Sandra Kaznova
Partner
Sandra Kaznova heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution team together with Andreas Johard. She has twenty years’ experience of representing Swedish and international clients in domestic and international arbitration as well as before Swedish courts. Sandra is frequently appointed arbitrator and has experience as chair, party appointed and sole arbitrator under a variety of rules including for example SCC, ICC and UNCITRAL. She also acts as mediator and has CEDR accreditation.
Sandra’s dispute experience covers disputes in a wide range of areas including for example sale and purchase of goods, board liability, post M&A issues, shareholder disputes, life science, loan agreements, insurance, damages claims, employment, trade secrets and professional liability.
Before specializing in dispute resolution, Sandra used to work with M&A transactions and corporate matters, building a solid understanding of those fields. As a consequence, she has also been entrusted with several high-profile corporate investigations.
Sandra is recommended by both Chambers and Legal 500, some client feedback include:
“She has a good ability to quickly review the case and tell us in an honest way what risks we have. She helps us argue the case and is honest if we have a bad case. She tells us what could lead to improvement in the business. There is nothing I feel she could improve on.”
Chambers 2022
“Based on the work Sandra Kaznova performed, our overall impression is that the firm has a very high quality and a high service level in the work they do.”
Chambers 2022
"Sandra Kaznova always delivers on-point advice without loosing track of the client’s needs." Legal500 2022
Areas of expertise
Professional experience
2021-
Head of dispute Hammarskiöld
2017-2020
Managing Partner Hammarskiöld
2006
Secretary to a governmental committee evaluating the corporate governance of state owned companies, on behalf of the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.
2003
Joined Hammarskiöld
2002-2003
Service with Swedish Courts
Memberships and positions of trust:
Executive committee of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA), headmaster for the arbitrator training program jointly arranged by SAA and SCC in 2019 and one of the program teachers in 2021-2022, Member of the Research department for Company law and Securities law at Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL), Member of the Swedish Bar Association, MyCEDR, IBA, DIS, ICCA and the Swedish Association for Insurance Law. Sandra was also a member of task force appointed by the SCC to develop the new dispute resolution tool SCC Express
"Sandra Kaznova is a very knowledgeable and experienced insurance and litigation lawyer who takes a personal interest in your case"
Client testimonials, Legal 500, 2020
"Sandra Kaznova is very easy to work with and gives sharp legal analysis. You feel safe when she is handling the claim"
Client testimonials, Legal 500, 2020
"Sandra Kaznova has a no nonsense, commercial attitude. She is keen to fight for us"
Client testimonials, Legal 500, 2020
Education
2022
CEDR Accredited Mediator Skills Training
2016-2017
SAA and SCC joint training program for arbitrators
2001
Uppsala University (juris kandidat LLM)
1999-2000
Heidelberg University, courses in German law
Languages
Swedish
English
German
Publications
“Mondaq, International Arbitration Comparative Guide Sweden”, 2019
Co-author of “The International Comparative Legal Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Judgments” Fourth Edition 2019”, Global Legal Group
Co-author of “The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Investigations”, Third Edition 2019”, Global Legal Group
“Company Formation – a Practical Global Guide” Third edition Globe Law and Business Publishing Ltd 2015
Co-author of “Handbuch der Europäischen Aktiengesellschaft”, Second edition, C.F. Müller, 2014
Co-author of “The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review“, Third edition, Law Business Research, 2014
Co-author of “Company Directors – Jurisdictional comparisons”, First edition European Lawyer Reference, Thomson Reuters, 2012
“The Practical Guide to International Corporate Governance” FIR Publications 2005 edition
“Will the new corporate governance code provide better corporate governance and improve economy confidence?” JT 2004-05
