International law firm Bird & Bird today appoints Mattias Lindberg as a partner and Head of a strengthened Commercial Practice in Stockholm. This forms a central part of the firm's strategy to continue to build out its commercial offering in Sweden and the Nordic region.
Mattias joins together with his team from Affärsadvokaterna, a commercial focused law firm which he founded in 2016. His practice focuses on commercial advice on strategic agreements and outsourcing, dispute resolution, procurements and privacy law issues, particularly in the technology sector.
Joining with Mattias from Affärsadvokaterna are three associates Marcus Lorentzon, Sofia Pensar and Vendela Nilert, as well as Legal Project Manager Charlotta Sandström.
Mårten Willamo, Managing Partner of Bird & Bird Sweden comments: "It's a pleasure to welcome Mattias and his team to Bird & Bird in Sweden. Affärsadvokaterna shared many of the values of Bird & Bird, particularly to continue to strive to be at the forefront of digitalisation within legal tech, so we hope they will feel at home here. We look forward to being able to deliver their expert commercial services to our clients."
Simon Shooter, Head of Bird & Bird's International Commercial practice says: "We are delighted to welcome Mattias to Bird & Bird. A cornerstone of Bird & Bird's international reputation rests on having experts across the globe who support our clients on complex commercial projects to help drive innovation and deliver their strategic business objectives. While amplifying our commercial capabilities in Sweden Mattias' appointment will also further enhance our commercial offering for the Nordic region as a whole."
Mattias adds: "Bird & Bird's outstanding reputation in the market and international platform will enable me and my team to help build and develop the Commercial practice in Sweden and the Nordics. I am very much looking forward to meeting and working with our Bird & Bird colleagues in Sweden and across the firm."
