Björn Svensson

Partner

+46 734 15 26 18
+46 8 670 66 18
bjorn.svensson@gda.se

Assistant

Cindy Fraga

Björn has been a partner at Gernandt & Danielsson since 2015 and co-heads the firm’s banking & finance practice. Björn has more than 20 years’ experience practicing in the areas of financing, restructuring, capital markets, and private equity in a number of different sectors. He has also had secondments in London and Moscow. Björn is frequently engaged by clients and universities to provide training and teaching on, among other things, company law and capital markets law.

Practice areas
Experience
  • Gernandt & Danielsson since 2005 (Partner 2015)
  • Legal Counsel, East Capital, Moscow, 2011–2012
  • Visiting lawyer, Slaughter and May, London, 2010
Education
  • M.Sc. (Economics and Business), Stockholm School of Economics, 2006
  • LL.M., Stockholm University, 2005
Languages
  • Swedish
  • English
Legal community
  • Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2012
  • Lecturer in company and capital markets law at, among others, Stockholm University since 2005
Ranking
  • Ranked as "Leading individual" in Banking & Finance by Legal 500
  • Ranked as "Highly regarded" in Capital Markets, Restructuring and insolvency and Banking and finance IFLR1000
  • Ranked in band 3 in Restructuring & Insolvency by Chambers and Partners
  • Recognised as “Recommended” within Insolvency an Capital Markets by Legal 500
  • Ranked as "Recommended" in Sweden: Banking and Banking: Banking - Finance by Lexology Index (Who’s Who Legal)

"Björn Svensson is an outstanding lawyer in his field, knowledgeable, innovative and with the client’s best interests in focus."
Legal 500, 2023

“He is a really good lawyer who is easygoing, always available and has his client's best interests as the goal.”
Chambers and Partners, 2024

He is a really good lawyer who is easygoing, always available and has his client's best interests as the goal.

Chambers and Partners

News

News 2025-10-09

Gernandt & Danielsson continues to be top ranked by IFLR1000

IFLR1000 has released their 2025 rankings and Gernandt & Danielsson continues to be top ranked for Capital Markets: Equity, Capital Markets: Debt, M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency and Banking & Finance. The IFLR rankings are based on transactional evidence, client and peer feedback. We are proud to have so many ranked and recognized lawyers,...
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