Partners
Sanna Orkan
CO-FOUNDING PARTNER | BUSINESS DIRECTOR
Sanna Erika Teresia Orkan is a Partner at the Firm and our Business Director. She received both her Law Degree and her Master’s Degree with Honours from the University of Stockholm (her final thesis was entitled “Hardcore Cartels in the US and in the EC”).
Recognised by GCR and Who´s Who Legal among the world’s leading competition partners of her generation, Sanna is the only foreign female partner ever recommended by The Legal 500 for EU and Competition Law in Spain. She began her career in 2000 by serving at the Global Security Department of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Following an assignment at the Swedish Consulate in San Diego, USA, Sanna was appointed Desk Officer at the Foreign Ministry’s Americas Department, acting as one of Sweden’s delegates in the EU. After leaving the Diplomatic Service, Sanna moved to Madrid, where she worked for a Spanish Public Foundation. She co-founded the Firm in 2013.
EDUCATION
Faculty of Law, University of Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish Law Degree and LL.M. Eur. in European Law with honours, 2002
Faculty of Law, Madrid Complutense University, Spain
Courses in Spanish Law, 1997-98
English Department, University of Stockholm, Sweden
English, 1993-94
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
DelaCalle Abogados SLP
Partner and Business Director, 2013 — Present
Spanish Public Foundation Genoma España
Management Group Coördinator, 2002-2011
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Desk Officer, Americas Department, 2001
Swedish Consulate in San Diego, USA
Consular Assistant, 2000
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Desk Officer, Global Security Department, Jun.- Jul., 2000
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Trainee, Global Security Department, Jun.- Aug., 1999
Trainee, Americas Department, Jul.- Aug., 1998
Swedish Ministry for Social Affairs
Trainee, International Department, Jul.- Aug., 1996
ACCOLADES
Recommended by The Legal 500 | EU and Competition Law in Spain
Legalease, 2017 Edition and onwards
Future Leaders in Competition Award
Global Competition Review and Who’s Who Legal, 2018 and 2019
Leaders in Competition & Antitrust Law in Spain
Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Award, 2018
