A.P. Moller – Maersk (also known as Maersk), is a Danish conglomerate operating in a number of sectors, but primarily shipping, transport and energy. The company, which is the world’s...

Described as being ‘key in creating robust systems and procedures’ for real estate transactions leading to a decrease in reliance on external legal counsel, senior lawyer Jacob Kruse Rasmussen heads...

Ahlstrom, a producer of fiber-based materials, employs an enthusiastic legal department which is led by executive vice president and general counsel Ulla Bono. The team is renowned for their ability...

Aibel, a global turnkey oil, gas and renewable energy company, has an impressive legal team that has helped the company achieve its corporate goals. The energy market has been through...

Akastor, an oil service investment company that also specialise in industrial holdings and real estate, was formed in 2014 following the demerger from Aker Solutions. Headquartered in Norway, Akastor’s lean...

Thomas Heinonen, general counsel, heads an innovative and diligent legal department at Altia Corporation, a Nordic frontrunner in the wine and spirits sector. Heinonen has overseen rapid developments in the...

Amec Foster Wheeler Energia is the Finnish arm of British multinational company Amec Foster Wheeler, operating in the design, manufacture and installation of steam boilers and other equipment for the...

Artic Securities’ legal department supports the growth and expansion of a diverse business; being relevant in all aspects of the company’s significant endeavours and providing practical legal advice to the...

The Arla Foods’ legal function has become a valued partner to the business as it has made a significant reduction in spend on external advisors. The department has been at...

Atlas Copco is one of the largest companies in Sweden, and a specialist in the manufacturing of industrial tools and equipment. Atlas Copco has a well-experienced and versatile legal department,...

Alice Grünfeld, head of legal at Bankernes Edb Central (BEC), describes her team as ‘a trusted advisor involved in all aspects of the company’s activities’. The legal department at BEC,...

Bestseller’s legal department is regarded by peers and clients as a ‘competent, progressive and innovative unit’. The group of 20, headed by Malene Gulstad Heslop, has operated tirelessly in order...

The legal department at BillerudKorsnäs, a Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer, is widely regarded as a young, dynamic and versatile organisation. The team is praised by sources for being a...

Bisnode is a Swedish corporation specialising in the provision of digital business, marketing and credit information. Led by group general counsel Peter Bergson, the Bisnode legal department currently consists of...

The legal department at Bladt Industries, a global steel contractor, is widely acclaimed for being a highly qualified and specialised in-house team. In under two years, Bladt Industries advanced from...

BNP Paribas continues to be a prominent figure in the European banking market, as revenues increase across all operating divisions despite increased regulatory scrutiny. As additional requirements continue to be...

Boliden Group, a Swedish mining and smelting company focusing on production of copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver, is supported by a legal department of five. Led by Eva Rydén,...

Cargotec, a leader in the production of cargo and load handling solutions, has a legal team that is well integrated into the operations of the wider business. The legal team,...

Carlsberg Breweries, the world’s fourth largest brewery group, is supported by an in-house legal team that is described by nominators as ‘progressive and competent’. The team is led by Ulrik...

CASA Enterprise is major Danish construction and property development group, with a reported turnover of DKK 1bn in the last fiscal year. Recent corporate growth has been supported by the...

‘The most important thing is to produce solutions, support the business and not create a barrier or bottleneck. You have to be able to use your tools and make it...

The five-strong legal team at ConocoPhillips Norge, the Norwegian wing of the multinational energy corporation, is led by senior counsel Elin Roedder Gundersen who has over 15 years of experience...

Coor Service Management is a market leading organisation of integrated facilities management and industrial services in the Nordic region. The company specialises in facility management services that enable organisations and...

The legal department at COWI, an international consulting firm which specialises in engineering technology, environmental science and economics, is praised by peers for displaying an advanced degree of professionalism and...

Established as recently as 2015, the legal department at the Danish Agriculture & Food Council has already proven their worth to the business via their ability to convert complex legal...

Dansk Supermarked Group is the largest retail group in Denmark, holding 1,400 stores across four brands: Føtex, Bilka, Netto and Salling. The retail giant has long recognised the value of...

Described by a nominator as a team of ‘highly competent cooperation partners, who consistently exercise a high-degree of professionalism’, the Danske Bank legal department, comprised of 160 employees, is led...

Recently undergoing a restructuring effort, the Danske Bank (Norge) legal team was previously managed via two separate entities; one of which reported directly to the group legal counsel in Denmark,...

Danske Commodities, an international trader of energy-related commodities, has an experienced and robust legal department. The team comprises of 13 members who are divided into three sub-teams covering compliance, legal...

