CMS Wistrand’s environment practice is an established presence in the market that counts major players among its client base, specialising in matters concerning contaminated land, environmental damages, and waste handling and treatment. Gothenburg-based Rudolf Laurin has over 30 years’ experience in environmental matters, while Emilie Steen, also in Gothenburg, has experience litigating before the Land and Environmental Courts in waste facility, contamination and permitting matters.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Rudolf Laurin is very experienced. He is very responsive to clients' situations and has an ability to find practical solutions.'

  • ‘A very experienced and dedicated team with broad competence in the environmental field.'

Key clients

  • Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB
  • Göteborg Energi AB
  • Deep Wind Offshore DWO Sverige AB
  • Spawer Kraft AB
  • Environmental Resources
  • Skogsägarna Mellanskog Ekonomisk förening
  • Västsvenska Miljökonsult/Hål i Betong i Världen AB
  • Gasum Clean Gas Solutions AB
  • Panier Svenska AB and Svanskog AB
  • Etikhus AB
  • Anticimex AB
  • Lidl Sverige KB

Work highlights

  • Advising Göteborg Energi AB in relation to the development of the Rya CHP plant in Gothenburg, an investment of more than SEK2bn.
  • Advising Deep Wind Offshore in relation to the construction of two new offshore wind farms located in the Swedish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Baltic Sea.
  • Advising Scandinavian Enviro Systems in relation to the establishment of a plant where end-of-life tires are recycled to recover valuable raw materials such as carbon black, oil and steel.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rudolf Laurin

Other key lawyers

Emilie Steen, Emilia Ohlin