Vinge Dude Diligence – for improved gender equality

Maria-Pia Hope wins the Swedish Bar Association’s award for outstanding work within the legal profession

For the eighth year in a row, the Swedish Bar Association has issued the award for outstanding achievements within the legal profession. In 2019, the award goes to Maria-Pia Hope, Managing Partner at Advokatfirman Vinge.

James Hope receives three international awards

Vinge’s Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Stockholm, James Hope, has been appointed as a new member of the London Court of International Arbitration as well as arbitrator in the international panel of the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). He has also been ranked as a “Thought Leader” by the ranking guide WWL.

New counsel appointed

Vinge has appointed Helena Brännvall and Ulrika Bengtsson as counsel.

Employment & Benefits: Newsletter June

In this newsletter we take a closer look at the authority of managers. The article examines a case from the Swedish Labour Court that addresses the issue of the authority of a manager to enter into agreements with employees which are binding on the employer.

Vinge’s IP Group top-ranked

Vinge’s IP Group has once again been top-ranked by several leading ranking institutes within the area, now IAM 1000, MIP IP Stars as well as WTR Global.

Vinge awarded for gender equality work

For the seventh time – sixth time in a row – Vinge has won the award as the law firm in Sweden which has been most successful in relation to its gender equality work. 

Companies are excluded from contracts worth millions

The Swedish Competition Authority’s position on public procurement means that Swedish companies lose out on hundreds of millions in lost business.

Vinge top ranked in Legal 500

Vinge has received the highest ranking within14 of 17 categories in Legal 500’s ranking list which was published recently.

Anna Palmérus – new Managing Partner of Vinge’s Gothenburg office

Vinge Gothenburg has appointed Anna Palmérus as the new Managing Partner.

Vinge receives prestigious IP award

On Thursday, 7 March 2019, Vinge received the prestigious award - Sweden Trade Mark Contentious Firm of the Year 2019 at a ceremony in London. 

Maria-Pia Hope among Sweden’s most powerful businesswomen 2019.

“She is the CEO of one of the country’s largest law firms with approximately SEK 1 billion in turnover and which was responsible for most M&A transactions last year by far. Her firm also often ends up at the top of the rankings when law students are asked to nominate their preferred future employers.” These were the stated reasons for Vinge CEO Maria-Pia Hope’s inclusion in Veckans Affärer’s list of Sweden’s most powerful women.

Vinge’s IP team recruits three top candidates

Vinge has strengthened and developed the IP practice group by recruiting three sector specialists – intellectual property law postdoctoral researcher Stojan Arnerstål, senior IP lawyer Sofia Ljungblad and paralegal Kerstin Lagercrantz.

Vinge top ranked in Chambers Global, Global IP Awards and Client’s Choice Awards

The firm has won three awards within several practice areas. Not least in Chambers Global, Vinge is top ranked in five of six categories.

Record high activity within M&A – Christina Kokko interviewed in Dagens Industri

After several red-hot years, expectations were that there would be a decline in activity. Instead, in an interview in Dagens Industri, Vinge’s Christina Kokko describes an M&A market which is hotter than ever. 

Vinge awarded prestigious IP awards

Vinge’s IP practice group has won two awards at the IAM/WTR Global IP Awards. Vinge was awarded both Swedish Patent Litigation Firm of the Year and Swedish Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year.