Eric M. Runesson
Swedish lawyer
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Eric Michael Runesson, born Andersson (born 26 September 1960),[2] is a Swedish lawyer, member of the Swedish Academy and Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden.
Harvard Law School (LLM)[1]
Eric Michael Runesson | |
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| Born | 26 September 1960 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Education | Stockholm University Harvard Law School (LLM)[1] |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Employer | Supreme Court of Sweden |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2018 | |
| Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 1) | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lotta Lotass |
Biography
Eric M. Runesson became a member of the Swedish Bar Association in 1993. He became a lawyer and partner in Sandart & Partners Law Office in 1996. Runesson became a Doctor of Law at the Stockholm School of Economics in 1996,[3] writing his thesis on the Reconstruction of incomplete contracts. He became a lecturer in 2000.
Runesson was appointed on 14 June 2018 as Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden, effective 3 September 2018.[4]
On 4 October 2018 Eric Runesson was elected to the Swedish Academy.[5] He formally entered the Academy on 20 December 2018 and succeeded Lotta Lotass on chair 1.[6]
