• Anina Liebkind

Anina Liebkind is a partner at Norburg & Scherp. Anina has almost 20 years of experience with dispute resolution and is a specialist in the fields of technology, energy, automotive, life sciences, construction, international sales and transportation. Anina acts as counsel in arbitration and litigation proceedings, and also frequently acts as an arbitrator.

Anina has vast experience in international arbitration proceedings under ad hoc and a variety of institutional rules. Anina also acts as counsel in litigation proceedings before the courts in Sweden, and regularly advises clients on the recognition, enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards, and acts as counsel in such litigation proceedings before local courts, in both lower and higher instances.

Anina is dual qualified in Sweden and Finland and holds an LL.M. degree in International Dispute Settlement from the Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement.  Anina’s working languages are Swedish, Finnish, English and French.

Anina is recognized by multiple ranking institutes as a highly regarded disputes practitioner in Sweden.

Anina currently serves on the SCC Council for international arbitration. She is also an international board member of the Finnish Arbitration Institute (FAI) and a board member of the Swedish Women in Arbitration Network (SWAN). Anina frequently also publishes and lectures on arbitration topics, including acting as a visiting lecturer for the Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration (ICAL) program at the University of Stockholm. She also served as the Co-Chair of the IBA Arb 40 Subcommittee 2020-2021.

“Anina Liebkind is an outstanding partner with great insight into the processes and strategies to employ in matters before arbitration panels in Stockholm.”

“Anina Liebkind is straightforward and easy to work with and has an excellent strategic vision of cases.”

The Legal 500, Dispute Resolution, 2024

“Anina is efficient, knowledgeable and able to communicate difficult concepts clearly”

“She has deep knowledge of Swedish Arbitration procedures and practices”

“Anina is the star of her generation in Sweden”

Who’s Who Legal Arbitration, 2024

“The ‘outstanding’ Anina Liebkind draws widespread praise for her impressive track-record handling arbitration proceedings under a variety of institutional rules and is highly sought after by clients in the energy, construction, automotive and technology industries.”

Who’s Who Legal Arbitration, 2023

  • Counsel in numerous large-scale international arbitration cases within the energy- and construction industry.
  • Counsel in several disputes concerning defects in data systems and their implementation.
  • Counsel in several disputes within the gaming industry.
  • Counsel in numerous disputes within the banking and finance sector.
  • Counsel in numerous M&A and post-M&A disputes.
  • Counsel in numerous professional liability cases.
  • Counsel in a number of bankruptcy litigation cases.
  • Advise and act as counsel in a number of cases concerning challenge of arbitration awards.
  • Advise and act as counsel in a number of insurance disputes.
  • Norburg & Scherp Advokatbyrå, Partner 2021–
  • Baker & McKenzie, Senior Associate, 2017–2021
  • Baker & McKenzie, Associate, 2014–2017
  • LALIVE, Visiting Associate, 2013–2014
  • Citibank, Legal Counsel (secondment), 2010
  • Merilampi Attorneys, Associate, 2009–2012
  • Master in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS LL.M.) 2012–2013, joint program of the Graduate Institute of Geneva and University of Geneva
  • Master of Laws 2003–2009, University of Helsinki
  • Exchange studies in international commercial law and EU law 2007–2008, Univeristé de Caen Normandie
  • French language studies 2006, Institut Catholique de Paris
  • Swedish Bar Association
  • International Bar Association (IBA), Co-chair of IBA Arb40 Subcommittee 2020-2021, IBA Officer and Member of the IBA Arbitration Committee’s steering committee
  • Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI)
  • Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)
  • Young Arbitrators Sweden (YAS), Advisory Board Member 2015-2016
  • Arbitral Women
  • Swedish Women in Arbitration Network (SWAN)