EXPERTS IN BUSINESS LAW SINCE 1880
The law firm Morssing & Nycander is a business law firm with special expertise in, among other things, maritime and transport law, dispute resolution, insurance law, and construction and real estate law.
Morssing & Nycander was founded in 1880, making it one of Sweden’s oldest business law firms. For nearly 150 years, the firm has supported Swedish enterprise with a focus on business development and international trade.
While Morssing & Nycander's practice has traditionally focused on maritime and transport law as well as insurance and construction law, the practice has increasingly come to involve dispute resolution and, above all, international arbitration. In recent years, the practice has broadened further and Morssing & Nycander now offers high-quality services in a range of business law areas. Morssing & Nycander's practice has always been characterised by legal expertise, accessibility and a deep understanding of the clients' businesses, which continues to distinguish the firm.
History
The business was started in Stockholm on January 1, 1880 by the two judges Carl August Nycander and GE Fahlcrantz, and was one of the first law firms in Sweden. The founders saw a growing need for legal advice for the growing Swedish industry and shipping companies.
The law firm early on represented both national and international clients active in shipping and trade and has since been deeply rooted in cross-border matters. Since the then and long-time partner Stellan Graaf was active at the firm, insurance companies and major construction companies have also been a steady client base and the lawyers at Morssing & Nycander have over the years often been appointed as arbitrators in both national and international disputes within these industries.
Among several notable court decisions in which Morssing & Nycander assisted, special mention can be made of when the firm, through Jan Melander, successfully represented the municipality of Karlshamn before the Supreme Court in claiming salvage compensation for the towing of the Russian submarine U 137 after it ran aground in the Swedish archipelago.
