David Johansson
David Johansson is Head of Insurance at DLA Piper Sweden and mainly focuses on insurance and dispute resolution.
He has varied domestic and international dispute resolution experience. He has represented clients in both ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings, with a focus on arbitrations under the auspices of the SCC.
As well as arbitration, he has dealt with disputes in all instances of the Swedish courts for civil procedure, including the Supreme Court.
He has handled matters in a range of industry sectors, with a focus on financial services, energy and construction. He also advises clients on contentious insurance and reinsurance issues. He is specialized in non-life insurance and his experience includes advising on general liability, business interruption, cyber, property, building and construction, professional indemnity and D&O insurance.
David also handles non-contentious insurance matters, such as drafting of policy wordings, localizing foreign insurance policies to the Swedish market and advising on licensing requirements for foreign insurers. David's experience includes handling assignments as coverage- and monitoring counsel for foreign insurers.
David has been ranked for several consecutive years in the fields of Dispute Resolution and Insurance by The Legal 500 (EMEA 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), and is also mentioned as a recommended lawyer in construction by The Legal 500 (EMEA 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). David’s capabilities in Insurance and Dispute Resolution have also been recognised by the ranking institute Chambers and Partners (Europe 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026: Insurance; Europe 2026: Dispute Resolution; Global 2026: Dispute Resolution).
Ranked as "Next Generation Partner" in Dispute Resolution and Insurance
"David Johansson is extremely intelligent and quickly understands the problems and how to best find solutions. Very service-minded person and the result from the assigned work far exceeded my expectations." (Insurance, 2026)
"David Johansson is outstanding - always available to discuss matters, follows up diligently, and goes the extra mile, even joining calls while on holiday. His deep knowledge of Swedish law and ability to translate its nuances for a London-based client is invaluable. His advice is clear, practical, and consistently high quality. It is always a pleasure to work with David." (Insurance, 2026)
"‘David Johansson brought lots of direct input and knowledge in the matter. He can offer more than a typical lawyer with also some economics background." (Insurance, 2026)
"David Johansson is business savvy, interested, curious, up to speed, and strong on representing our interests." (Dispute Resolution, 2026)
Ranked as "Leading Associate" in Dispute Resolution and Insurance
"David Johansson is an inspiring and proactive team leader, responsive and quick to assemble the right team from DLA as required depending on the issue. He has proactively directed our attention to areas that might otherwise have been overlooked." (Insurance, 2025)
"David Johansson is detail oriented with good business sense." (Insurance, 2025)
Ranked as "Rising Star" in Dispute Resolution and Insurance
"… David Johansson specialises in contentious work, and is noted for his expertise in insurance law." (Construction, 2024)
"David Johansson is extremely intelligent and on top of all details. The kind of partner you want on your team."
"David Johansson has been a great resource of both information and strategy, and delivered an outstanding performance in court"
"David Johansson is always available, feels very safe and secure and from first response knows the degree of the problem, and how to tackle it. Pivotal for our success."
Ranked as "Band 3" in Insurance
"David has in-depth knowledge of our business. He is very quick at grasping the issue and coming up with potential solutions."
"David takes the time to understand our objectives. He communicates proactively and provides commercially focused guidance."
Ranked as "Band 5" in Dispute Resolution
”He has an ability to meet the concerns of stakeholders whilst standing strong in his vision for how best to argue the matter.”
Ranked as "Band 5" in Dispute Resolution
”He is a passionate litigator who remains calm even in extremely stressful situations and helps you to navigate the most complex legal issues.”
”David Johansson is very well regarded.”
Ranked as "Up and Coming" in Insurance
"David is a great to work with. We highly value his expertise."
"He always provides attention, produces an excellent final product and delivers promptly and on time. We are very satisfied with David's advice."
Ranked as "Associate-to-Watch" in Insurance
"He's a great lawyer who understands our business."
Ranked as "Associate-to-Watch" in Insurance
"They have the ability to quickly navigate complex mandates."
