Jan Lindberg

Practice Areas

Jan Lindberg is one of the leading Finnish experts in mergers & acquisitions, private equity, ICT outsourcing and other technology law matters advising clients in particular with patent-intensive business sectors such as telecom, high-tech, clean-tech and pharmaceutics. In addition to non-contentious assignments, he also advises in IP and technology litigations, IT disputes in particular and is acting and interested in various corporate advisory roles in boards and management teams.

Jan has also graduated from the distinguished University of Oxford and negotiated numerous international technology arrangements and transactions with top industry players in various fields of technology and in various locations from the the US to Japan. Jan has been listed as one of Finland’s leading advisers in his field in several rankings and publications. He has been the Vice-chair of the IP Committee of ITechLaw, and currently acts as the Co-Chair of the Fintech Subcommittee of IBA.

Career

Founder, Attorneys at Law Trust Ltd

Co-Founder, Partner, Magnusson Helsinki

Attorney, Castrén & Snellmann

Visiting lawyer, Suunto Oy

Visiting lawyer, Nokia Oyj

Corporate counsel (secondment), Setec Oy (Gemalto)

Assistant legal counsel, Sonera Corporation (TeliaSonera)

Professional Memberships

The Finnish Bar Association

International Bar Association

Finnish Industrial Property Association (STY)

Finnish Computer Law Association

AIPPI

ITechLaw

Publications

HFM Data: Compliance (2014 Pageant Media Ltd)

Management Handbooks: Corporate Acquisitions and Ownership Relationships (2012 Kauppalehti)

International Intellectual Property Law (2005 Aspatore Publishing)

Work Highlights

Advised in more than ten multimillion euro ERP, CRM, or digital transformation projects 2024

Successfully advised vendor in ICT arbitration 2024

Advised Nexstim in its patent and technology license with Sinaptica Therapeutics 2024

Advised Reledo Ab (Celero Capital) in the acquisition of Puhdas Group 2024

Advised Wihuri Group, in the acquisition of business of STILL Finland 2024

Advised Keesing Sverige in the acquisition of Onni Kustannus 2023

Acted as an advisor of Suunto in its divestment to Liesheng 2022

Advised Bocap Private Equity in the divestment of Eficode 2022

Advised Nexstim Plc in rights issue and reverse split in First North Stockholm and Helsinki 2022

Advised Nyab in the 200MEUR combination merger with First North listed Skarta Plc 2022

Advised Fellowmind (FSN Capital) in their acquisition of Softaidea 2020

Awards