EU, competition and public procurement law services
Advokatfirman Per Karlsson & Co
The law firm offers an extensive variety of senior and high profile EU, competition and public procurement law services in all kinds of markets and business sectors.
The competition law services include legal advice regarding co-operation between companies, merger notifications, merger strategies, investigations of and complaints to competition authorities regarding cartels or behaviour of a dominant company, internal investigations, dawn raids, hearings, competition policies, education, compliance, court proceedings, litigations, damages, arbitrations.
In the field of public procurement law the firm can offer support throughout the whole transaction, including the preparation phase, the procurement phase and following up and realizing the public contract. We assist with strategic support covering all legal and practical elements included in the public purchasing process.
The firm also offers a variety of services regarding new market deregulations both on EU and national level and on all kinds of EU law including internal market and state aid matters.
Per Karlsson
Tommy Pettersson
Anders Asplund
We focus on Competition, public procurement and EU law
- Competition law in all markets, including mature markets as well as new emerging markets regarding electrifying the transport sector, sustainability and digital markets. We represent clients in several markets and sectors of the economy.
- Public procurement and the purchasing process used by public sector organisations. We assist suppliers and public organisations in all kinds of markets and business sectors.
- EU law, internal market, exclusive rights, monopolies, state aid.
- Market and sector regulations.
Our Services
Competition law
Support clients with advice regarding the prohibition against cartels and abuse of a dominant company, including:
- Assessments of co-operation between companies
- Tender cooperation, collaborations, subcontractors, anti-competitive agreements
- Internal investigations
- Representing clients before the competition authorities
- Dawn raids
- Hearings
- Court proceedings
- Litigations
- Damages
- Arbitrations
Support clients with mergers, including:
- Merger analysis and strategies
- Merger notifications
- Other issues like stand still and gun jumping
We also work with clients to prevent violations of the strict rules of competition law and instead ensure compliance, including:
- Formulating competition policies
- Compliance programs
- Education
We are also specialized in the Swedish rules regarding anti-competitive public sales activities, both from a policy and a practical perspective.
We have extensive experience in litigation regarding all aspects of competition law.
Public procurement
Support throughout the whole transaction, including the preparation phase, the procurement phase and following up and realizing the public contract, including:
- Preliminary studies
- Tender documents
- Questions and additional information during the advertising period
- Examining the tenders and contract award
- Contract changes
Court proceedings, including:
- Requests for review of a procurement
- Cancellation and prolongation of public contracts
- Damages proceedings
Strategic support covering all legal and practical elements included in the public purchasing process, including:
- Large and complex procurement and outsourcing projects
- Defence and security protected procurement
- Sustainable procurement and social considerations
- Internal procurement and other exclusions from the scope of the procurement act
Timeline
- 2019 - The law firm was founded by Per Karlsson
- 2020 - Tommy Pettersson joins the firm.
- 2023 - Anders Asplund joins the firm
Together, Per, Tommy and Anders definitely represent one of the most experienced EU, competition and public procurement law teams in the Swedish market.
Our People
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Meet Counsel Anders Asplund