Anders Leissner

Expert International trade | Member of the Swedish Bar Association
Anders  Leissner

Anders Leissner has worked at a leading maritime insurance company for more than 20 years, which has given him broad and practical experience within international trade, risk management, as well as governance and compliance issues. Anders has particular experience in relation to sanction issues, which include both risk assessments, contract issues and hands-on management of incidents in co‑operation with Swedish and foreign public authorities. Anders is regularly retained as speaker and has also appeared in Swedish media as sanctions expert . He has also been retained as sanctions expert in legal proceedings.  In January 2021, the Swedish government appointed Anders as chairman of the War Risk Insurance Board, which is an authority whose purpose is to ensure insurance capacity for transport to and from Sweden in the event of war.

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Mentions

‘Anders Leissner is a rockstar. He is incredibly responsive and knowledgeable and always commercial. His knowledge of the shipping industry in particular is an incredible asset.’ Legal 500, 2025

‘Without a doubt Anders Leissner is a standout within the group. His knowledge of EU sanctions and relationships within the maritime community is unmatched. He is also incredibly responsive, which is even more impressive given the onslaught of sanctions work.’ Legal 500 2024

Articles

Article May 15, 2019

Den amerikanska lagens långa arm (swedish)

Juridisk Tidskrift, nr 1 2019-20, sid 137-147

Article March 19, 1997

Effektivitet av mineralutvinning på djuphavsbotten: En rättsekonomisk kommentar (swedish)

Ekonomisk Debatt 1997, årgång 25, nr 8, sid 490-492

CV

Education
  • Lund University, LLM, 1995
  • Nordic Institute of Maritime Law, studies in Maritime law, 1994
Experience
  • Vinge, 2020-
  • The Swedish Club, Gothenburg and London, Legal Director, 1998-2019
  • Haight Gardner Poor & Havens, Washington DC, trainee, 1997
  • United Nations, New York, trainee, 1996
Other qualifications
  • Chairman of The Swedish Government War Risk Insurance Board
  • Board member of the Swedish Maritime Law Association
  • Supporting member London Maritime Arbitrators Association

News

Sanctions update 1/2026
News January 12, 2026

Sanctions update 1/2026

Sanctions and export control issues not only continue to have an increasing impact on business life…

Sanctions update 2/2025
News October 30, 2025

Sanctions update 2/2025

For the past weeks, there have been significant developments in the area of sanctions. The EU, the U…

Sanctions round-up
News December 22, 2020

Sanctions round-up

Not so long ago, sanctions were a rare occurrence which only involved obscure products and countries…