About

Maria Fransson’s employer is based in Sweden but the main focus of her work over the past ten years has been the German market, particularly the German courts. A particular challenge has been the ‘combination of business and legal world which at times can appear like two different universes’, a challenge that she has masterfully overcome. Her success is partly based on a new definition of in-house counsel which she implemented in the team: ‘I have shifted the focus from a surveying to a driving role’ which Fransson understands as ‘taking responsibility for all matters that are coming up during a legal case’. A crucial part of this role model is team work. ‘In a litigation team, the team spirit is everything, it’s the basis for every single success’. She has successfully implemented an open and informal work environment that makes it ‘easier to pick up the phone than send a formal email’. Fransson’s career highlights are ‘fair court rulings based on a combination of the team’s technical, commercial and legal skills’.