Mannheimer Swartling named exclusive legal advisor to Men’s Handball World Championship in 2011.

– We are proud to be working with the organisers of the 2011 Handball World Championship and the opportunity to support the Swedish handball community, comments Claes Albinsson, partner at Mannheimer Swartling responsible for the firm’s team.

– Swedish Handball is pleased that Mannheimer Swartling is going to work with us as our exclusive legal advisors on the 2011 Handball World Championship. This ensures that the organisers and management of the Championship will have access to legal competence and advice of the highest quality, according to Frank Ström, commercial manager for the Championship.

Sweden is hosting the Men’s Handball World Championship in January 2011. The Championship is anticipated to be the largest event in Scandinavia in 2011, with a TV audience of approximately two billion people in 150 countries and over 300 000 spectators. Swedish handball has a strong tradition and many of the country’s talented players have achieved international recognition. As the host nation for a global event – with a team once again capable of competing for international titles – Sweden’s position in the sport will be further strengthened and the events around the Championship afford many business opportunities.

Mannheimer Swartling is Sweden’s leading business law firm. The firm represents many of Sweden’s, and the world’s, leading major and mid-sized companies and organisations.

Facts about the Championship:

• The tournament runs from January 13-30, 2011.
• 24 teams participate and all continents are represented.
• The Championship starts with a preliminary round with four groups; each group consists of six teams.
• The Championship continues with a main round with two groups; each group consists of six teams.
• The finals and one of the semi-finals will be played in Malmö Arena. The other semi-final will be played in Kristianstad.
• One of the objectives of the Championship is to create a multicultural event for the community that extends beyond the handball arenas.
• The cities hosting the Championship are Malmö, Lund, Kristianstad, Göteborg, Jönköping, Linköping, Norrköping and Skövde.
• The first tickets were released October 2009. The next release will be spring 2010, where a number of ”follow your team” and final match tickets will be sold.
• The remainder of the tickets will be released subsequent to a drawing that will be held around mid-2010.