Advokatfirman Vinge
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Vinge is one of Sweden
's two largest law firm
s and one of Europe's 100 largest law firms (see List of largest European law firms), with approximately 300 lawyer
s working in the firm and an annual turnover
of about 936 million SEK (about 100 million EURO). The current firm was created by a merger of several smaller Swedish law firms in 1983.
Vinge is composed of several specialized practice groups and is considered a "full-service" commercial law firm. Vinges offices in Sweden are located in Stockholm
, Gothenburg
, Malmö
and Helsingborg
, and the international offices are located in Brussels
, Hong Kong
and Shanghai
.
Vinge was chosen Swedens best law firm 2006 and 2007 in a survey conducted by the International Law Office.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's two largest law firm
Law firm
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s and one of Europe's 100 largest law firms (see List of largest European law firms), with approximately 300 lawyer
Lawyer
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s working in the firm and an annual turnover
Revenue
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of about 936 million SEK (about 100 million EURO). The current firm was created by a merger of several smaller Swedish law firms in 1983.
Vinge is composed of several specialized practice groups and is considered a "full-service" commercial law firm. Vinges offices in Sweden are located in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
and Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, and the international offices are located in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
.
Vinge was chosen Swedens best law firm 2006 and 2007 in a survey conducted by the International Law Office.