With a global network in 220 countries and regions worldwide, DHL is a perfect example of an international company. Consequently, the legal team has a breadth of responsibility of which...

Norway’s largest financial services group is supported by prudent legal counsel from a team led by group general counsel Audun Moen. DNB is a long standing institution that provides innovative...

A complex merger between Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) in 2013-14 saw the in-house legal team of DNV GL win huge amounts of praise from colleagues and...

DSV is a Danish transport and logistic company that provides air, sea, road and rail solutions to customers across several jurisdictions worldwide. Legal support to the company is headed by...

ECCO is a Danish retailer with a long tradition of footwear and leather manufacturing, with a global presence and 2015 turnover that exceeded €1.2bn. Their in-house legal team has been...

Ekokem, one of the leading circular economy companies in the Nordics, provides environmental management and material efficiency services. Hilppa Rautpalo supervises the legal department of Ekokem in the Nordic region,...

The legal department at Electrolux, one of the largest international home appliance manufacturers, is deemed to be an integral part of the organisation. For a number of years, the department...

Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) is a company at the cutting edge of the oil and gas exploration and research market, and provides invaluable geophysical services that allow oil companies to...

Elekta is a Swedish company that provides radiation therapy, radiosurgery, related equipment and clinical management for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders. As legal facilitators of such a groundbreaking...

The legal department of Elenia, the Finnish utility company, is widely regarded as a well-run and proactive function. General counsel Teemu Hovi describes the role and responsibilities of the legal...

Since 2013 Hallgeir Østrem, executive vice president legal and commercial, has led the legal team at Entra Eiendom, one of Norway’s leading real estate companies. In a drive to reduce...

The legal department at eQ, a Finnish conglomerate that specialises in asset management and corporate finance operations, currently consists of three lawyers. The team is widely acclaimed for being a...

Ericsson is a global frontrunner in the communications technology field, and one of the largest companies in the Nordic region. The proficient and highly qualified legal department consists of 160...

The legal department at Europris, Norway’s largest discount variety retailer by sales, is considered to be a highly flexible and talented function. The team has recently structured and completed the...

EWOS Group, one of the world’s largest suppliers of feed and nutrition for farmed fish, has seen numerous transactions in recent years that have required a huge amount of counsel...

World leading global information services company Experian provide data and analytical tools to clients around the world. Employing approximately 17,000 people across 37 countries, and with a 2015 revenue of...

Femern is a Denmark-based planning company that is responsible for overseeing an ambitious project that will create a tunnel to connect Denmark and Germany across the Fehmarnbelt. Involved in this...

Ferrostaal Topsoe Projects (FTP) is a joint venture providing holistic solutions for industrial projects in the petrochemicals, refinery and environmental technology sectors worldwide. The legal team at FTP is headed...

Finnlines’ legal department is the largest in-house legal team in Finland’s shipping sector. The Finnish conglomerate specialises in “roll-on/roll-off” and passenger services across the North and Baltic Sea. The legal...

Flügger is an international conglomerate headquartered in Denmark with 12 subsidiaries located throughout Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia. The company specialises in designing, producing and marketing decorative painting, wood protection,...

The 14 lawyers that serve the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) are tasked with providing a solid legal foundation for the civil authority whose mission is to deliver defence logistics...

‘In Gasum Group, the legal team play a very strategic role’, describes vice president, legal affairs and human resources Kristiina Vuori, who together with Tiia Pellinen forms the Finnish integrated...

Get is a cable TV operator and internet service provider, which has the second largest customer base in Norway. In 2014, Get was acquired by Danish company TDC in a...

The Grundfos Holding legal department has undergone drastic alterations in the past two years. The team implemented a strategy designed to make its service more customer-centric and its advice focussed...

Via close cooperation with various other departments within the organisation, the legal function at H & M Hennes & Mauritz (known internationally as H&M), a Swedish clothing retail company, provides...

The Husqvarna Group is a global frontrunner in the production of outdoor power products for forest, park and garden care. Husqvarna is also the European leader in the garden watering...

Founded in 1901 in Copenhagen, the ISS Group has grown to become a world leading facility services company offering a wide range of services including facility management, cleaning services, support...

Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen, a Finnish statutory pension company, has in-house lawyers that are considered by internal and external sources to be ‘business partners who act as trusted advisers on a...

Described by one source as having a ‘busines- minded approach with a value-adding mind-set’, the legal team at Kesko Corporation assists the Finnish retailing conglomerate by providing hands-on legal solutions...

Allan Gabriel Zandberg is group general counsel for KK Wind Solutions, who employ a compact team of two lawyers to assist the company’s business operations in numerous ways via a...

