Mikael Linton-Wahlgren Claimed

Mikael Linton-Wahlgren is an experienced and skilled arbitrator mediator, and adjudicator, he has spent the last 25 years managing and resolving complex commercial disputes across a broad range of industries. With advanced education and training in arbitration, mediation and as adjudicator in dispute resolution boards (“DRB”) as well as extensive experience handling international proceedings, he, as an industrial specialist bring a deep understanding of the legal and commercial issues involved in each case. Whether managing a diverse caseload or mediating high-stakes disputes, his commitment to fairness, impartiality, and achieving just outcomes for all parties involved has earned him a reputation as a trusted and effective arbitrator, mediator, and adjudicator.

He has more than 30 years extensive experience and knowledge of working as an in-house and external counsel, amongst others, supporting a number of multinational Swedish and foreign listed companies as General Counsel for the Alfa Laval Group and in-house counsel for Skanska, ABB, Rolls-Royce and NCC as well being a partner of Lindmark Welinder Law Firm and now running Linton-Wahlgren Law Firm.

Based on his background, his industry knowhow includes, amongst others, the handling of domestic and international legal disputes within the construction, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, M&A, ESG, Life Science and MedTech industries.

In order to give you a better view of my main areas of expertise I have listed these below:

• Construction, infrastructure, and energy; by my involvement in the tendering, negotiation, implementation, and completion of both domestic, cross-border and international projects (especially FIDIC based contracts) when I worked as in-house counsel for Skanska, ABB, Rolls-Royce, NCC and in my current role as external counsel.
• Joint Venture, consortium, and other cooperation contracts; by my involvement in the negotiation, implementation, and termination of both domestic, cross-border and international contracts when I worked as in-house counsel for Skanska, ABB, Rolls-Royce, NCC and as General Counsel for the Alfa Laval Group as well as in my current role as external counsel.
• M&A; by my involvement in the pre-closing work, negotiation, post-closing work and implementation of both domestic, cross-border and international M&A projects when I worked as General Counsel for the Alfa Laval Group as well as in my current role as external counsel.
• Agency, distribution, licensing, sale, purchasing and manufacturing contracts; by my involvement in the negotiation, implementation, and termination of both domestic, cross-border and international contracts when I worked as in-house counsel for Skanska, ABB, Rolls-Royce, NCC and as General Counsel for the Alfa Laval Group as well as in my current role as external counsel.
• Life Science and MedTech industry contracts; by my involvement in the negotiation, implementation, and termination of both domestic, cross-border and international contracts in my current role as external counsel.
• Project finance; by my involvement in the negotiation, implementation, and completion of both domestic, cross-border and international projects when I worked as in-house counsel for Skanska, ABB, Rolls-Royce, NCC and in my current role as external counsel.
• ESG; by my involvement in the drafting, educating, managing and implementation of different compliance related policies when I worked as in-house counsel for ABB, NCC and as General Counsel for the Alfa Laval Group as well as in my current role as external counsel.

Even if I think you already have it, I also enclose my CV, should you wish to get a more complete understanding of my background and experience.

Bar and Professional Memberships

• Member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2022.
• Member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple since 2002. Never called to the Bar due to my move back to Sweden. “Barrister not practicing”.
• Member of the International Bar Association (“IBA”) since 1996.
• Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (“ICCA”).
• Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (“ASA”).
• Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) and ICC’s Swedish Committee of Arbitration since 2022.
• Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”).
• Member of the Swedish Arbitration Association (“SAA).
• Member of Southern Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Arbitration Institute.
• Member of the Arbitration Association in the Southern Sweden.
• Member of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (“CEDR”).
• Member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (“CPR”)
• Member of the World Law Association (“WLA”) and the WONE network.
• Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (“DRBF”),
• Member of the organisation Swedish Mediators.