Mr Carl Svernlöv > Baker McKenzie > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie
VASAGATAN 7, FLOOR 8
PO BOX 180
101 23 STOCKHOLM
Sweden

Work Department

Corporate

Position

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.

Languages

English, Swedish

Memberships

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Swedish Bar Association

Education

  • Stockholm University (LL.D.) (2007)
  • Stockholm University (Lic. jur.) (1998)
  • Harvard University (LL.M.) (1990)
  • University of Uppsala (B.A.) (1989)
  • University of Uppsala (LL.B.) (1989)

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Carl SvernlövBaker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie’s M&A practice in Stockholm collaborates with lawyers throughout the firm’s global network to advise on a high volume of domestic and cross-border transactions. In recent years, the team has been increasingly active in the pharma, retail, energy, and transport sectors. Carl Svernlöv leads the corporate and M&A team, while Costin Mihailescu heads up the private equity offering.