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We are specialists within insurance law, data privacy, dispute resolution, corporate, e-commerce and contract law. Apart from the fact that several of our competences are unusual at the Swedish market, we differ from others through our approach to our clients and coworkers. Our main driving force is to simplify and create values in the practical reality of our clients. We work best when the whole team thrives and therefore participation, respect and a sustainable work environment are basic values of our business. We strive for a personal and professional approach, with strong commitment and involvement in our clients’ businesses.
Employees at Kompass Advokat have assisted clients with advice in data protection and personal data management since the nineties. Several clients have appointed us as external data protection officer (DPO) for their business. We have developed special methods to ensure compliance by companies and organizations with current data protection regulations. We apply a risk-based approach with a focus on identifying and proposing measures to handle deviations from the regulatory framework without unnecessary interventions in the day-to-day operations. Through our broad experience in helping clients in a range of different industries, we can achieve a combination of legal analysis and business considerations that makes us unique in the market.
With our expertise comes an ability to tailor solutions in accordance with the client’s needs. We are used to acting as external corporate counsel and as a sounding board for the client’s legal department for longer periods. For larger projects, we can take on the role of project manager or expert competence, depending on the client’s needs. With our pragmatic approach, we make it easy for companies and organizations to adapt their operations to a complex set of regulations.
We assist clients in connection with commercial disputes, claims and settlement negotiations, in and out of court and in arbitration proceedings. We also provide advice in the initial stages of disputes and claims. We also assist in analyzing contracts and related issues before a dispute arises. Other assignments include drafting claim letters, settlement agreements and handling other dispute related correspondence.
We are used to producing litigation overviews and together with clients assess which cases should be pursued in court or arbitration, and which cases where other solutions should be sought, such as an out-of-court settlement. We have worked in the claims department of insurance companies and know how we as a law firm can assist insurance companies in a practical and efficient way. Our employees also have work experience from the general courts, administrative courts and the Financial Supervisory Authority.
With a strong business focus and extensive experience in legal advice, we provide ongoing operational support to companies, primarily with a focus on general association law, commercial agreements and e-commerce. We advise companies and associations in matters concerning corporate governance, restructuring and reorganization, capital protection, minority shareholders protection, directors’ liability and other corporate law issues.
We draft, negotiate and review different types of commercial contracts, for example cooperation agreements, general terms and conditions, letters of intent, shareholders agreements and service agreements.
Our services also include the following areas
Marketing law
IT and innovation
Corporate counsel services
Real property law
Legal educations
Kompass Advokat AB
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Associate
Alexander is mainly working with insurance law, corporate law and dispute resolution. He graduated from Stockholms University in 2020 and has since then been working as associate at a business law firm, done service as a law clerk and been working as legal counsel at an insurance company.
2024 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2022 – 2024 Legal counsel, SEB Pension & Insurance AB
2020 – 2022 Law clerk, Södertörns and Gotlands District Court
2020 Associate, Advokatfirman Cederquist
2019 Reporting clerk, Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm
2019 Thesis Grant Recipient, Gernandt & Danielsson
2019 Summer Clerk, Supreme Administrative Court
2018 Summer Associate, Mannheimer Swartling
2015 – 2020 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Stockholm University
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Office support
As Office support, Alicia mainly works with administration, which includes invoicing and customer support. The role also includes purchasing, event planning and assisting the lawyers when needed.
2025 – Office support, Kompass Advokat
2025 Kungsholmens gymnasium, social science
English, Spanish
Associate
Isabella works as an associate, mainly within insurance law, data protection and information security. She obtained her law degree from Stockholm University in 2024 and has, as part of her studies, completed a specialized course in insurance law. During her education, Isabella has gained experience from bank, insurance company and law firm.
2024 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2024 – Legal Internship, Kompass Advokat
2023 – 2024 Claims adjuster, Länsförsäkringar Stockholm
2020 – 2023 Bank Operations Specialist, SEB
2020 – 2024 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Stockholm University
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Associate
Johanna is mainly working with dispute resolution, focusing on tort and insurance law. She graduated from Stockholms University in 2020 and has since worked as both a claims lawyer and recourse lawyer at insurance companies and claims adjustment companies. She has completed her service as a law clerk and has also worked as an associate at a commercial law firm.
