Harvest Advokatbyrå

Managing Partner: Gustav Sälgström

Number of partners: 5

Number of lawyers: 27

Languages: English, Spanish, Swedish

Firm Overview:

Based in Stockholm, Harvest offers comprehensive legal advice for anyone engaged in licensable activities. The firm helps, among others, banks, investment fund companies, securities companies and other financial institutions in Sweden and abroad with matters such as compliance, internal audits, application procedures, financing and other types of legal issues. Founded in 2016, Harvest is a small firm by size – but a leading advisor in its primary focus areas.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Finance:

5 partners, 22 fee earners based in Stockholm

■ Experienced guidance: Harvest core focus is advising financial institutions, such as banks, payment institutions, insurance companies, securities firms, and asset management companies, with a strong focus on regulatory matters and compliance services

■ Close contact with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Harvest maintain regular and close contact with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen). Thanks to a large number of assignments involving the authority, the firm is constantly kept up to date with new rule interpretations and handling of different types of cases

■ Data protection and privacy: Harvest help companies within the financial sector to implement GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation) and to adapt and review their procedures. The firm also assist with the relevant consents and information texts, and undertake the role of data protection officer

Contact: Gustav Sälgström

Tel: +46 76 149 73 00

Capital Markets:

2 partners, 6 fee earners based in Stockholm

The firm has extensive experience and specialist expertise on matters regarding different kinds of capital market transactions such as IPOs, EMTNs, high yield debt instruments and takeover bids.

Contact: Björn Wendleby

Tel: +46 70 325 23 29