April 26, 2024

Realtid: Johan Lundberg launches specialist firm

After working at the law firm Cederquist for more than 20 years, where he was a co-owner, board member, head of the banking and finance group and also MP, Johan Lundberg is now launching RE:FI STHLM, a specialist agency in financing.

Among the team from the start are Sebastian Karlsson and Joachim Strand, both former colleagues and experienced lawyers, as well as Svante Hultqvist. And more new employees are on the way. Over time, the idea is to further specialize and broaden into related areas of financial law and grow exponentially.

Read the article in full at Realtid here (in Swedish).

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