2025 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2024 – 2025 Associate, Advokatfirman Carler
2023 – 2024 Law clerk, Södertälje District Court
2021 – 2023 Claims and recourse lawyer, Crawford & Company (Sweden)
2020 – 2021 Claims lawyer, Länsförsäkringar Stockholm
2016 – 2020 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Stockholm University
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Senior associate
Johannes mainly works with insurance law, company law and financial regulation. In insurance law, which is Johannes’ main area, he has experience of working with providing ongoing advice and compliance both in the insurance and occupational pensions areas. In addition to this, Johannes holds seminars and courses in the areas in which he is active.
2021 – Senior associate, Kompass Advokat
2019 – 2021 Legal counsel, Finansinspektionen (Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority)
2017 – 2019 Law clerk, Administrative Court in Stockholm
2016 – 2017 Associate, Jurideko AB
2015 – 2016 Legal counsel, Spring Securities AB
2015 Thesis trainee, Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm
2015 LL.M. (Stockholm University)
2014 Legal studies (University of Southampton)
2010 – 2011 Studies in business administration and political science (Stockholm University)
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Associate
Josefin primarily works with data protection, AI, and commercial agreements. She graduated from Stockholm University in 2022 and has since gained experience both at a law firm and as in-house counsel at an industry-leading tech company specializing in digital gaming experiences for children.
In the area of data protection, Josefin assists clients with everything from assessing legal basis and conducting data protection impact assessments to drafting privacy notices, data processing agreements, and other governance documents. She also has experience with AI-related matters as well as reviewing and negotiating various types of commercial contracts, such as SaaS agreements, license agreements, and collaboration agreements.
2025 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2024 – 2025 Legal counsel, Toca Boca
2022 – 2024 Associate, Advokatfirman Delphi
2017 – 2022 Master of Laws (LL.M), Stockholm University (incl. exchange studies at University of Iceland 2020)
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Associate
Julia works in all of the firm’s main areas of law, which includes assisting clients with matters regarding data protection, contract and corporate law, dispute resolution and insurance law. She graduated from Uppsala University in 2025, where she specialized in and wrote her thesis in data protection. During her studies, Julia has gained experience from both an accounting firm and a commercial law firm.
2025 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2025 Thesis intern, Ernst & Young
2024 Intern, Cirio Advokatbyrå
2020- 2025 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Uppsala University (incl. exchange studies at University of Western Australia, 2024).
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Lawyer, partner, head of dispute resolution
Karolin mainly works with assisting companies with dispute resolution and with insurance legal issues. Karolin specializes in commercial disputes and has acted as counsel in a large number of processes.
Karolin has more than ten years of experience from a law firm and has also clerked at the district court of Uppsala.
She has extensive experience in, among other things, court and administrative processes and arbitration procedures. She has experience from disputes concerning a number of different industries, including insurance, corporate law and corporate governance, contracting and disputes regarding business transfers.
Karolin also has broad experience in insurance regulatory, company and contract law issues as well as issues within financial regulation.
2022 – Partner, lawyer, Kompass Advokat
2011 – 2022 Attorney/Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie Law Firm
2009 – 2011 District Notary, Uppsala District Court
2008 – 2009 Trainee, Advokatfirman Cederquist
2003 – 2008 Law program at Lund University (LL.M juris candidate)
2006 – 2007 Studies in law within the Erasmus program at Maastricht University in the Netherlands
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Lawyer, Managing Partner, head of insurance and compliance
Kawin Mårtensson is a Partner at Kompass Advokat. He has held various legal positions since 2008 at insurance companies, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) and law firms. He regularly provides advice on matters such as regulatory and compliance (Solvency II, IDD, IORP II, etc.), DORA-regulation, outsourcing and cloud solutions, insurance products and product/customer documents, claims and disputes, commercial contracts, data protection/GDPR and sustainable finance/ESG-matters.
Kawin also provides advice to non-insurance clients, mostly regarding corporate law, governance and (non-financial) compliance, commercial contracts, IT and all kinds of disputes, including court matters and arbitration. In addition, he provides advice in all matters concerning the maritime and transportation sector.
With experience from both being a legal counsel at Finansinspektionen and as an in-house lawyer, Kawin provides practical, efficient and business oriented advice to clients within the whole insurance and pensions sector. He excels in all kinds of matters in relation to Finansinspektionen, including applications for approval and supervision activities.
