Jan Byström
- Office: Stockholm
- Position: Partner | Advokat
- Areas: Corporate M&A Private equity M&A
Jan is a transaction lawyer with more than 25 years of experience, including from M&A and finance departments of traditional Wall Street firms in New York. He advises Nordic and multinational corporates and private equity buy-out funds on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. With dual qualifications (Sweden and New York) and having practiced in both continents, in and out-bound North American transactions is a specialty. Jan is recognized and ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers & Partners in the practice areas Corporate/M&A and Private Equity and with clients commenting ”Jan is a very experienced adviser with a commercial mind" and ”he is a very advanced and visionary type of adviser".
Background
- 2023– Lindahl law firm
- 2018–2023 Bird & Bird, Stockholm
- 2013–2018 Baumgarten Byström Rooth & Partners, Stockholm
- 2012 Ashurst, Stockholm
- 2004–2011 Vinge, Stockholm
- 2000–2004 Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York
- 2000 Fordham Law School New York, LL.M
- 1998–2000 Hunton & Williams, New York
- 1996–1997 Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York (as secondee)
- 1993–1998 Vinge, Stockholm
- 1992 King’s College London, LL.M
- 1990 Uppsala University, LL.B./LL.M
