Martin Rifall
Martin Rifall
Martin Rifall has extensive experience in court proceedings as well as domestic and international arbitration proceedings. He has acted as counsel for Swedish and foreign companies in inter alia SCC, ICC and ad hoc arbitrations. Martin has a particular focus on construction disputes, acting as counsel for employers and contractors in large national and international construction projects. Martin also regularly advises clients in disputes relating to natural resources, such as valuable metals and minerals, natural gas and oil. He also sits as arbitrator on a regular basis.
Martin advises clients on all stages of the construction process, including tender documentation, contract drafting and negotiations. Martin regularly gives lectures on construction law.
Further, Martin is experienced in investor/State disputes, including challenging arbitral awards rendered in such disputes. He has also co-authored the Swedish chapter in The International Arbitration Review.
Martin Rifall is exceptionally good at understanding both legal and technical issues and explaining alternative legal routes in a pedagogical way
Dispute Resolution | Legal 500, 2021
References
Hannes Snellman acted as counsel in two precedential cases determining the invalidity of intra-EU arbitral awards in Sweden. Both cases concerned the application of EU law principles expressed in the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Achmea judgment and the case law following the judgment. Hannes Snellman successfully represented the Republic of Poland in the Swedish Supreme Court, where the arbitral awards were declared invalid on the basis of Section 33(2) of the Swedish Arbitration Act. We also successfully represented the Kingdom of Spain in the Svea Court of Appeal regarding an application to invalidate or set aside an intra-EU arbitral award under the Energy Charter Treaty.
Pontus Ewerlöf
Martin Rifall
Parties
KLAR Partners, Sandbäckens, Segulah
Transaction
KLAR Partners funds make first acquisition in Sweden: Acquire Sandbäckens to build the Nordic region's leading technical installation and property services Group
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to KLAR Partners
Claes Kjellberg
Miklos Kovacs Scherlin
Ebba Almén
Emma Andersson
Fredrik Olsson
Rezan Akkurt
Martin Rifall
Jenny Lundberg
Josephine Gjerstad Medina
Parties
Eltel AB, Eltel AB (Aviation & Security business), Luftfartsverket
Transaction
Eltel in the divestment of its Aviation & Security Business to Luftfarsverket
Deal Value
EUR 17 million
Role
Counsel to Eltel AB
Claes Kjellberg
Peter Forsberg
Joakim Lavér
Martin Rifall
Jenny Lundberg
Jonas Sjöberg
Rankings
- "Martin Rifall is exceptionally good at providing legal analysis in combination with a practical context. Outstanding support in negotiations and enabling commercial solutions.", Legal 500, 2024
- Ranked as Future Leader, Who’s Who Legal Arbitration (Sweden), 2024
- Recommended in Dispute Resolution and Construction, ‘Martin Rifall is a lawyer-partner star. Outstanding delivery of legal services in a very easy-going and pragmatic way.’ Legal 500, 2023
- Recommended in Dispute Resolution and Construction, 'Martin Rifall leads the team and focuses on construction disputes, acting as counsel for employers and contractors in large national and international construction projects.' Legal 500, 2022
- "Martin Rifall: Constantly available and his pedagogical performances are outstanding. His way of managing risk in our contracts is the best I’ve ever experienced. A great negotiator". Legal 500, 2021
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Ranked as Future Leader, Who’s Who Legal Arbitration (Sweden), 2021
- "Martin Rifall is very helpful and extremely service minded. He has a very good knowledge of all aspects of the construction business and construction law.", Dispute Resolution, Legal 500, 2020
- "Martin Rifall has excellent construction law skills with extensive technical know-how.", Construction, Legal 500, 2020
- Martin Rifall is looked upon with enormous favour by market commentators who highlight him as “an excellent lawyer” who is “very active in construction disputes”, Who's Who Legal Arbitration, 2020
- Ranked as National Leader, Who's Who Legal Litigation, 2020
- Ranked as Future Leader, Who's Who Legal Arbitration, 2020
- Ranked as Future Leader, Who's Who Legal Construction, 2020
- Ranked as National Leader, Who's Who Legal Arbitration, 2020
- Ranked as Future Leader, Who's Who Legal Construction, 2019
- Recommended in Dispute Resolution, Legal 500, 2019
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Swedish Bar Association
- Member of the Swedish Arbitration Association
- Member of the Swedish Society for Construction and Consulting Law (SVEFEK)
Education and Professional Background
- Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2018
- Partner, MAQS Advokatbyrå, 2014-2018
- Advokatfirman Cederquist, 2008-2014
- White & Case Advokat AB, 2006-2008
- Trained on the Bench, District Court of Uppsala, 2005-2006
- Master of Laws, Uppsala University, 2005
Recent Speaking Engagements
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