Erik Selander
Language
English, Norwegian, Swedish
Erik Selander is part of the restructuring and insolvency team.
Erik’s extensive international experience regarding company reorganisations, liquidations and bankruptcies is fundamental to DLA Piper’s Restructuring and Insolvency group. Erik is in charge of DLA Piper's restructuring and insolvency team at Nordic level/the Nordic platform.
Erik represents finance providers as well as borrowers. Erik works primarily on cases involving the handling of elevated credit risks and related security issues.
Furthermore, Erik who has previously worked at one of the largest Swedish banks with credit related issues for approximately 10 years, is also part of our banking and finance team where he focuses on issues in the border between banking & finance and reconstruction.
Erik is a member of the World Bank Insolvency Task Force representing Sweden. Erik is appointed by the World Bank as National correspondent regarding insolvency law and company law.
Erik leads the Research Panel for Insolvency Law, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law/Stockholm University and, was a member of the Council at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL).
Erik is also involved in DLA Piper's Sports and Events initiative and is responsible partner concerning DLA Piper's matter as exclusive legal advisor to Åre 2019 AB, organizer of the Alpine World Championships in Åre 2019.
Professional background
Partner, DLA Piper Sweden KB
2016-
Partner, Advokatfirma DLA Nordic
2011-2016
Corporate law adviser, Chief Legal Officer, deputy manager Group Financial Restructuring and Recovery, Swedbank
1999-2011
Partner, Advokatfirman Lindahl
1994-1999
Attorney at law/Assoicate, Advokatfirman Lindahl
1992-1994
Associate, Advokatfirman Lindahl
1990-1992
Associate, Alf Lindahls Advokatbyrå
1988-1990
Law Clerk, Södra Roslags District Court
1987-1988
Education
FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) Professional Advisor/IFL, Stockholm School of Economics
2005-2006
Directors Training, FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) "Strategic Company Leadership", Stockholm School of Economics
2005
Executive Education "Analysing and Interpreting Business Accounting", Stockholm School of Economics
2004
Leadership Program, FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank)
2003
LL.B., Uppsala University
1986
Membership
Erik is a member of the World Bank Insolvency Task Force representing Sweden, and appointed by the World Bank as National correspondent regarding insolvency law and company law.
Erik is a member of the Council at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL), and member of the Research Panel for Insolvency Law, Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law/Stockholm University.
Selected experience
Chairman of the Nordic-Baltic Insolvency Network
Member of the World Bank Insolvency Task Force representing Sweden
World Bank National correspondent regarding insolvency law and company law
ELI (European Law Institute) - Individual Observer regarding insolvency law
Appointed by the Swedish Government to be part of Entreprenörsskapskommittén (Entrepreneurial Committee) which will, inter alia, review the Swedish Reorganisation Act of 1996
Appointed by the Swedish Government as an expert in connection with the official report entitled "A Coordinated Insolvency Procedure" 2007 (the new Swedish reorganisation/bankruptcy law)
Former board member at FöreningsSparbankens Företagskredit AB (Swedbank)
Former board member at Brummer Partners Kapitalförvaltning AB
Former board member at Zenit Asset Management AB
Chambers
Ranked in Restructuring/Insolvency: Trustees/Administrators, Chambers Europe, 2024
“Erik is a thoroughly experienced insolvency lawyer with many restructurings to draw knowledge from.”
Ranked in Restructuring/Insolvency, Chambers, 2023
Ranked in Restructuring/Insolvency: Trustees/Administrators, Chambers, 2023
Legal 500
Ranked as "Leading Individual" in Insolvency, Legal 500, 2024
Ranked in Insolvency, Legal 500, 2023