The leading international legal ranking institute, Chambers and Partners, ranks Kawin individually within Insurance in Sweden. Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 have gathered and published the following testimonials – a selection – which have been provided by Insurance clients:
2026
”Kawin Mårtensson heads the practice and stands out both within the Kompass team and on the Swedish market. He is one of the few on the Swedish market that covers practically all areas within insurance, such as strategic and business matter, regulatory and compliance, contracts/agreements, partnerships, distribution, products, claims and disputes.”
”Kawin Mårtensson’s client service and general level of service is 10 out of 10. His level of sophistication is 10 out of ten. His commercial vision is 10 out of 10. Kawin Mårtensson heads the practice and stands out. He covers practically all areas within insurance, including strategic and business matters. We value him highly.”
”I greatly enjoy working with Kawin. He is both professional and personable. He has a deep understanding of out business, needs and potential risks.”
”Kawin is outstanding in every way. He is also very pleasant på work with, being down to earth and always willing to listen and understand. Kawin’s outstanding commitment to us as clients and deep knowledge about the sometimes complicated and difficult legal matters at hand has made him a preferred adviser to us.”
2025
”He shows strong commitment and is enthusiastic. He has a deep level of knowledge within relevant areas and great industry experience.”
”Kawin is a very professional, knowledgeable and competent individual with a service level to match.”
”Kawin is professional, friendly, and highly efficient. He has a deep understanding of the matters on which we seek his advice.”
”Kawin Martensson’s client service and general level of service is very strong. His level of sophistication is very strong.”
2024
“Kawin Mårtensson is very dedicated, attentative and pragmatic. He provides extremely useful legal advice based on his vast experience in the field.”
“Kawin Mårtensson is competent, professional and service minded. He has good judgement and is easy to access.”
“Kawin Mårtensson has broad knowledge and experience within the relevant fields and has a service-oriented approach.”
“I really like working with him; it’s like having an excellent employee.”
“Kawin definitely has commercial awareness. From the start, he tried to understand our company and the complexity of the issues we face. He was very professional and understanding.”
2023
“Kawin Mårtensson’s client service and general level of service are very strong. His level of sophistication is equally very strong, and his commercial awareness and vision are strong. We really enjoy working with Kawin. His regulatory knowledge and experience are second to none. He is capable, approachable and very organised.”
”Mårtensson has ‘great expertise’ in handling a wide range of insurance matters, including work relating to financial, personal data and contract law.”
“Partner Kawin Mårtensson has a personal approach and professional knowledge and experience in insurance and pension foundation matters that’s hard to find among competitors.”
“Kawin Mårtensson is dedicated and attentive with great expertise regarding insurance matters.”
“Kawin Mårtensson, calm and confident, very knowledgeable and experienced in marine insurance claims.”
2021 – Partner, lawyer, Kompass Advokat
2019 – 2021 Senior associate, Kompass Advokat
2017 – 2019 Senior legal counsel, Nordea Life & Pension
2015 – 2017 Lawyer, Financial Supervisory Authority
2011 – 2015 Lawyer/Senior associate, MAQS Law Firm
2008 – 2011 Claims adjuster, Trygg-Hansa
2008 – 2010 Law. B.Sc., Stockholm University
2004 – 2008 Master’s Degree in Business Law, Linköping University
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Lawyer, partner
Lina works primarily with insurance law and data protection law as well as disputes, contract law and company law.
Lina provides advice to various companies on matters such as regulatory and compliance, governing documents, various forms of terms, distribution agreements, outsourcing agreements and information texts. She also provides advice on data privacy related issues such as assessments of legal grounds and incidents, impact assessments, information policies and data processing agreements as well as support for the DPO in its control work. Lina also handles cookie-related issues.
Lina also has experience in real estate law, transactions and disputes as well as drawing up, improving, reviewing and negotiating various forms of commercial agreements, and providing ongoing advice on general company law issues to both private and public companies.
2026 – Partner, Kompass Advokat
2020 – Lawyer / senior associate, Kompass Advokat
2018 – 2020 Associate, Kompass Advokat
2017 – 2018 Law clerk, Södertörn District Court
2015 – 2017 Associate, Berghco Advokatbyrå
2015 Thesis Intern, Baker McKenzie Advokatbyrå
2015 Law. candidate, Uppsala University (incl. exchange studies at the University of Salzburg 2014)
2010 Nutrition Science A, Uppsala University
English
Associate
Lisa is associate and primarily works in the field of data protection and privacy. She provides clients with advice on data protection related issues, such as assessments of legal ground and impact assessments, information policies, reviewing data processing agreements, third country transfer assessments and reviewing governing documents.
