Leif Silbersky (born 8 March 1938 in

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lawyer and

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, living in Stockholm. 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

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(1996) *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) *Daniel Wallén, "Järnrörs-Daniel" in the

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''Baren'' (2001) *

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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; eckningar 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)

Notes

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