Helena Rosén Andersson

Senior Counsel Member of the Swedish Bar Association
  • Stockholm, Gothenburg
  • Languages:
    Swedish, English

Helena Rosén Andersson is one of the leading experts in Sweden within public procurement law and has a background including Justice at the Supreme Administrative Court. She has extensive experience of court litigation in public procurement cases and assists clients at all stages in tender procedures and agreements between the public sector and suppliers. Helena is also engaged by clients in public law matters, including litigation before the administrative courts, public access to documents and secrecy, protective security legislation, constitutional law and the European Convention on Human Rights. Helena is editor and head author of the leading commentaries to the Swedish laws of public procurement and is chair of the inquiry regarding the implementation of EU acts combatting money laundering and terrorist financing.

Mentions

“Helena has an outstanding ability to deliver beyond expectations.” Chambers & Partners Europe 2024

“We really appreciated her, she was quick and always available.” Chambers & Partners Europe 2024

Business Sectors

Education

  • Lund University, LL.M., 1990
  • University of London, LL.M. (EU law), 1997

Experience

  • Supreme Administrative Court, Justice, 2017-2022
  • Advokatfirman Lindahl, associate lawyer, 2008-2011 and partner 2012-2017
  • Advokatfirman Vinge, associate lawyer, 2005-2008
  • Ministry of Justice, inquiry secretary, 2003-2005
  • Ministry of Finance, inquiry secretary and legal advisor, 1999-2003
  • Court of Appeal for Western Sweden, acting associate judge and associate judge, 1993-1999
  • Mölndals district court, law clerk, 1991-1993  

Other qualifications

  • Editor and head author of the commentaries to the Swedish laws of public procurement, 2013--Norstedts Juridik.
  • Chair of the inquiry regarding the implementation of EU acts combatting money laundering and terrorist financing (dir. 2022:76), 2022--.
  • Second vice president of the Swedish Broadcasting Commission (GRN), 2021-2022.
  • Chair of the 2019 inquiry on market surveillance, 2019-2020 (SOU 2020:49).

Awards

News

Contentious Regulatory - Vinge's focus on regulatory investigations and disputes
News September 26, 2024

Contentious Regulatory - Vinge's focus on regulatory investigations and disputes

Many companies operate under a complex regulatory framework and supervision by public agencies. Thes…

Vinge top ranked in 18 practice areas in Legal 500
News March 28, 2024

Vinge top ranked in 18 practice areas in Legal 500

Vinge has been awarded top ranking in 18 out of 21 categories in Legal 500’s rankings for 2024.

Vinge top ranked in 12 practice areas in Chambers & Partners Europe Guide 2024
News March 14, 2024

Vinge top ranked in 12 practice areas in Chambers & Partners Europe Guide 2024

Thank you to all our clients who provided important feedback in connection with Chambers & Partners'…

Helena Rosén Andersson joins Vinge
News August 18, 2022

Helena Rosén Andersson joins Vinge

Today we welcome former Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court in Sweden, Helena Rosén Andersso…

Books

Lagen om upphandling inom försörjningssektorerna, En kommentarNorstedts Juridik, 2015-, uppl. 1

Lagen om offentlig upphandling, En kommentarNorstedts Juridik, 2013-, uppl. 1-3