Breakfast webinar on arbitration and document production

12 May What impact does the latest verdicts within customs law have on your company?

During the last year a number of interesting verdicts in connection to customs law have fallen, which is something that could have a big impact on those who are working with import and export. WERKS Advokater is one of few law firms that are specialised within customs law and international trading and on the 19^th of May our colleagues Ulf Käll, Josephine Fremling and Milad Samadi will be holding a lecture on this subject. The lecture, that is held in cooperation with Sydsvenska Industri- och Handelskammaren, will amongst other things address the lock-in effects of import tax and also talk about current cases within the area of customs.

For more information about the lecture and how to sign up, click here.

9 April How to attract the right knowledge in order to create growth

On Wednesday the 28th of April StyrelseAkademien Västverige is hosting a digital event on the topic “How to attract the right knowledge in order to create growth”. The event is first and foremost aimed at corporate owners, board members and CEO/management, but also towards HR directors and investors who see knowledge management as a challenge. Two of the lecturers are WERK’s Josephine Fremling and Natalie Bäck, who will be talking about options in the light of recent indicative judgements.

Read more about the event and sign up here.

29 March31 March WERKS has advised Wästbygg in their acquisition of a project property

WERKS has advised Wästbygg in their acquisition of a project property, with a total rentable area of 3,600 sq.m., in central Borås. The agreed property value amounts to approximately SEK 95 million.

11 March12 March WERKS advises the sellers on the sale of MMT

WERKS advidses the sellers on the sale of MMT to Ocean Infinity . MMT and Ocean Infinity are two world leading companies within shipping and the acqusition will further strengthen and broaden their operations within this segment. MMT will continue to operate under the MMT brand.

12 October14 October Breakfast webinar on arbitration and document production

On Thursday 15 October 2020, WERKS’ Associate Rasmus Josefsson will host a breakfast webinar on arbitration agreements and document production, together with Daria Kozlowska-Rautiainen, Senior Lecturer in International Procedural Law at Stockholm University.

Rasmus and Daria will during the webinar discuss important considerations to make in order to draft effective arbitration agreements and what pitfalls to avoid. Further, the matter of document production in arbitrations will also be discussed and tips and ideas will be given on how to act as claimant or respondent during a document production process.

The webinar is free of charge and registrations can be made here.

17 September17 September Natalie Bäck – New partner at WERKS

Natalie Bäck, specialised in private M&A and real estate transactions, has been elected partner at WERKS Advokater from 1 January 2021.

– Natalie is a well-established legal advisor and very appreciated among our clients. Furthermore, she is a much appreciated colleague. Natalie is important for the continued development of WERKS, where she will be in charge of the firm’s steady expansion within M&A and financing. We are very happy and proud to welcome her as partner, says Jonas Rosengren, WERKS’ Managing Partner.

7 September7 September WERKS strengthens its position within international dispute resolution

Rasmus Josefsson has joined WERKS. Rasmus is a dispute resolution specialist focused on domestic and international arbitration. He represents clients within various sectors and industries and has particular experience of disputes related to IP. Rasmus is also an active author and lecturer in the field of procedural law and he has – amongst other things – co-authored the textbook “Arbitration – An Introduction” (Sw. Skiljeförfarande – En introduction) published in 2019. He joins WERKS from his previous employment at Sandart & Partners in Stockholm.

Jonas Rosengren, WERKS’ Managing Partner:

“WERKS’ practice within Swedish and international arbitration is growing. We are very pleased that Rasmus Josefsson has joined us to further enhance our capabilities in this field.”

20 August20 August WERKS has represented Adnavem in 4M investment round led by Runa Capital, with Spintop Ventures joining as a new investor

In July, Adnavem – a company which is on a mission to disrupt the transport & logistics industry – raised its most substantial funding round to date and closed $4 M in new funding. According to the Adnavem team, the new funding will bring the automated marketplace to the next level. Read more about the investment and Adnavem here

3 September WERKS represents Norwegian investment provider in its first real estate deal in Sweden.

WERKS represents Vika Project Finance AS, an independent Norwegian provider of investment opportunities in the Nordic real estate market, in its first real estate deal in Sweden. The property is located just south of Kungsbacka and has an underlying value of approximately SEK 150,000,000. Read more about the transaction here:

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