Johan Molin

Summary

Johan is counsel and adviser in international arbitration, litigation and mediation. He also serves as arbitrator. He has experience of dispute resolution since 2001, covering a variety of arbitration rules and court litigation, as well as mediation.

Prior to joining Magnusson in 2012 he was a lawyer at the Scandinavian law firm Wistrand.

Before his career as lawyer he served as a junior judge. His experience as counsel covers disputes between companies from all over the world, related to private equity, M&A, trade secrets, agency and resale relationships, license agreements, insurance and reinsurance agreements, franchise agreements, leasing agreements, construction agreements, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements, service agreements, employees, professional liability and international treaties.

The disputes he has dealt with concern industries such as health care, retail, recycling and waste collection, water supply, mining, construction, real estate, railways and cars, space, insurance, as well as accounting and finance.

Professional experience

Magnusson

Partner 2012 – present

Wistrand Law Firm

Associate  2005-2012

Svea Court of Appeal

Junior judge  2004-2005

Stockholm District Court

Law clerk  2002-2004

DLA Nordic Law Firm (now DLA Piper)

Trainee  2001-2002

Education

SCC/ SAA Training program for arbitrator – 2016-2017

LL.M. (Stockholm University Faculty of Law, Sweden) – 2001

Studied law at Birmingham University School of Law, England – 2000

Bar Admissions

Swedish Bar Association

International Bar Association

Member of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)

Languages

Swedish – native

English – fluent

Norwegian – advanced

Danish – advanced

German – communicative

Memberships

Member of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)

Member of the Swedish Bar Association

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)

Member of Young Arbitrators Sweden (YAS)

Awards and rankings

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2014-2023

Recommended for Dispute Resolution, Sweden

Leaders League 2016

Recommended for Dispute Resolution, Sweden

Judicial work experience

Counsel in domestic arbitration proceedings under the SCC rules and ad hoc arbitrations.

Counsel in international arbitration proceedings under the SCC, ICC, HKIAC, SCAI, UNCITRAL rules as well as ad hoc arbitrations.

Counsel in court litigation proceedings including challenge proceedings of arbitral awards and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.

Counsel in mediation proceedings.

Acting as arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under the SCC Rules.

Seminar and publications

Speaker in seminars in China and Europe re. Swedish arbitration.

Author in international publications re. Swedish arbitration and enforcement proceedings.