Filippa Exelin

Filippa is an International Arbitration Partner at White & Case based in Stockholm and an expert in commercial dispute resolution. She represents clients in litigation as well as Swedish and international arbitration and have extensive experience in major disputes across a variety of industries and areas of law, including construction, energy, infrastructure, antitrust, financial institutions, M&A, consumer & retail, manufacturing, and insurance. Filippa regularly advises clients on ongoing construction projects, primarily complex infrastructure and building projects.

Her experience also includes advising on white-collar crime issues such as risk assessments, internal investigations, police liaison, preparing for and assisting in police interviews with management/employees and assessing potential unlawful conduct by management/employees and/or counterparties.

Prior to joining White & Case, Filippa spent several years as a judge in the Swedish judiciary at various levels (first instance, appeals court and high court). Previously, she served at the Svea Court of Appeal in Stockholm (the main appeals court in Sweden), and at courts of first instance in Stockholm. Filippa has also worked at the Patent and Market Court of Appeal and the Land and Environment Court of Appeal, both of which are high courts and precedent-setting bodies.

Filippa's experience as a judge has allowed her to develop extensive expertise in effective case management, mediation, hearing management, decision making and award writing. She has completed the Arbitration Training Program organized by the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) in cooperation with the SCC Arbitration Institute. She accepts appointments as arbitrator and mediator.

Previous professional experience includes inter alia working as an associate at a top tier Swedish law firm, University Lecturer in corporate law at both Stockholm and Uppsala University Law School and serving at the Legal Protection Unit of the UNHCR, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and the Swedish Ministry of Justice.