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Olof Forssell (Johannesson)

Associate
Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyrå KB

Biography

Olof Forssell is a senior associate at Baker McKenzie’s International Commercial & Trade Practice Group. He has spent the majority of his career at the Firm's Stockholm office, focusing on trade compliance and financial crime prevention. Prior to joining the Firm in 2017, Olof worked at other Tier 1 Swedish law firms, focusing on trade compliance and antitrust. Olof also has extensive experience in the financial services sector and has undertaken a secondment at a Tier 1 UK bank in London.

Practice Focus

Olof's practice includes a diverse range of compliance areas, including sanctions and export controls, customs and trade remedies, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, and other corporate compliance risks. Olof has extensive multi-jurisdictional experience in advising clients across these areas, including in the context of complex cross-border transactions, risk assessments and policies, classification and licensing, investigations and enforcement matters involving Swedish and overseas agencies. He regularly represents clients in administrative law and regulatory disputes.

Olof has significant experience in advising national and international clients across industries, including technology and telecommunications, infrastructure and energy, life sciences, defense, engineering and financial services. He frequently presents on legal developments and trends to industry bodies and trade groups in Sweden.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Swedish Bar Association - Member

Admissions

  • Sweden (2019)

Education

  • Uppsala University (Master of Laws LLM) (2014)
  • University of Paris II (Assas) (Law) (2013)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Swedish