Cirio top ranked in 15 practice areas in Legal 500

The rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 2024 guide have been published and we are happy to share with you that Cirio once again is highly ranked in many areas.

We are pleased to be ranked as Top Tier Firm Tier 1 in the following areas: Data privacy and data protection, Energy, Healthcare and Life Sciences and Insolvency.

Cirio is also highly ranked within these practice areas; Banking & Finance, Capital Markets debt, Capital Markets Equity, Commercial, corporate and M&A, EU and Competition, FinTech, IT and Telecoms, Intellectual Property and Media, Public Procurement, Real estate and Shipping.

We also congratulate our individually ranked lawyers: Caroline Olstedt Carlström, Jörgen Möller, Maria Hanbo, Fredrik Morfeldt, Odd Swarting, Per Hedman, Hanna Tilus, Pierre Pettersson, Lars-Henrik Andersson, Karl Björlin, Jesper Johansson, Annika Andersson, Erik Bergenstråhle and Eva-Maj Mühlenbock. 

We thank our clients, peers and teams for contributing to our rankings.

To read more, please go to Legal 500.

A selection of testimonials about the firm and our lawyers.

“Cirio’s energy team is a very experienced one with very broad knowledge of the legal framework in Sweden, specifically on wind projects. They have detailed knowledge on the permitting process and a very strong understanding of how this sector moves.”

“Jörgen Möller and Fredrik Morfeldt are a dream team that complement each other. The combined experience of these two partners in the energy sector is unique.”

“This team blends strong, commercial legal work with a deep industry knowledge in life sciences. They are hard to match in this combination. The team is also very responsive on legal queries outside major engagements, meaning they act as a trusted and reliable adviser.”

“Per Hedman is our most trusted legal adviser in Sweden. He gives actionable, practical advice without unnecessary complexity. He blends this with deep life sciences expertise, making him a seamless lawyer to work with. He is responsive and always available in a crisis!”

“The Cirio team are solutions-oriented and deliver clear advice that is easy to implement in our internal routines and procedures.”

“Hanna Tilus has a deep understanding of the intersection between data protection and pharma, which makes her unique within the Swedish market. In addition to her excellent legal knowledge and experience, Hanna shows genuine understanding of our business, has a pragmatic approach, and is a joy to work with.”

“Cirio is unique in its large and in-depth sector knowledge. Key strengths include having executed many types of transactions with clients, strategic intuition, and capacity.”

“Cirio’s insolvency practice is one of the strongest in Sweden. They have lawyers with vast experience as bankruptcy administrators. This, in combination with their strong banking and finance and M&A practices, makes them unique in the market.”

“Cirio is a team player and offers great leadership, including in tricky cases. This team is very highly qualified.”

“Lars-Henrik Andersson is very experienced and likable, with a strong commercial understanding. He has a goal-oriented and no-nonsense approach.”

“Both Pierre Pettersson and Karl Björlin are easy to work with and straightforward in their communication.”

“A dedicated and skillful team that is knowledgeable within their field with a global network. They are solution oriented and always responsive to clients’ needs.”

“Cirio’s team is very knowledgeable about life sciences-related legal topics. They also have deep knowledge and experience in advising smaller companies.”

“I have worked with Erik Bergenstråhle who is an excellent lawyer with extensive experience of negotiating complex agreements within the tech field. Beside being a fantastic lawyer he is also great to work with, very sociable.”

“Cirio has a team of very skilled people with broad and deep expertise in many areas relevant for shipping.”

“Cirio’s M&A team is incredibly knowledgeable and they are clearly experts in their field.”

“Cirio’s team is always supportive and they understand business realities.” (EU and Competition)

“High competence, great ability to understand one’s business.” (Intellectual Property)