Britt Engdal Hansen is the head of division at the legal department of Københavns Kommune (the City of Copenhagen), which is the largest of the municipalities constituting the conurbation of...

The KONE legal team is viewed within the industry as a top class department. Juhani Ristaniemi, senior vice president, general counsel EMEA and Asia Pacific, leads one of the largest...

Christian Karde leads the legal department at Kongsberg Gruppen, a global leader in the provision of high-end technology systems and solutions to clients in the oil and gas, merchant marine,...

The legal department at Oslo-headquartered engineering and construction company Kvaerner is staffed with five lawyers and one compliance offer, and is led by senior vice president legal and general counsel...

The legal department at Lantmännen, a Swedish agricultural cooperative, comprises of nine lawyers. The team is widely known for its dedication to various M&A transactions, the effective use of an...

Metsä Group is a leader in bioeconomy, utilising renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests; the Finnish organisation reported sales equating to €5bn in the last fiscal year. Group general...

‘Today we are considered as business partners as much as lawyers’, describes head of legal Rikke Sonne. The legal department at Modern Times Group (MTG), a Swedish digital entertainment company,...

MT Højgaard is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the Nordic region with a portfolio ranging from smaller projects to extremely large and complex construction works,...

The legal team at Neste, a Finnish oil refining and marketing company, provides a combination of legal and local support across several jurisdictions, as well as assigning lawyers to undertake...

Nexans Norway is an international leader in cables and cabling systems. The company reported improved operating margins in 2015, and continues to expand across the country. The organisation boasts a...

Nilfisk is a Danish company that supplies professional cleaning equipment in industrial, commercial and consumer markets. With 5,500 employees globally and with sales companies in 45 countries, Nilflisk requires several...

‘The legal team is today considered a trusted business partner by the entire organisation, which the team considers as its most important trademark’, says Charlotte Bertelsen who leads the legal...

Multinational communications and information technology company Nokia was founded in Finland over 150 years ago, and it remains headquartered in the city of Espoo. Legal support from Finland is led...

The increasing level of legal complexity surrounding the business of Nomeco, a pharmaceutical products wholesaler based in Copenhagen, has necessitated the growth of the legal department from two employees to...

‘The role of the legal team is pivotal in shaping the future market environment in which Nord Pool is going to operate and expand in the years to come’, states...

Populated with a number of highly renowned and high profile senior counsel, the legal department at Nordea Bank continuously strives to ensure the company is well protected and prepared for...

Nordea’s Merchant Banking function in Finland is supported by a legal team made up of lawyers that allow the company to develop new financial services and products, even in the...

The Nordea Merchant Banking legal team in Sweden is headed by Maria Kronström, and supported by Michael Persson and Martin Wigforss who act as co-heads of a team of a...

Norsk Hydro is one of the largest aluminium producers in the world, with operations in 80 countries around the world. The Oslo-based legal team includes 12 staff that report into...

Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company at the leading edge of the sector, is one of the largest companies in the Nordic region. The highly trained and well organised legal...

Leading Danish financial services company Nykredit are counselled by a legal team of 38 professionals – 24 lawyers and 14 non-lawyers. The team is led by three senior lawyers; head...

The Onvest legal department remains a key and highly respected figure within the family-owned Finnish organisation, which specialises in building services, steel, real estate management and investment. The team, led...

Orkla is a vast consumer goods company, with 2015 turnover of over NOK 31bn ($3.76bn). It maintains a small but highly experienced legal team, all of whom have between 10...

‘Our aim is always to be best within securities law in Norway’, states Øivind Amundsen, executive vice president – primary market and legal affairs at Oslo Børs, the Norwegian stock...

With the largest fixed income team in the Nordic region dedicated to high-yield bonds, Pareto Securities holds an important place in the investment banking market. The legal team at Pareto...

Pöyry, an international consulting and engineering company, is supported by a legal team widely acclaimed by peers and clients as an extremely competent and versatile function. Referred to by key...

2015 was a challenging year for Rockwool International, the world’s leading manufacturer of products and solutions based on rock wool with operations in more than 35 countries across the world....

Best known as the creators of the Angry Birds franchise, global entertainment media company Rovio Entertainment is served by a dynamic and effective legal team headed by Minna Raitanen, general...

Patrick Plucnar, group general counsel, leads a team of eight at Royal Unibrew, a regional beverage producer with significant market share in large parts of Northern Europe and the second...

Swedish company Saab is an aerospace and defence company that is well known for serving the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defence to civil security....

