Linklaters’ former managing partner for the Nordics, Niclas Widjeskog, is joining Stockholm-based CMS Wistrand as a disputes partner in January, boosting the firm’s ability to advise on cross-border disputes, CMS announced Monday.

With more than two decades of experience, Widjeskog specializes in arbitration, civil litigation, investigations and risk and crisis management. He served as Linklaters’ Stockholm-based head of litigation, arbitration and investigations for the Nordics from 2012 to 2024, and was its Sweden national managing partner from 2021 to 2024. He spent about two years as an associate at McKinsey & Company.