Pontus Ewerlöf

Partner

+46 734 15 26 79
+46 8 670 66 79
pontus.ewerlof@gda.se

Pontus has been a partner at Gernandt & Danielsson since 2026. He specializes in arbitration and commercial court proceedings.

Pontus has acted as counsel in a very large number of arbitrations under, among others, SCCs, ICCs, FAIs and other arbitration rules both in Sweden and abroad. His experience as counsel includes, among others, areas such as share and asset transfers, distribution, real estate and construction, banking and finance, energy, and challenges of arbitral awards.

Pontus is regularly appointed as an arbitrator and has been both sole and party-appointed arbitrator and chairman in a large number of Swedish and international cases.

Practice areas
Experience
  • Gernandt & Danielsson since 2026 (Partner 2026)
  • Partner, Snellman, 2019-2026
  • Partner, MAQS, 2012-2018
  • Senior Associate, Cederquist, 2010-2012
  • Senior Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2004-2010
  • Associate, Cederquist, 2002-2004
  • Associate judge, Svea Court of Appeal, 2001-2002
  • Assistant judge, Solna District Court, 2000-2001
  • Assistant judge, Svea Court of Appeal, 1999-2000
  • Law clerk, Linköping’s District Court, 1996-1998
  • Inhouse lawyer, Trygg-Hansa, 1995-1996
Education
  • LL.M., Stockholm University, 1995
  • SCC/SAA arbitration training course, 2010
  • Infantry Officers Academy, 1991-1992, 1994
Languages
  • Swedish
  • English
Legal community
  • Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2004
  • Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR since 2019
  • Member of the SCC Council Council for Swedish Arbitration since 2025
  • Member of ICC’s National Committee on Arbitration, 2013-2018
  • Member of the Swedish Arbitration Association since 2005
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) since 2010
  • Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) since 2016
  • Scottish Arbitration Centre, international panel of arbitrators since 2023
  • Lecturer in civil- and international law, Stockholm and Uppsala University
  • Publications (selected)
    • Law Over Borders Commercial Litigation Guide (Sweden), Global Legal Post, 2026
    • Application of the New York Convention by Swedish Courts, in Magnusson, Ragnwaldh, Wallin (eds.), International Arbitration in Sweden, A Practitioners Guide (2nd ed.), Wolters Kluwer, 2021
    • Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards; The Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention by National Courts (Sweden), George A Bermann (ed.), 2017
Ranking
  • Ranked in band 3 within Dispute Resolution by Chambers and Partners
  • Recognised as "Recommended" within Dispute Resolution and Construction by Legal 500
  • Ranked by Lexology Index as:
    • Thought Leader in the category "Aribtration"
    •  Recommended in the category “Sweden – Arbitration”

"Pontus is an excellent litigator and advocate." 
Chambers and Partners, 2026

"He is extremely experienced and knowledgeable."
Chambers and Partners, 2026

"Pontus Ewerlöf has an exceptional ability to be available to give advice when needed."  
Legal 500, 2024

He is extremely experienced and knowledgeable.

Chambers and Partners

News

News 2026-07-01

Pontus Ewerlöf joins Gernandt & Danielsson’s dispute resolution team as partner

Pontus Ewerlöf will join Gernandt & Danielsson as partner on 1 July 2026. Pontus joins from Snellman, where he has led the dispute resolution practice. Pontus is recognised as one of Sweden’s leading dispute resolution lawyers. He has extensive experience of court proceedings in Sweden, as well as Swedish and international arbitration proceedings under...
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