is recognized as Leading Individual for Tax in Legal 500 2021. Linnea is a frequent speaker on seminars regarding tax news and restructuring issues. Linnea advises corporations in relation to the tax aspects of restructuring and reorganization. She has handled tax matters involving listing companies on the stock exchange, advised in relation to the establishment of business in Sweden and on mergers. She also advises on the tax treatment of various incentive programs.

Margarita Kozlov

Margarita Kozlov is the co-head of Baker McKenzie's Employment & Compensation team in Stockholm. Margarita advises Swedish and multinational organisations on a wide range of employment and data protection matters. She is ranked as a Rising Star in the Legal 500 and recognised for her experience in matters dealing with employment benefits, restructurings, HR matters and whistleblowing claims. She is described as being "always on top of things". Margarita advises on a wide range of general and strategic employment issues. Her practice has a particular focus on global reorganisation projects, HR aspects of transactions as well as whistleblowing schemes and employment aspects of internal investigations. Margarita advises multinational and domestic clients on all main industry sectors, with particular focus on technology, media and telecoms industry as well as consumer goods and retail. Margarita also supports multinational and domestic clients on various GDPR and data protection matters with a particular focus on workplace data protection and compliance, employee monitoring, background checks and screening.

Markus Meuller

Markus Meuller is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Banking & Finance Practice Group in Stockholm. He specialises in international and Swedish domestic financing transactions and has extensive experience from both Sweden and the U.S. Prior to joining the Firm in 2019, he was a practicing attorney in the U.S. at major New York law firms. Markus represents private equity funds, corporations, investment banks and commercial banks in connection with a wide range of international and domestic financing transactions, including acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, bridge financings, mezzanine facilities, corporate recapitalizations, investment grade financings, asset-based loans, real estate financings and restructurings.

Mats Rooth

Mats Rooth is head of Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance Practice Group in Stockholm. He specialises in financing and restructurings, particularly acquisition finance in relation to private equity transactions where he acts for domestic and international borrowers and lenders. Prior to joining the Firm in 2017, he was one of the founding partners and head of the Banking & Finance practice at Byström Rooth & Partners. Mats has also worked as a partner and head of the finance practice at Ashurst in Stockholm and at SEB Merchant Banking and Vinge. Mats focuses on finance and restructurings. He has advised Nordic and international companies, investors and institutions as borrowers and lenders on a wide variety of transactions that involve financing, refinancing and restructuring.

Peder Oxhammar

Peder Oxhammar is Head of Baker McKenzie’s Intellectual Property Group in Stockholm. He has more than 15 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in December 2012, he worked in private practice in one of Sweden's largest patent firms as well as in his own law firm. He has also worked in major pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novartis, managing multijurisdictional patent and trademark litigation worldwide. Mr. Oxhammar practices mainly within the field of intellectual property with special focus on patents, contentious matters, strategy and licensing. He advises clients in a wide range of industries in Sweden, including pharmaceuticals, white-goods, electronics, and defense.

Stefan Balazs

Stefan Balazs is a member of the Firm's Capital Markets Group in Stockholm and specialized in EU Prospectus and Market Abuse Regulation. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Stefan worked in the field of capital market law as a legal counsellor at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen), focusing primarily on prospectus law. He has also conducted studies in Business Administration and Economics at the Stockholm University. Furthermore, Stefan is the only Nordic representative of the Consultative Working Group within the Corporate Finance Standing Committee at the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Stefan focuses his practice mainly on Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, and public mergers & acquisitions. Stefan has extensive transaction experience from representing both issuers and investment banks in IPOs, public capital raisings (preferential rights issues and directed issues), bond listings, MTN-programmes and representing clients in SFSA imposed Market Abuse Regulation-sanctions.

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