Advokatfirman Vinge’s employment team, jointly led by Fredrik Dahl in Stockholm, Yohanna Öhrnegård in Gothenburg and Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp in Malmö, advises major clients, including domestic and international companies and banks, on a wide variety of matters, with an especially strong reputation for handling cross-border cases as well as investigations. Dahl focuses on M&A-related matters, reorganisations and strategic management advice, while Åsa Gotthardsson often works with HR professionals, management teams, and boards of directors. Öhrnegård regularly appears before Swedish courts and arbitration tribunals, with notable experience in trade secrets cases, and Jerntrop specialises in reorganisations, rehabilitation matters, M&A, and C-suite management advice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Vinge puts together well-balanced teams when it comes to experience and seniority, which leads to cost-effective projects. Further, the advice they give is always easy to understand and connected to reality.'

  • ‘Yohanna Öhrnegård stands out for her excellent people skills combined with intelligence and competence. She is impressive in court.'

  • ‘Åsa Gothardsson is very thoughtful, strategic, and knowledgeable with a great commercial mindset. She is a really good sounding board and a trusted advisor.'

  • ‘Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp and senior associate Daniel Melander Björner are extremely responsive and to the point, with a great understanding for the underlying business values in different matters.'

  • 'Yohanna Öhrnegård is arguably the best labour law counsel in Sweden.’

  • ‘Yohanna Öhrnegård is an excellent litigator and very strategic and knowledgeable. Fredrik Dahl has a world of experience under his belt.'

  • ‘The best labour law experts in Sweden.’

  • 'The team stands out for its quality and experience.'

Key clients

  • VR Group/Arriva
  • Klarna Bank AB
  • SGDS Gruppen AB

Work highlights

  • Advised a Swedish and international account payable automation company on its group internal merger.
  • Acted for VR Group in removing the managing director in its newly divested company Arriva, the largest Swedish railway company previously owned by Arriva Ltd.
  • Assisted Klarna Bank with a number of matters, including a headcount reduction where – in Sweden – some 300 employees were offered an exit package.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Fredrik Dahl, Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp, Yohanna Öhrnegård

Other key lawyers

Åsa Gotthardsson, Daniel Melander Björner