In the field of privacy law, Lisa also assists clients with advice in matters concerning, for example, cookies and camera surveillance.
Lisa also has experience as external data protection lawyer at a company in the insurance industry.
2022 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2022 Legal intern, Kompass Advokat
2022 Thesis intern, Kompass Advokat
2022 Insurance law, Stockholm University
2022 Law degree, Uppsala University
2021 Data protection law, Lund University
2021 Spanish B, Uppsala University
2020 Public procurement, Stockholm University
2020 Spanish A, Uppsala University
English
Spanish
Associate
Malin works in all the firm’s main legal fields, which includes assisting clients with matters regarding insurance law, disputes, and data protection. She graduated from Stockholm University in 2023 and has taken an elective course in insurance law as part of her studies. During her studies, Malin has also gained experience from a law firm, a claims settlement company, and work at the university.
2023 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2021 – 2023 Trainee and summer law clerk (2021), Real Advokatbyrå
2019 – 2021 Amanuens, Department of Law at Stockholm University
2019 Claims adjuster, Crawford & Company
2023 Law degree, Stockholm University
English
Lawyer, partner, head of data protection and AI
Mina has comprehensive experience of guiding clients in matters regarding data protection, cyber security and AI, including experience of working with several of the largest tech-companies at a law firm in Brussels. She also has specific competence regarding the life-sciences industry and the processing of patient data, for instance in relation to clinical trials. Mina is also experienced in general business and commercial law and commercial contracts. For example, she regularly drafts and negotiates collaboration agreements, and handles matters regarding marketing law.
The law ranking institute Legal 500 has ranked Mina individually within both Data privacy and data protection as well as Healthcare and life sciences, and she has received several references from clients, including:
“Mina Gholiof – excellent in every way – professional, fast, efficient, quick in responding, very knowledgeable and also understanding of our specific needs from my side in agreements, understands when to push and when to adapt.”
“Mina Gholiof is a rock for navigating global compliance requirements for life sciences clients. She is extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic and consistently provides high quality services.”
“Mina Gholiof has a unique experience in her healthcare and life sciences practice from having worked in-house. Her insight of the business is unparalleled and her advice is always practical and commercial, making her the perfect lead for bigger projects but also a great sparring partner for daily issues.”
2026 – Partner, Kompass Advokat
2025 – Lawyer / senior associate, Kompass Advokat
2024 – 2025 Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer, GlobalConnect
2022 – 2024 Attorney, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Brussels
2019 – 2022 Attorney, Hellström Advokatbyrå
2016 – 2019 Legal Counsel & Data Privacy Coordinator, Bayer
2018 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Uppsala University
2015 Course in gender studies, Uppsala University
2012 – 2013 Course in theology, Uppsala University
2011 Practical English: oral and written production, Uppsala University
English
Spanish
Farsi
Associate
Rebecca assists companies with matters across all of the firm’s practice areas. She has particular experience advising clients on data protection, insurance law, and AI-related matters.
Within data protection, she regularly supports clients with assessing roles and responsibilities, identifying lawful bases for processing, conducting data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and advising on background checks. She also assists with drafting privacy notices, handling cookie-related matters, developing internal policies and governance documents, responding to data subject rights requests, managing personal data breaches, mapping and assessing third-country transfers, and reviewing data processing agreements. Rebecca also has experience delivering training and working as an external data protection resource.
In the field of insurance, Rebecca has experience of reviewing and drafting supplier agreements and advising on regulatory frameworks such as IDD, outsourcing, and DORA. She also works with authorisation matters and advices on regulatory requirements for insurance intermediaries.
Rebecca also advises on a broad range of matters related to general business law, dispute resolution, marketing law, protective security matters, and commercial contracts.
2023 – Associate, Kompass Advokat
2023 – Junior Lawyer and Reception Support, DeLorean Advokat
2022 – 2023 Trainee, DeLorean Advokat
2021 – 2022 Paralegal, Christensson & Roth Advokater
2024 – Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Linnaeus University
2023 – Law degree, Stockholm University
2022 – Medical Law, Stockholm University
2018 – Pedagogy and Learning in the Workplace, Stockholm University
2017 – Introduction Course in Sociology, Stockholm University
2016 – Overview Cource in Criminology, Malmö University
2023 – Juridisk tidsskrift, contribution: Särskild anhörigersättning – Stärkt rätt till ersättning för efterlevande anhöriga?
English