Linklaters

Linklaters today announces the election of Roger Johnson as a partner. He will join Linklaters at the beginning of 2012.

Roger joins Linklaters from Hannes Snellman, one of the leading Nordic law firms, where he has been a partner since September 2009. Roger previously worked at Linklaters’ Stockholm office between 2002 and 2009. He was made partner at Hannes Snellman in 2009 and has since developed a very successful private equity practice.

Roger has extensive experience working for private equity houses and financial institutions, including restructuring and insolvency work. His client base has comprised both equity investors and funds investing in distressed debt. 

Jeremy Parr, Linklaters’ global head of corporate, said:

“Roger is the first lateral hire ever made to our Nordic practice and a testament to the firm’s long term commitment to the Nordic market. His appointment will help us to realise our ambitions in Sweden through strengthening our corporate and, specifically, our private equity practice.”

Per Nyberg, Linklaters’ managing partner in Stockholm, said:

“We know Roger well from his time with us and are extremely pleased to see him return. Roger is a very focused and hard working lawyer and will play a key role in the fulfilment of Linklaters’ strategy.”

For further information, please contact Katie Taylor on +44 20 7456 2287 or Casper Wrede, +46 8 665 41 37.

Notes to editors:

• Linklaters LLP is a leading global law firm, supporting clients in achieving their strategies wherever they do business. We use our expertise and resources to help clients pursue opportunities and manage risk across emerging and developed markets around the world.
• Linklaters has a unique position as the only leading global law firm with significant presence in the Nordic market and has been involved – despite the market conditions - in a major part of the larger and more complex transactions that have happened in the Nordic market during the year.
• Linklaters’ private equity practice advises fund managers and private equity houses on all aspects of the industry, from fundraising and structuring private equity houses to buyouts and public to privates in key jurisdictions - UK, France, Germany, Spain, America, Sweden, Belgium, CEE, the Middle East and Asia. Our private equity team's expertise is further supported by our international corporate, IPO, acquisition finance and tax teams.