KASTELL - Key Persons
Alrik joined Kastell in May 2022. He specialises in commercial dispute resolution, and is active in both litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on contract and damages claims. As well as having many years' experience in private practice, Alrik has also spent time as an intern at Attunda court.
Carl started working at Kastell in April 2012. Prior to Kastell Carl had worked at other law firms focusing on the areas of dispute resolution and public procurement. He has been legal counsel in commercial court and arbitration proceedings representing both Swedish and foreign clients from various industry sectors. Carl has many years' working experience in supporting both buyers and suppliers in public procurement processes.
He has been representing counsel in matters regarding public procurement reviews in a range of sectors, foremost procurements regarding IT and office supplies, staffing services, pharmaceuticals and within the transport sector.
Christina Mailund has been advising on competition law issues for the past 25 years and has been ranked by Chambers Europe since 2010. She provides advice on all types of competition law issues, as well as state aid.
Job Titles:
- Paralegal
- Paralegal / Administrative Support
Elvira started as an assistant at Kastell in January 2016. She has worked for several years as a restaurant manager and most recently as an assistant at a law firm.
Elvira has a Master in Leadership and Management in International Context, a Bachelor's degree in Administration and legal education as paralegal at Påhlmans Handelsinstitut.
Eugenia joined Kastell in March 2024, and specialises in public procurement. She works primarily with procurement law procedures and providing legal advice in connection with procurements.
Eugenia has experience of advising on various areas of public procurement law. She has, inter alia, acted as counsel in review procedures and assisted in procurement procedures, including the preparation and review of procurement documents, contract terms, managing confidentiality, etc.
Eugenia has published several articles in the public procurement law field, i.a. in Upphandlingsrättslig Tidskrift, UrT 2023 p. 28 " Harm in review procedures", and has been a speaker and panelist at the Procurement conference (sw. Upphandlingskonferensen) regarding damages and remedies in public procurement.
Professional experience
Associate, Kastell, 2024 -
Lawyer and Business Advisor, Adda AffärsConcept, 2023 - 2024
Thesis Trainee, Kilpatrick Townsend, 2022
Education
2016 Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, C2 Proficiency
2023 LL.M., Stockholm University
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Partner
- Senior Associate
- Managing Associate
Henrik joined Kastell as a partner on February 2011. He is one of Sweden's most experienced leading litigators, with over 30 years' experience in handling commercial disputes before courts and arbitration tribunals. Henrik has been lead counsel in seventeen disputes before the Swedish Supreme Court. He has particular expertise within the contractual and tortious liability, consultant liability and insurance law. During his time at Linklaters, Henrik was head of the litigation department.
Jennie joined Kastell in June 2013. She specialized in competition law upon qualifying as a solicitor of England & Wales in 2003. Prior to joining Kastell, Jennie worked as an associate at the London offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Linklaters LLP. Jennie advises clients on the competition law aspects of transactions and assists them with notifications to competition authorities in many different jurisdictions, including the Swedish Competition Authority and the European Commission. She also advises on other areas of competition law, and has represented clients in competition law-based litigation.
Professional experience
Senior Associate, Kastell, 2013 -
Counsel/Solicitor of England & Wales
Associate, EU Competition, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, London, 2006 - 2012
Associate, Competition & Antitrust, Linklaters LLP, London, 2004 - 2006
Trainee Solicitor, Linklaters LLP, London and Frankfurt, 2001 - 2003
Education
2000 LL.B., King's College, London
2001 Legal Practice Course, College of Law, London
2004 LL.M. in Comparative, European and International Law, Europan University Institute, Florence
Johan Karlsson is one of Sweden's most renowned EU and competition law practitioners and has for many years been ranked as one of the best lawyers in this area. Johan has extensive experience also in related areas such as state aid, public procurement as well as in sports law. He represents large and small companies and organisations in matters before Swedish authorities, the European Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority as well as in litigation before Swedish and EU courts and arbitration tribunals. Johan is an advisor to the Swedish Competition Authority in the International Competition Network (ICN) and served as an expert in the governmental inquiry regarding increased decision-making powers for the Swedish Competition Authority (Utökad beslutanderätt för Konkurrensverket, SOU 2016:49). Johan is active in several Swedish and international fora and networks and has published several articles in leading journals and other publications. He is the creator and author of the Swedish reference work Competition law - a handbook (Konkurrensrätt - en handbook, 2022) and of a commentary on the Competition Damages Act (Konkurrensskadelagen - en kommentar, 2023). Johan also serves as a member of the Swedish Supreme Sports Tribunal (Riksidrottsnämnden, RIN).
Professional experience
Partner, Kastell, 2023 -
Partner, Vinge, 2001 - 2023
Associate, Vinge 1993 - 2000
Member of the National Sports Committee 2023 -
Reserve officer I19/P5
Education
1986 - 1987 The Cadet School (sw. Kadettskolan), Upper Norrland at I19/P5
1987 - 1988 Infantry and Cavalry Officer College (sw. Infanteriets och kavalleriets officershögskola), Umeå
1988 - 1993 Jur. kand., Uppsala University
Katarina has specialised in commercial dispute resolution since 2003. Not only has Katarina worked at several distinguished law firms, she has also spent a number of years as senior in-house counsel at a leading P&C insurance company in the Nordics, and at one of the largest architect firms in Sweden.
Katarina assists clients at all stages of a dispute. She has extensive experience of acting as counsel before Swedish and international arbitral tribunals (both ad hoc and pursuant to the rules of several arbitral institutions) and Swedish courts.
Katarina also sits as arbitrator. In 2022, she completed the Arbitrator Training Program, arranged by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA).
She has experience from disputes across a variety of areas and sectors, including insurance, energy, telecoms, construction, engineering, life sciences, and finance, as well as disputes relating to a wide range of commercial agreements, international sales of goods, M&A, corporate law, damages, and professional liability.
In addition, Katarina has business-specific specialist expertise of advising on and negotiating commercial agreements within insurance and reinsurance, and the architecture and engineering industries.
Lucas joined Kastell in September 2023 and is specialised in competition law. Lucas joins us from the Swedish Competition Authority, where he gained experience in investigations of cartels and other agreements which restrict competition, as well as merger review. He has also interned at the European Commission's Directorate-General for competition.
Professional experience
Associate, Kastell, 2013 -
Exchange intern, Directorate-General for Competition, 2023
Case officer, Swedish Competition Authority, 2020 - 2023
Internship and thesis, Setterwalls Advokatbyrå, 2019 - 2020
Malin has long professional experience in her areas of expertise: EU and competition law. Malin advises clients on legal matters in all areas of competition law including state aid.
Malin has extensive knowledge in EU-law and has valuable experience from working at the Court of Justice of the EU and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an adviser in EU internal market affairs.
Malin also advises clients on compliance and regulatory related matters within different business and legal areas such as anti-corruption, product safety, whistle blowing, FDI, FSR, telecommunications and gaming.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Assistant / Administrative Support
Nilla started at Kastell in April 2012. She has extensive experience as a legal secretary with employment at several major law firms.
"Larsberger is a "tough litigator" who enjoys a stellar reputation for his top-notch work on domestic public procurement disputes."
Pamela is ranked in inter alia Chambers and Partners, Who's Who Legal and Legal 500. In 2019, Pamela was recognised as one Europe's top female competition lawyers by w@comp. In 2021 she was the only Nordic practitioner included in the Global Competition Review's ranking Women in Antitrust and in 2022 she was awarded the Client's Choice award for Sweden and competition law. She is an advisor to the Swedish Competition Authority in the International Competition Network.