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Håkan Fohlin

Partner, Advokat

Phone: +46 8 598 890 09
Cell: +46 705 20 09 04
Fax: +46 8 598 890 90
E-mail: hakan.fohlin@setterwalls.se

Assistant: Rose-Marie Johansson
Phone: +46 8 598 890 97
E-mail: rose-marie.johansson@setterwalls.se

Office: Stockholm
Address: Arsenalsgatan 6
Box 1050
SE-101 39 Stockholm

HÅKAN FOHLIN has many years' experience leading Swedish and cross-border projects in M&A, corporate finance, joint ventures, private and governmental project financing.
Håkan advises investors and portfolio companies on the venture capital and private equity market. After more than 20 years at Setterwalls Håkan enjoys broad corporate law expertise with extensive experience of general contract and commercial contract law matters and complex contract negotiations in Sweden and abroad. He was Managing Partner 2004-2007 and today coordinates Setterwalls' relations with foreign law firms.

Languages: English

Career

1986- Setterwalls (2004-2007 Managing Partner)
1988, Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens Law Firm, New York (Jantzen Scholarship)
1986, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Oslo
1983-1986, Stockholm District Court and the Stockholm Administrative Court of Appeals, Assistant Judge
1984, Rea, Grundberg & Co. Law Firm, London
1982, National Board of Taxation
1981-1982, Student Union of the University of Stockholm, Student Legal Advisor
1981, University of Stockholm (Business Administration)
1980, University of Stockholm and University of Lund (LL.M.)

Publications

- ”Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Europe” (Sweden), Juris Publishing, Inc (2011).
- Factoring and pledging of trade receivables, Banking & Finance Report (November 2011)
- "Revamp of the VC market? Advising the entrepreneur on raising capital", The International Bar Association Closely Held and Growing Enterprises Committee e-bulletin September 2010.
- "The Rail Road Committee - balanced system for information and ticket-booking for railroad passengers regardless of operators", report to the Swedish Government's Agency for Public Management (June 2008).
- "Multiple Representations in Auctions",  M&A Report (April 2008).
- "Getting the Deal Through - Corporate Governance - Sweden", 2004, 2005 and 2006.
- "Bank's and Financial Institutions' Outsourcing of Business Activities", European Banking Review, vol. III (May 2000).
- "The New Market for Corporate Law", Magazine of the Swedish Bar Association "Advokaten" (December 1999).
- "Bank's Risktaking in Financing Ships Calling US-ports", Scandinavian Shipping Gazette (May 1995).
- "Some Selected Topis for Shipowners", Scandinavian Shipping 1988.

Håkan has published articles and given speaches at international conferences regarding inter alia corporate governance, board and management liability, controlled auctions, term sheet negotiation and law firm management.

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