Public procurement

Advokatfirman Kahn Pedersen KB

Client Satisfaction

Advokatfirman Kahn Pedersen KB’s dedicated public procurement team in Stockholm handles a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, offering strategic advice and disputes expertise to major clients, particularly in the energy, water, public transport and IT sectors. Erik Olsson, who specialises in major procurement projects in the fields of construction and defence infrastructure, leads the team alongside disputes expert Kristian Pedersen, who often represents contracting authorities as well as suppliers and service providers before the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court. Senior associate Olle Lindberg has notable experience in procurement review cases and before Swedish administrative courts of every level. Experienced procurement litigation lawyer Magnus Ehn is also a key contact.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Kahn Pedersen is one of the leading law firms in Sweden which houses some of the absolute best practitioners in public procurement.'
‘Kristian Pedersen is extremely quick to understand clients' questions/positions and he always provides excellent support with fast and accurate answers. The quality of his advice is absolutely top notch. He is extremely professional and stands out as the best in this field.'
‘Erik Olsson is very competent in this field and has a genuine interest in clients' cases. He goes through cases in depth and finds different angles to them.'
‘Magnus Ehn provides extremely good support and always gives that little bit extra to achieve a really good solution.’
‘Kristian Pedersen is highly professional and is an extremely skilled lawyer in his field, one of the absolute best in Sweden. He is always ready to help clients navigate complex legal matters in a straightforward and discerning manner. He is also highly recommended when dealing with review procedures.'
‘The firm is very professional, modern and customer oriented.’
‘What makes Kahn Pedersen stand out is their exceptional knowledge on applicable law and their understanding of clients' needs.'
‘The firm has very talented lawyers who know procurement law well.'

Key clients

The Government Offices of Sweden
The Swedish National Courts Administration
The Swedish Police Authority
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
VafabMiljö Kommunalförbund
Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB
Nobina Sverige AB
Järva Tolk & Översättningsservice AB
Municipality of Arvika
Tekniska Verken i Linköping AB
HBV Husbyggnadsvaror Förening
Varuförsörjningsnämnden
Boskalis Sweden AB
Bevakningsgruppen Sverige AB
Svevia AB
Municipality of Norrköping
Sydskånes avfallsaktiebolag, SYSAV
Biogas i Jämtland-Härjedalen Aktiebolag
Eskilstuna Strängnäs Energi och Miljö Aktiebolag
Södertörns Fjärrvärme AB

Work highlights

Acted for the Swedish Police Authority in litigation with the Swedish Competition Authority submitting an application to the Administrative Court that the Police Authority should pay a procurement fine to the amount of SEK1.2m.
Advised the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency on the procurement of a national emergency services mobile communications programme.
Represented VafabMiljö Kommunalförbund in a case in the Supreme Administrative Court.