Magnusson Sweden’s public procurement team advises contracting authorities and suppliers in relation to the whole procurement process, from tenders to claims for damages, and is noted for its experience in the life sciences, transport, real estate, and construction sectors. Practice head Morvarid Dorkhan Nilsson has considerable experience advising Swedish and international companies as well as public authorities, and senior counsel Ulf Djurberg is particularly active in the infrastructure, transport, energy and healthcare sectors. Senior associate Wille Steinert is also a key contact.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The individuals at the firm, much like the broader team, show an unwavering dedication to fully understanding our specific needs. Morvarid Dorkhan Nilsson continues to stand out as an exceptional leader. Her ability to pinpoint our requirements and consistently deliver the right outcomes, even under tight deadlines, remains impressive.'

  • ‘We primarily worked with Wille Steinert at Magnusson. What really makes Wille Steinert unique is the availability and the commercial mindset combined with the highest level of public procurement expertise.'

  • ‘I believe they have good business sense and drive procurement cases through their broad knowledge of Swedish Administrative Court praxis. I want to highlight Morvarid Dorkhan Nilsson as one of the most skilled lawyers in the field.’

  • ‘Morvarid Dorkhan Nilsson is not only an excellent lawyer, but also super responsive and will support you with all her dedication and knowledge.'

  • ‘Morvarid Dorkhan Nilsson has a professional approach and at the same time a personal touch that makes you feel prioritised. Even if the law firm are not experts in the subject matter at hand they always strive to find out themselves or through questions to understand fully how to win the case.'

  • ‘The team consistently exhibits an impressive responsiveness to our unique needs, every time. What truly stands out is their ability to quickly grasp the intricacies of our circumstances and the challenges we face.'

  • ‘They are personal, professional and always respond at short notice. ’
  • ‘They are unique because of the combination of professional and personal.'

Key clients

  • Becton Dickinson AB
  • Blue Aerospace AS
  • Certego AB
  • Crown Village AB
  • Elektrosignal Infra Sthlm AB
  • Feelgood Företagshälsovård AB
  • Gilbert + Tobin / Global Green Growth Institute
  • Götebors Egnahems AB
  • Kungshusen Medicinska AB
  • Lassila & Tikanoja
  • Mediq Sverige AB
  • MTR Group
  • SONER TEMEL MUHENDISLIK INSAAT VE TICARET A.S.
  • Stockholms Stadsbyggare entreprenad AB
  • Sverek AB
  • The Municipality of Luleå
  • Tomina AB
  • Vaisala Oyj
  • Varbergs Bostads AB

Work highlights

  • Advised a treaty-based international organisation to identify the potential applicability of EU and Swedish procurement law for the procurement of carbon emissions trading system on behalf of a government agency and the key requirements to be complied with in such case.
  • Advising one of the largest actors in the global market for Life Sciences/MedTech with its participation in procurements and applying for review of procurements in Sweden.
  • Advising a public actor on legal aspects of the development of new port infrastructure utilising alternative financing for the €40bn public procurement of the port infrastructure development.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Morvarid Dorkhan Nilsson

Other key lawyers

Ulf Djurberg, Wille Steinert