Eric M. Runesson

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.

Eric Michael Runesson
Born	(1960-09-26) 26 September 1960 (age 64) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Education	Stockholm University Harvard Law School (LLM)[1]
Occupation	lawyer
Employer	Supreme Court of Sweden
Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 September 2018
Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 1)
Incumbent
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]