Sandra Kaznova
Partner
Sandra Kaznova heads the firm’s Dispute Resolution team together with Andreas Johard. She has more than 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 is a board member of the SCC Arbitration Institute and lectures on arbitration and litigation on courses by SCC/SAA and the Swedish Bar Association among others.
Sandra also acts as mediator and is accredited by CEDR.
Sandra’s broad experience of commercial disputes includes for example sale and purchase of goods, board liability, post M&A issues, shareholder disputes, employment and trade secrets, insurance, life science, loan and financing agreements as well as professional liability. Having a particular interest in insurance law, Sandra is often retained by insurance companies for such matters. Together with the firm’s regulatory experts, Sandra further supports clients in matters of investigation and potential sanctions by authorities.
Before specializing in dispute resolution, Sandra used to work with M&A transactions and corporate matters, building a solid understanding of those fields. Combining expertise in corporate governance, dispute and employment law, she has also been entrusted with several corporate investigations.
Sandra is recommended by both Chambers and Legal 500, some client feedback include:
"She is very intelligent and understands questions quickly, especially in disputes when it could be very complex and involves different fields of law." Chambers
“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
"Sandra Kaznova always delivers on-point advice without losing track of the client’s needs." Legal500
Areas of expertise
Professional experience
2021
Partner and co-head of the firm’s dispute and insurance practices, 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:
Board member of SCC Arbitration Institute, Member of the ICC Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR, former member of the Executive committee of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) (2019-2023), headmaster for the arbitrator training program jointly arranged by SAA and SCC in 2019 , Member of the Research department for Company law and Securities law at Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL), the Swedish Bar Association, 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
"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
"Sandra Kaznova has a no nonsense, commercial attitude. She is keen to fight for us"
Client testimonials, Legal 500
Education
2020
CEDR Accredited Mediator Skills Training
2016 - 2017
Training program for arbitrators arranged by SAA and the SCC
2001
Uppsala University (juris kandidat, LL.M.)
1999 - 2000
Heidelberg University, courses in German civil 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
