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Elisabeth Vestin
Elisabeth heads our Intellectual Property & Technology practice at the Stockholm office. Her fields of expertise include IT, (out)sourcing, technology, telecommunication, data protection, IP, marketing, consumer, retail, fashion, e-commerce, and franchising, distribution, sports, media and music and entertainment law, as well as general commercial law. Innovation, technology, trade secrets, data, e-commerce, trademarks and other intellectual property rights are often central to the businesses that Elisabeth advises.
Her practice includes drafting, interpreting, negotiating and disputing commercial agreements. She also advises on M&A in the IP & TMT field.
Because of her vast experience of working with franchise chains and other chain companies, Elisabeth has become a board member of the Swedish Franchise Association.
In addition, Elisabeth has worked with corporate sustainability, bribery, anti-corruption and compliance matters for over a decade. She regularly conducts presentations and training in these areas.
Elisabeth Vestin is outstanding. One cannot think of a better lawyer. She is very focused, always business-driven and dedicated, renders pragmatic advice and is at the same time very pleasant to deal with
IT and Telecom | Legal 500, 2021
References
Parties
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Cognate BioServices, Inc. Cobra Biologics
Transaction
Swedish counsel to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. in the acquisition of Cognate BioServices, Inc,. including its Swedish and British subsidiaries Cobra Biologics.
Deal value
The purchase price amounted approximately USD 875 million.
Role
Counsel to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
Richard Åkerman
Nicole Jerad
Douglas Essehorn
Iiris Ikkelä
Jenny Lundberg
Elisabeth Vestin
Itai Coleman
Parties
Vitec Software Group (publ), Travelize International AB
Transaction
Vitec Software Group acquires the Swedish software company Travelize International AB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Vitec Software Group (publ)
Claes Kjellberg
Johanna Wärnberg
Julia Wegelius
Alexander Lindqvist
Jenny Lundberg
Josephine Lindgren
Elisabeth Vestin
Caroline Sundberg
Parties
PPG Industries, Inc. (Bidder), Tikkurila Oyj (Target)
Transaction
Recommended public cash tender offer for all of the shares in Tikkurila by PPG Industries, Inc.
Deal Value
EUR 1.5 billion
Role
Counsel to Tikkurila Oyj
Mikko Heinonen
Klaus Ilmonen
Anniina Järvinen
Kaisa Himmanen
Viola Valtanen
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Maria Wasastjerna
Jenni Heurlin
Laura Sainio
Meri Vanhanen
Henrik Hautamäki
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Elisabeth Vestin
Satu Kokko
Parties
TrønderEnergi AS, Scandinavian Biogas
Transaction
The Norwegian energy company TrønderEnergi has become the largest shareholder in Scandinavian Biogas, a leading producer of biogas in the Nordics.
Deal value
Value not public
Role
Swedsih counsel to TrønderEnergi AS
Johanna Wärnberg
Mikael Stabo
Peter Forsberg
Elisabeth Vestin
Mattias Friberg
Jenny Lundberg
Albert Danielsson
David Olander
Douglas Essehorn
Ebba Almén
Alexander Lindqvist
David Smith
Josephine Lindgren
Itai Coleman
Parties
AB Nordiska Kompaniet (NK)
Transaction
Counsel to AB Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in its digitalisation project and launch of an e-commerce platform.
Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Nordiska Kompaniet (NK)
Elisabeth Vestin
Anna Ribenfors
Caroline Sundberg
Linn Alfredsson
Jessica Tressfeldt
Parties
Alma Talent AB (Seller), New Technology Media Group AB (Buyer)
Transaction
Counsel to Alma Talent, which is a part of Alma Media, in a share transaction to sell the share capital of Alma Talent AB to New Technology Media Group AB.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Alma Talent AB
Johanna Wärnberg
Josephine Lindgren
Elisabeth Vestin
Jenny Lundberg
Anna Bergström
Ebba Almén
Parties
Fortum Recharge AS, Infracapital, Fortum
Transaction
Infracapital in the acquisition of 63% of Fortum Recharge AS with subsidiaries.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Swedish and Finnish counsel to Infracapital
Johanna Wärnberg
Outi Raitasuo
Kati Punakallio
Julia Wegelius
Douglas Essehorn
Iiris Ikkelä
Satu Kokko
Elisabeth Vestin
Caroline Sundberg
Jessica Tressfeldt
Jenny Lundberg
Susanna Hernberg
Parties
Tieto Corporation, EVRY ASA
Transaction
The combination of Tieto and EVRY through a cross-border merger
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to EVRY ASA
Klaus Ilmonen
Outi Raitasuo
Elisabeth Vestin
Anna Ribenfors
Riikka Kuha
Annika Schauman
Stefan Stellato
Parties
Recipharm AB (publ) (Seller), SERB SA (Buyer)
Transaction
Recipharm’s divestment of the rights to its ThyroSafe product to SERB
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Recipharm AB (publ)
Claes Kjellberg
Elisabeth Vestin
Parties
Asiakastieto Group Plc (Buyer), UC AB (Target), Six Swedish banks (Sellers)
Transaction
Asiakastieto Group Plc’s pending acquisition of UC AB, a credit information company
Deal Value
Appr. EUR 340 million
Role
Counsel to Asiakastieto Group Plc
Klaus Ilmonen
Richard Åkerman
Markus Bremer
Elisabeth Vestin
Antti Kuha
Toni Malminen
Albert Danielsson
Elina Toivakainen
Maisa Cederström
Sara Heikfolk
Lauri Marjamäki
Nicole Jerad
Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio
Jonas Sjöberg
Jenny Lundberg
Paula Röttorp
Annemari Rosi
Parties
Verlinvest and China Resources (JV), Oatly (Target)
Transaction
The investment in Oatly by the newly established Joint-Venture Between Verlinvest and China Resources
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Verlinvest and China Resources
Hanna Puranen
Elisabeth Vestin
Jenny Lundberg
Moa Fritzon Torbjelt
Rankings
- Ranked as Next Generation Partner, 'Clients say: "Elisabeth Vestin – Our main contact. Very trustworthy and always great engagement. She has a lot of experience and great knowledge in tech and e-commerce."', Data Privacy and Data Protection, Legal 500, 2021
- "Elisabeth Vestin and Anna Ribenfors are standout. They are highly knowledgeable within their fields of expertise and have, what I find essential, in-house legal experience. This means that the legal advice provided is presented in a format which makes it easy for me to understand the key issues.", Data Privacy and Data Protection, Legal 500, 2020
- Ranked as Next Generation Lawyer, 'Clients say:"‘Working together with Elisabeth Vestin always creates the impression of working with an internal colleague. She is advising on a highly professional level, but at the same time, always argues down to earth and calmly while having our business interests in focus."', Data Privacy and Data Protection, Legal 500, 2020
- "Elisabeth Vestin combines IP knowledge with a wide range of IT experience; she is assisting Fortum Group with its digitalisation process. Other highlights include advising Green Cargo on its IT transformation program including the outsourcing on its IT services, applications and infrastructure to Advania.", Legal 500, 2019
- Ranked as one of the world's leading franchise lawyers, Who's Who Legal, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
- "Led by Elisabeth Vestin, Hannes Snellman handles IT issues for clients such as Dustin Group, the Ramirent Group and Hi3G Access.", Legal 500, 2018
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Officer in the International Bar Association’s (the IBA) Technology Law Committee
- Member of the International Chamber of Commerce – Marketing Committee (ICC Sweden)
- Member of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
- Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Member of the Swedish Association for IT and the Law (SIJU)
- Member of the Swedish Data Protection Forum (Forum för dataskydd)
- Board Member of Swedish Franchise Association, 2015
- Member of the Swedish Bar Association, 2009
- Member of the Swedish Association for Copyright Law (SFU)
- Member of the Swedish Competition & Market Law Association
- Member of the Licensing Executives Society Scandinavia (LES Scandinavia)
Publications
- Hannes Snellman Fashion Law Review - Edition 2, 2021
- Global Legal Insights to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Big Data, 2020
- The ICLG to: Franschise, 2020
- Hannes Snellman Fashion Law Review - Edition 1, 2020
- The Franchise Law Review - Edition 6, 2019
- The ICLG to: Franchise, 2019
- The Franchise Law Review - Edition 4, 2017
Education and Professional Background
- Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2018
- Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2016
- Associate and Senior Associate, Advokatfirman Lindahl, Stockholm, 2006-2015
- Trained on the Bench, District Court of Lund, 2004-2005
- LL.M. in Innovation, Technology and the Law, Edinburgh University, 2003
- Jur. kand. (LL.M), University of Lund, 2002
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