Johan Svahn | Born Law
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Johan Svahn advises clients on a wide-ranging field of operations and complex legal matters.
He primarily focuses on dispute resolution and risk management related to contract law (general corporate), real estate & construction.
With his extensive experience, Johan Svahn has successfully represented clients in various forms of dispute resolution, including litigation, international arbitration pursuant to the ICC and SCC Rules, ad hoc proceedings, and mediation (ADR).
He accepts arbitrator nominations.
Clients describe Johan Svahn as
”Experienced within the field, provides pragmatic advice, with high availability with short response times”,
“Analytical, persuasive and commercial” offering
“Very concise legal thinking, deals with the substance of the legal issues, without wasting valuable time on irrelevant or unimportant points”
(Quotes from client interviews conducted by independent third-party researchers from Legal 500 EMEA.)

Bio :

Phone: +46 70 783 21 48
E-mail: johan.svahn@born.se
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svanen/

Career :

Founding Partner, Born Law, 2025-
Partner, Born Advokater, 2021–2025
Partner, Glimstedt 2020–2021
Co-opted Member at Svea Court of Appeal, 2019–2020
Partner, Lundblad Svahn Advokatbyrå, 2015–2020
Partner, Time Advokatbyrå, 2011–2015
Senior Associate, Magnusson Advokatbyrå, 2008–2011
Senior Associate, Glimstedt, 2007–2008
Associate, Glimstedt, 2004–2007
University teacher in procedural law, 2003–2004
Law Clerk, Örebro District Court, 2002–2004

Education :

Swedish Arbitration Association Arbitrator Training Program, 2021–2022
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Mediator Training Program, 2009
LL.M., Stockholm University, 2004
University of Amsterdam Law School, 1999–2000
Swedish Naval Academy, 1994–1995

Membership :

Swedish Bar Association, 2007-2025
Swedish Arbitration Association

Practice Area :

Dispute Resolution
Real Estate
Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

Ranking :

Ranked by Legal 500 EMEA within Dispute Resolution in Sweden (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021 & 2022)

Language :

Swedish
English

Mandates Johan Svahn has advised on

Disputes / May 21, 2026

Born has successfully represented a prestigious hotel group in the respondent against a claim brought by a contractor in SCC arbitration. The 35 MSEK claim by the...

Transactions and Corporate Law / January 14, 2026

BRF Rackelhanen 2 (a tenant owned association) has acquired the real estate property Rackelhanen 2 on Östermalm in central Stockholm in right of first refusal purchase (Sw. hembudsförfarande). The...

Disputes / June 27, 2025

Born has represented a foreign real estate fund as Respondent in international arbitral proceedings. The construction dispute concerned a terminated 80 MEUR construction contract. The...

Disputes / June 10, 2025

Born represents Sveafastigheter AB (publ) and several subsidiaries in a complex web of interconnected disputes with a contractor in several forward-funding construction projects. The Born...

Disputes / February 1, 2025

Born has represented a Swedish company in the MedTech industry in international arbitration proceedings against a multi-national pharmaceutical group. In this case, Born worked closely...