Advisory Board

Education and Degrees

Bachelor of Arts (fil.kand.) University of Uppsala 1974 (modern languages: Russian, German, French and English).

Master of laws (jur.kand.) University of Uppsala 1977.

Master of Comparative Law (M.C.L.) University of Illinois College of Law, 1978.

Doctor of laws (jur.dr.) University of Uppsala 2001.

Various positions

Research assistant at the University of Uppsala, Department of Law, spring 1977.

Law clerk at the District Court of Uppsala, Uppsala, 1978-1980.

Junior judge at the Svea Court of Appeal in Stockholm, 1980-1982.

Lecturer in Soviet and East European Law as well as International Arbitration Law at the University of Uppsala, since 1980

Professor of East European Commercial Law, Uppsala University 9 June 1997- 30 June 2009

Commissioner at the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva, 1998-2003.

Arbitrator at the Appeals Tribunal of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, 2001-2006.

Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, 2002-2008.

Arbitrator at the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport during the Torino Olympic Games of 2006.

Professor of International Law, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee 2010.

Professor of International Investment and Trade Law at Uppsala University, from 1 May 2012.

Law Practice

Associate, Wetter & Wetter, Stockholm, 1982-1983.

Associate, White & Case, Stockholm as from 1 October 1983.

Partner, White & Case, Stockholm, as from 1 June 1989.

Partner Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm, as from 17 January 1994.

Nature of practice

I have been counselling Swedish and foreign corporations and governmental agencies in general commercial and corporate law matters throughout my professional career, with an emphasis on international arbitration

In addition, I have been deeply involved in the legal aspects of East-West trade for more than thirty years, advising clients from both sides in a variety of transactions including inter alia, joint ventures, industrial cooperation agreements, turn-key contracts for various types of plants, construction and civil engineering contracts, licensing and other transfer of technology agreements, countertrade transactions, privatization transactions, oil and gas projects, different capital markets transactions, trading in Russian securities, loan transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

During the early 1990’s I was deeply involved in privatization matters in Eastern Europe, primarily in the Russian Federation and the Baltic States. In the Russian Federation I worked as legal advisor to the equivalent of the privatization ministry drafting legislations and regulations for the privatization of state-owned enterprises, including the oil and gas sector.

I represent both Western, Central East European and Russian parties in international arbitrations taking place in Stockholm, Moscow, London, Paris, Vienna, Washington D.C. and elsewhere. I have been involved in a large number of oil arbitrations, relating primarily to Northern Africa, the Middle East, China and the former Soviet Union. All in all, I have acted as arbitrator (including chairmanships) in more than 200 international arbitrations (including chairmanships) and as counsel in approximately 200 international arbitrations. I have been involved in several dozens of international construction disputes as counsel as well as arbitrator during the last 25 years. Many of the construction disputes have concerned projects in the former Soviet Union and the Eastern Europe. My experience also includes construction disputes in Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

I have been involved in several dozens of investment arbitrations as counsel and arbitrator. Currently I am involved in several arbitrations against the Russian Federation as well as other states under the Energy Charter Treaty and other investment disputes under bilateral investment treaties. My experience from investment arbitrations includes parties from Europe, the USA, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

My investment arbitration experience includes, for example, the following cases, in which I have been involved:

Before the US-Iran Claims Tribunal in the Hague, I have acted for several US oil companies, including Mobil, Exxon, Conoco, Phillips and Sun, in their expropriation claims against Iran. I also represented BP in a related claim against Iran. All the oil companies had long term concession agreements, which were terminated by Iran. All these cases were eventually settled.

I was involved as counsel in the nullification proceedings in two well-known ICSID cases, viz., Klöckner v. Camerun and Amco v. Indonesia and in the subsequent new arbitrations. I acted for Klöckner and Indonesia, respectively.

Moreover, I have been involved in several investment – and investment type – arbitrations concerning states in Eastern Europe, including the former Soviet Union. For example, I have acted as counsel both for and against the Republic of Kazakhstan in three arbitrations based on bilateral investment treaties and/or customary international law. I represented Mr. Sedelmayer in the first investment arbitration against the Russian Federation. In the first Energy Charter arbitration leading to an award, I represented the claimant – Nykomb AB – against the Republic of Latvia. I have also been co-counsel of the private investor in an ICSID arbitration involving one of the Baltic states, and represented two U.S. investors in two arbitrations against the Estonian Republic concerning privatization matters. I am currently representing private investors in several investment arbitrations against the Republic of Ukraine under the Energy Charter Treaty.

In the wake of the financial crisis in Russia in 1998, I was involved in two investment arbitrations against the Russian Federation. The disputes were, however, settled at an early stage.

I have also acted as arbitrator – party-appointed, as well as chairman – in several investment arbitrations involving e.g. Azerbaidian, Georgia, Latvia, Kirgizistan, Ukraine, Moldava, Vietnam, Kazakhstan and Croatia.

I was the resident managing partner of Mannheimer Swartling’s office in Moscow between 1997 and 2000.