Advokatfirman Vinge’s leading EU and competition practice handles the full spectrum of matters in both Sweden and Brussels. The group’s ongoing representation of HMD Global and Opera in proceedings before the EU Court of Justice in connection with the European Commission’s infringement decision against Google Android is testament to the firm’s expertise in abuse of dominance cases in the digital space. Marcus Glader, who handles transactions, abuse of dominance issues, authority investigations, and competition litigation on a regular basis, leads the firm-wide practice group. With experience encompassing merger control, cartel investigations, and horizontal and vertical cooperations, Anna Palmérus leads the team in Gothenburg. Pär Remnelid heads up the team in Malmö, while Martin Johansson in Belgium also plays a key role. EQT merger control specialist Sebastian Örndahl is also a key contact.
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‘Overall very impressed by the Vinge team and how they handle complex and multinational matters. Friendly atmosphere and at the same time professional in all aspects. Always available and ready to support.’
‘Marcus Glader is extremely valuable with his customer attention and ability to pinpoint and articulate the core of the EU and competition issues at hand.'
‘Anna Palmérus is outstanding in her ability to summarise complex issues and get to the point. She is always professional but with a humble approach. We really appreciate working with her.'
‘Anna Palmérus focuses on the client’s business needs and objectives, while providing clear and useful actionable advice and guidance. She is well connected in international networks.’
‘Sebastian Örndahl is the best outside counsel I work with regularly. He is able to distill legal terminology and requirements into digestible information for clients, enabling the collaboration to be much more efficient. He also helps to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and local counsels, which helped to significantly streamline the process for us.'
‘Vinge's EU and competition team is the best in Sweden. The team combines great customer attention with in-depth understanding of commercial drivers and market characteristics, cutting-edge competence within economics, and profound knowledge in EU and competition law.'
‘The Vinge team have the domain expertise and are highly reliable when it comes to client support. We received almost round-the-clock support from Vinge team despite the significant time difference.'
‘A versatile team that complements its competition law advice with in-depth market analysis.'
Key clients
- Axcel
- EQT
- SJ
- Tele2
- HMD and Opera
- Stockholm Exergi
- Schibsted
- Fidelio
- Fortum
- Rexel
Work highlights
- Representing HMD Global and Opera as main parties in the Google Android case before the EU Court of Justice. The case concerns the European Commission’s infringement decision (including €4.34 billion fines) against Google.
- Advised investment fund EQT in its take private of Dechra Pharmaceuticals with a deal value of approximately $5.8bn.
- Advised Bilia AB (publ) on the acquisitions of Bil AB Ove Olofsson and B Motorgruppen Stockholm AB.
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Sebastian Örndahl
Practice head
Marcus Glader; Anna Palmérus; Pär Remnelid; Martin Johansson
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Sebastian Örndahl