Åsa Thunman is the executive vice president and general counsel of Sandvik Group, an engineering company based in Stockholm with a 2015 revenue figure of SEK 90.8bn ($10.6bn). Comprising around...

‘The most important value added is that the team know the business model in depth and can provide fast and commercially sensible advice’, explains executive vice president and general counsel...

Securitas is a global security services firm that provides a range of solutions to security challenges, including consulting, investigating and on-site security work. Boasting around 300,000 employees and with total...

Siemens, a global organisation that develops high-tech and innovative solutions for industry, energy, cities and healthcare, has a team of nine lawyers to support operations across Denmark and Norway. Since...

The legal department at Skanska, a global construction and development company headquartered in Sweden, comprises of knowledgeable individuals who are well-acquainted with the organisation’s key processes and significant developments. Senior...

SOK Corporation, a subsidiary of Finnish retail cooperative S Group, operates in the supermarket space in Finland, as well as the travel and hospitality industry in the Baltic countries and...

The legal department of Solör Bioenergi Holding, a bio-energy provider, has made a significant mark on the company’s operation despite only recently being created. Formed along with the joining of...

‘The focus is always on the business and finding business solutions to facilitate strategic directions’, says Åsa Ericson Hedström vice president legal and compliance at Sony Mobile, a mobile telecommunication...

Svein Staalen leads the legal team at Spectrum, a well-established and growing company that provides the global oil and gas industry with seismic data from its various locations in Norway,...

Headquartered in central Stockholm, SSAB is the hugely successful Swedish-Finnish materials and mining company formed in 1978, which specialises in processing raw material into steel. As a global business, SSAB...

Statkraft is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, the largest producer of power in Norway and the third largest power producer in the Nordic region. The company has carved its...

Group general counsel Hans Henrik Klouman leads the legal and compliance department (LEG) at Statoil, a frontrunner in exploration and oil and gas production, and the leading operator on the...

Stora Enso, a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wood and paper headquartered in Finland, is supported by a legal team of 40 employees, including 25 in-house corporate...

Swedbank is a full service bank headquartered in Stockholm that caters for companies and private individuals. The bank is known to have a strong legal team across the Nordic region,...

The legal function at SYBO Games, a mobile game developer company located in Copenhagen, provide business peers with clear, concise and valuable commercially-minded advice. General counsel Signe Toft believes that...

Reporting to Takeda’s group general counsel in Japan, the emerging markets legal team of 30 professionals is led by Torbjörn Hallberg, vice president and general counsel emerging markets (EM). The...

General counsel Mikko Laaksonen leads a highly proficient and knowledgeable legal department at Teboil, a Finnish organisation that specialise in the importing, marketing, sales and distribution of oil and energy...

Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor is a global frontrunner in mobile operation, communications and IT, and the largest company on the Oslo stock exchange. Executive vice president and chief corporate affairs...

Total E&P Norge, a specialist in the exploration and production of oil and gas, continues to be an increasingly prominent figure on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and runs one of...

United Bankers’ ability to continuously thrive amidst a difficult economic climate can be in part attributed to their dynamic and versatile legal department. The legal team at the Finnish investment...

‘In-house counsel must be hands on with daily business as well as have a clear vision about the company’s future’, says Tuula Rainto, general counsel at Vaasan Group, a Finnish...

Valio has been a prominent figure in the Finnish dairy market for over 100-years, producing cheese, powdered ingredients, butter, yoghurt and 85% of Finland’s milk. Part of the company’s continued...

Valmet Corporation’s legal department currently consists of 24 employees, who have evolved from a support function to a key business partner working in a very proactive manner alongside management. Valmet,...

One of Europe’s largest energy producers, Swedish-owned Vattenfall produce electricity, heat and gas with an enduring focus on efficiency and stability. Vattenfall’s legal department, led by Anne Gynnerstedt as senior...

VKR Holding is a holding and investment public limited company whose object is to create value through financial investments and ownership of undertakings. The company employs a total number of...

Volvo Car Corporation is one of the largest corporations in the Nordic region and a globally-known brand in the automotive sector. Maria Hemberg, general counsel and senior vice president, leads...

Cited by internal sources as a team consisting of ‘lawyers with excellent legal expertise, communication skills and a business mind-set’, the VR Group legal department has been at the forefront...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has a proficient legal department, which consists of seven lawyers and one jurist. The team operates on a virtual basis with four colleagues based across Europe, two...

As a producer of high end equipment for the oil and gas industry, Welltec has felt the effects of low oil prices over the past year. This has forced it...

The recent past has seen personnel changes in the legal team of Norwegian global maritime industry group Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding, including the appointment of current chief legal officer Morten Aaserud....