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Robin Oldenstam

Robin Oldenstam specialises in arbitration and civil litigation and is the head of Mannheimer Swartling’s International Arbitration Practice. He is also chairing the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and is a member of the board of the Finnish Arbitration Institute (FAI). Between 2015-2021 Robin was a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and between 2010-2014 he was chairing the Swedish Arbitration Association (the SAA), which is the leading association for arbitration practitioners in Sweden. He is also a past member of the editorial board for Global Arbitration Review (GAR). Robin Oldenstam has acted as counsel in numerous arbitrations under the SCC, the ICC, FAI, UNCITRAL and other rules in both Sweden and abroad. He also has considerable experience as an arbitrator, including several appointments as a sole arbitrator and as president. Robin is a fellow with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). He has acted in disputes encompassing a wide range of areas such as licensing, supply, share and asset purchases, agency and distribution as well as a wide range of industries such as oil and gas, automotive, construction, pharmaceutical, securities and finance. Robin Oldenstam is responsible for the Swedish Bar Association’s mandatory course in trial advocacy and regularly lectures on arbitration and litigation at several university courses and training programs for professionals. He is the main author of Mannheimer Swartling’s Guide to Commercial Dispute Resolution and has also authored various articles on arbitration in professional journals. · Mannheimer Swartling

SwedenInternational Arbitration, ArbitrationSwedish, English

About

Partner at Mannheimer Swartling and head of the firm's International Arbitration Practice, Robin Oldenstam is an experienced arbitration counsel and arbitrator who has acted under SCC, ICC, FAI, UNCITRAL and other rules. He chairs the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, sits on the board of the Finnish Arbitration Institute, is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and regularly teaches and publishes on arbitration and litigation.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationArbitrationLitigationCommercial Dispute Resolution

Office

Sweden

Mannheimer Swartling · Robin Oldenstam specialises in arbitration and civil litigation and is the head of Mannheimer Swartling’s International Arbitration Practice. He is also chairing the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and is a member of the board of the Finnish Arbitration Institute (FAI). Between 2015-2021 Robin was a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and between 2010-2014 he was chairing the Swedish Arbitration Association (the SAA), which is the leading association for arbitration practitioners in Sweden. He is also a past member of the editorial board for Global Arbitration Review (GAR). Robin Oldenstam has acted as counsel in numerous arbitrations under the SCC, the ICC, FAI, UNCITRAL and other rules in both Sweden and abroad. He also has considerable experience as an arbitrator, including several appointments as a sole arbitrator and as president. Robin is a fellow with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). He has acted in disputes encompassing a wide range of areas such as licensing, supply, share and asset purchases, agency and distribution as well as a wide range of industries such as oil and gas, automotive, construction, pharmaceutical, securities and finance. Robin Oldenstam is responsible for the Swedish Bar Association’s mandatory course in trial advocacy and regularly lectures on arbitration and litigation at several university courses and training programs for professionals. He is the main author of Mannheimer Swartling’s Guide to Commercial Dispute Resolution and has also authored various articles on arbitration in professional journals.

Sweden

Expertise

Licensing disputesSupply contractsShare and asset purchase disputesAgency and distribution disputesOil and GasAutomotiveConstructionPharmaceuticalsSecuritiesFinance

Education

  • LL.M., Lund University (1996)
  • University of Edinburgh (1995–1996)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Swedish Bar (2001)
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Languages

SwedishEnglish