Below is a presentation of the specific legal areas within which DKCO operates and which lawyer is responsible for which area.
COMPETITION LAW
COMPANY- AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACT LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
EU LAW
FAMILY AND INHERITANCE LAW
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE LAW
INSOLVENCY LAW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
LABOUR LAW
LITIGATION
MARITIME AND TRANSPORT LAW
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
PROPERTY LAW
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
TAX LAW
DKCO Attorneys-at-law can offer qualified legal assistance within most areas of business law. The concept of competence accommodates not only legal skills. Within DKCO we value knowledge of specific types of business, strategic thinking and good negotiating skills. Providing business-related legal advice entails having at one’s disposal vast experience about the client’s line of business combined with the proper specialist knowledge.
Competition law
Issues concerning competition law can occur within all lines of business. DKCO helps undertakings to sort out these issues and provides practical advice to undertakings about which practices are allowed and which ones are forbidden. We also handle litigation regarding competition law.
Dan Karlsson, Jorunn Skogberg, Oskar Sundelin
Company- and commercial contract law
We assist our clients in all issues regarding company law such as the establishing of a company, conversions, mergers and partitions of companies. The firm’s lawyers plan and participate in annual general meetings.
Dan Karlsson, Heidi Furu, Oskar Sundelin
Environmental law
An increasing number of cases must be judged from an environmental point of view before different issues of permission can be solved. Nowadays, environmental law is often an integrated part in the management of issues connected to property and water territory.
Dan Karlsson, Johnny Bäck, Oskar Sundelin
EU law
EU law has gained an increasing influence among today’s business leaders. In addition to the national law, EU norms must be paid attention to when drawing up commercial contracts or when corporate legal acquisitions are planned, involving elements of operations which cross borders. We supervise and follow up on the developments in this field and, through consultation, help our clients in issues relating to EU law. The firm views EU law in particular as a part of everyday legal life, especially when the client’s commission has connections to laws pertaining to competition, free movement of goods, services and capital as well as public purchasing.
Family and inheritance law
The firm handles commissions relating to capital management and other issues concerning family law such as estate inventory deeds, wills and the distribution of an estate. The firm has special experience of extensive commissions regarding estate inventory proceedings and the distribution of an estate. The firm is also competent to assist clients in issues arising in connection with divorces such as the distribution of matrimonial assets and questions relating to the custody, visitation rights and financial support for children.
Financial and insurance law
The firm assists banks and other financial institutes in commissions concerning the granting of credit and liability towards bank customers. We have experience in international contracts between banks and debtors, e.g., contracts on syndicated loans and the banks’ role as agents in connection to these. DKCO has many years of proven experience about insurance law as regards both contractual questions as well as disputes concerning insurance issues.
Insolvency law
Over the years, DKCO has handled several cases concerning insolvency and bankruptcy. The firm assists creditors and investors but also the debtor company in connection with suspensions of payments and rationalisations. This field includes not only bankruptcy procedures and liquidation but also reconstruction arrangements, compositions with creditors and re-acquisition of equity through issuance, convertibles or capital loans.
Dan Karlsson, Jorunn Skogberg, Heidi Furu, Johnny Bäck
Intellectual property law
As a result of the world growing smaller along with technical development, an ever-growing legal area is that of intellectual property law. In this area, we help our clients to protect their own products by securing the rights to patent and trademark. We assist with research and documentation needed for both national and international applications.
Jorunn Skogberg, Oskar Sundelin
Labour law
The firm has experience in most questions relating to the field of labour law. As examples, we can mention cases concerning the drawing up and termination of contracts of employment, negotiations on co-operation, issues regarding collective agreements as well as disputes in connection with matters concerning labour law. In recent years, we have assisted large employers in the form of consultation, presentations and the drawing up of staff agreements and special option arrangements with the aim of keeping key persons in the company. Our commissions also include ensuring that the companies adhere to their legal rights and obligations in connection with structural reorganisations and company transfers.
Dan Karlsson, Jorunn Skogberg, Oskar Sundelin, Heidi Furu, Johnny Bäck
Litigation
Legal proceedings in all fields of law in which we operate form a natural part of our business operations. Even in this respect we make full use of the different qualifications of our lawyers so that the interests of our clients can be looked after in the best possible manner. We handle legal proceedings both in Finland and Sweden.
Jorunn Skogberg, Heidi Furu, Johnny Bäck
Maritime and transport law
Considering the location of the firm, we see it as self-evident that we maintain special competence in maritime and transport law. These types of cases deal with issues concerning, for example, the financing and the delivery of ships, in which huge capital interests are represented. The managing of this type of case requires a broad knowledge of international business law and international relations.
Mergers and Acquisitions
The firm participates in negotiations concerning corporate transfers and acts as the project leader in studies of companies’ legal and financial situation. In such cases, the demand for co-operative skills, and a broad legal competence encompassing several specific legal areas, is high.
Dan Karlsson, Heidi Furu, Johnny Bäck
Property law
The firm’s lawyers handle basically all types of issues relating to property law, including commissions such as the registration, surrendering and financing of property, mortgages, rental and leasing arrangements as well as legal proceedings relating to property law. We have handled extensive legal proceedings concerning complex issues of ownership and also have experience of succession planning, contracts, issues in relation to land acquisition permits, property sales and other issues. Our operations also include assisting in conversion of a client’s property into an independent subsidiary company.
Jorunn Skogberg, Heidi Furu, Johnny Bäck
Public law
Public laws include a variety of legal domains, which place high demands on legal know-how. Tax and other public laws is an area of legislation in which DKCO has experience from both sides. In certain cases, the authorities were the clients, while in other cases, our client was the individual. Examples of different types of issues managed within this sector include everything from rules of procedure when recruiting to complicated matters regarding public law.
Dan Karlsson, Jorunn Skogberg, Johnny Bäck
Public procurement
DKCO has broad experience from public procurements. We are prepared and have the required skills to assist clients with issues regarding the law of public procurement, whether it is to compose an Instruction for Tenderers or a tender. We also assist clients with lawsuits concerning public procurement.
Dan Karlsson Johnny Bäck,Oskar Sundelin
Tax law
We help solving tax questions arising in connection with company establishments, acquisitions and other company restructurings. General advice as regards taxations is naturally also part of our services.
