Jan Byström
Partner | Advokat
Jan is a transaction lawyer with more than 25 years of experience, including from M&A and finance departments of traditional Wall Street firms in New York. He advises Nordic and multinational corporates and private equity buy-out funds on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. With dual qualifications (Sweden and New York) and having practiced in both continents, in and out-bound North American transactions is a specialty. Jan is recognized and ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers & Partners in the practice areas Corporate/M&A and Private Equity and with clients commenting ”Jan is a very experienced adviser with a commercial mind" and ”he is a very advanced and visionary type of adviser".
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| Email: | [email protected] |
| Mobile: | +46 723 966 103 |
| Office: | Stockholm |
Areas
Corporate Commercial Private Equity M&A Corporate Law Corporate CommercialExperience
| 2023– | Lindahl law firm |
| 2018–2023 | Bird & Bird, Stockholm |
| 2013–2018 | Baumgarten Byström Rooth & Partners, Stockholm |
| 2012 | Ashurst, Stockholm |
| 2004–2011 | Vinge, Stockholm |
| 2000–2004 | Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York |
| 2000 | Fordham Law School New York, LL.M |
| 1998–2000 | Hunton & Williams, New York |
| 1996–1997 | Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York (as secondee) |
| 1993–1998 | Vinge, Stockholm |
| 1992 | King’s College London, LL.M |
| 1990 | Uppsala University, LL.B./LL.M |
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Knowledge
9/8/2025
How the CJEU ruling affects your handling of pseudonymised data
A new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies what constitutes personal data and clarifies the conditions under which companies can use pseudonymised data. Here's what you need to know - and what new opportunities it could o...
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Cases and transactions
8/28/2025
Successful restructuring of Lagerhaus AB
Lindahl, through the court-appointed administrator, has assisted Lagerhaus AB in the corporate restructuring that is now coming to an end. The decision from the Gothenburg District Court means that Lagerhaus will return to normal operations and ca...
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Portraits
8/19/2025
From demand letters to culture – Josefin on life as a summer trainee
Getting a real feel for what it's like to work as a lawyer was Josefin Mannevik's goal when she joined Lindahl's Gothenburg office as a summer trainee. A few weeks later, she has not only immersed herself in bankruptcy law, legal monitoring and si...
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News articles
8/18/2025
Lindahl wins in the Supreme Court - bankruptcy cancelled for debt-free company
Lindahl has successfully represented ParkingSolar Nordic AB in a bankruptcy dispute that was decided in the company's favour by the Supreme Court. The case raises important questions about when presumption rules for insolvency can be applied.
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