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Public procurement

Advokatfirman Kahn Pedersen KB

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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.

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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.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Olle Lindberg
Senior Associate Olle Lindberg is one of Sweden’s most noted practitioners within the field of public procurement. In addition to his role as a strategic advisor to both contracting authorities and entities, as well as suppliers, Olle Lindberg has acted as counsel before every administrative court, of all instances, in Sweden. In total, Olle Lindberg has acted as counsel in more than 100 cases. He is the co-author of the book Basics of Procurement and the commentary on the Swedish Public Procurement Act for one of Sweden’s leading legal web services, and he frequently speaks at public procurement conferences.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Kristian Pedersen
Kristian Pedersen is one of Sweden’s most experienced legal experts within the field of public procurement. He represents contracting authorities and entities, as well as suppliers and service providers, in all types of transactions between public and private parties. In addition to public procurement and utilities procurement, he also possesses extensive experience of defence and security procurement and general commercial administrative law. Kristian Pedersen is also the author of the books Central Issues in Public Procurement and Basics of Procurement, as well as a very large number of articles on procurement and related issues.
Erik Olsson
Partner Erik Olsson is one of the leading attorneys within the field of public procurement in Sweden. Erik Olsson is appreciated by clients not only for his widely recognized legal expertise but equally for giving sound advice in all matters relating to public/private business relations.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Erik Olsson, Kristian Pedersen

Other key lawyers

Magnus Ehn, Olle Lindberg

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