Snellman caters to a broad client base of prominent Nordic and international brands, covering the full range of IP matters. Areas of strength include licensing issues, copyright mandates, and IP-intense M&A. Elisabeth Vestin leads the department and her practice covers the life sciences, tech, and retail sectors, among others. Sara Heikfolk advises on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Attentive and swift responses.’

  • ‘Snellman has a very broad competence within IP and media and are much more forward when it comes to technology compared to its competitors and are always on the forefront. The lawyers are incredibly knowledgeable and professional.’

  • ‘Elisabeth Vestin is incredibly knowledgeable and dedicated to her clients. She is always well read and at the forefront of legal and technical developments.’

  • ‘The team is very engaged, accessible and dedicated. They quickly understood the business objectives and commercial challenges and risks. Therefore, the team easily moved from high-level strategy to the contractual details to safeguard commercial needs and control risks in a pragmatic manner.’

  • ‘Good listeners, good with details, management of risk, very knowledgeable and at the same time humble.’

  • ‘Snellman excels in providing top-tier legal support for our local operations. What truly stands out is the seamless collaboration with their team of associates, who consistently deliver high-quality work and practical, business-oriented advice.’

  • ‘The team we work with are simply outstanding. Despite busy schedules, they remain approachable and accessible, making every interaction easy and efficient. They show incredible dedication and a strong work ethic.’

  • ‘Strong commercial team led by Elisabeth Vestin. They are, rightfully, perceived as very modern and hardworking/result-driven.’

Key clients

  • Bonnier Capital AB
  • ICA Group
  • Unilabs AB
  • Atria Group
  • Kinneloa Records and Kinneloa Songs
  • Novedo
  • Bernadotte & Kylberg AB
  • The Abbott Group
  • Espresso House (EH Group)
  • The Vitamin Well Group
  • Unicef Sweden
  • Thule Group AB
  • Red Bull Gmbh
  • Zalando AG
  • Kindred Group Plc
  • The Dustin Group

Work highlights

  • Represented Kindred Group Plc in a highly publicised trial before the District Court of Stockholm.
  • Acting as counsel to songwriter, producer and artist Christian Karlsson a.k.a Bloodshy, his record label Kinneloa Records, and his music publishing company Kinneloa Songs.
  • Acted as counsel on Bonnier Capital’s investment in the healthcare company Safe Life.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Elisabeth Vestin

Other key lawyers

Sara Heikfolk, Jessica Tressfeldt