Leif Silbersky

Leif Silbersky (born 8 March 1938 in Malmö, Skåne) is a well-known Swedish lawyer and author, living in Stockholm.

Leif Silbersky in 2015

He is notable for taking many high-profile cases which have enjoyed large media attention, making him one of the most noted lawyers in Sweden.

Clients that have been represented by Silbersky as reported in media

  • Sigvard Marjasin, Former county governor of Örebro (1996)[1]
  • Meysam Mohammadyeh, sentenced for participating in arson killing 63 people, Gothenburg discothèque fire (1999)
  • Thomas Jisander, Member of the board of directors in Trustor (2001)[2]
  • Daniel Wallén, "Järnrörs-Daniel" in the reality TV show Baren (2001)[3]
  • Marie Fredriksson, Singer and songwriter. Member of pop group Roxette. She sued a newspaper for libel (2003)[4]
  • Calle Jonsson, a young Swede accused of having stabbed a man in Greece (2005)[5]
  • Anna Sjödin, Former president of Swedish Social Democratic Youth League (2006)[6]
  • Niklas Lindgren, Hagamannen (2006)[7]
  • Janne Karlsson, Coach for Linköping ice hockey (2007)[8]
  • Anders Eklund, found guilty of two murders, one of them a 10-year-old girl (2008)
  • A murder on a 78-year-old woman, in connection with an argument about a parking spot (2010).
  • Julian Assange, editor in chief of WikiLeaks, accused of rape and molestation (2010)[9]

Works

Aside from being a lawyer he has also co-written many crime books with his friend Olov Svedelid including.

  • Mord bäste broder (1974)
  • Anbud från döden (1975)
  • Döden skriver brev (1976)
  • Sista vittnet (1977), also in English: The last witness.
  • Straffspark (1978)
  • Bländverk (1979)
  • Målbrott (1980)
  • Dödens barn (1981)
  • Dina dagar är räknade (1982)
  • Ont blod (1983)
  • Villfarelsen (1984)
  • Villebrådet (1985)
  • Bilden av ett mord (1986)
  • Narrspel (1988)
  • Sprängstoff (1989)
  • En röst för döden (1990)
  • Döden tar inga mutor (1992)
  • Och tiden den stod stilla (1992)
  • Svart är dödens färg (1993)
  • Skrivet i blod (1994)
  • Den stora tystnaden (1995)
  • Gå i döden (1996)
  • Mördaren har inga vänner (1998)
  • Den sista lögnen (2000)
  • Upplösningen (2002)

Other works

  • Att skiljas på svenska, (1966) (with Henning Sjöström)
  • Älska i lagens namn: en debattbok om familjerättskommitténs förslag till äktenskapsrätt, (1967)
  • Såra tukt och sedlighet: en debattbok om pornografin, Carlösten Nordmark, RFSU-debatt 1, (1969)
  • Vad säger lagen om barnet? tillsammans med Karin von Schenck, (1969)
  • Jag - en advokat, (1974)
  • Det kunde gällt dig : vardagsfall från en advokatbyrå, (1975)
  • Hundbiten; [teckningar och omslag av Ingrid af Sandeberg], (1975)
  • Porträtt av terrorister: intervjuer med terrorister i israeliska fängelser, (1977)
  • I skuggan av skampålen (1980)
  • Att leva tillsammans med eller utan ring? (1986) (with Richard Schönmeyr, Sven Severin)

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