Maria-Pia Hope

CEO Vinge, Managing Partner Stockholm Partner
  • Stockholm
  • Languages:
    Swedish, English

Maria-Pia Hope specialises in banking and finance, insolvency and reconstruction. She is Managing Partner and CEO of Vinge as of 2012 and and she is ranked as one of Sweden's leading banking and finance practitioners by IFLR. She is the Chair Emeritus of Lex Mundi’s Managing Partner’s Committee, and she has been on Veckans Affärer’s/Dagens Industri's annual list of the 125 most Powerful Women in Swedish Business from 2017 onwards. Maria-Pia was also the 2019 recipient of the Swedish Bar Association’s annual award for distinguished contributions to the legal profession.  In 2022, she was awarded "Årets Chef", the preeminent Swedish leadership award, for her modern and sustainable leadership.

Mentions

Maria-Pia Hope is awarded "Årets Chef 2022", the preeminent Swedish leadership award, for her modern and sustainable leadership. Newspaper Chef

Maria-Pia Hope is regularly ranked as an IFLR Women Leaders for Sweden

Maria-Pia Hope is ranked as Highly regarded at IFLR 1000 2019

   

Business Sectors

Education

  • Graduate of the Meyler Campbell Mastered Programme in Business Coaching, 2020-2021
  • Harvard Law School, Leadership in Law Firms, 2017
  • Harvard Law School, LL M 1994
  • Edinburgh University, ERASMUS-student, 1993
  • Lund University, LL M, 1993

Experience

  • Advokatfirman Cederquist KB, London office 1994-1996

News

Vinge Dude Diligence – for improved gender equality
Press Release May 11, 2022

Vinge Dude Diligence – for improved gender equality

Vinge is one of Sweden’s leading law firms and the country’s leading provider of M&A services. In 20…

Vinge wins M&A legal advisor of the year award
News April 01, 2022

Vinge wins M&A legal advisor of the year award

Mergermarket has awarded Vinge the Swedish Legal M&A Advisor of 2021.

Vinge awarded Sweden Law Firm of the Year 2021 by Chambers & Partners
News April 23, 2021

Vinge awarded Sweden Law Firm of the Year 2021 by Chambers & Partners

The award, Chambers Europe Award for Excellence – Sweden Law Firm of the Year 2021, is one of the fo…

Vinge’s Managing Partner Maria-Pia Hope is chosen as one of the most powerful women in Swedish business by Dagens Industri
News March 08, 2021

Vinge’s Managing Partner Maria-Pia Hope is chosen as one of the most powerful women in Swedish business by Dagens Industri

Maria Pia Hope, Managing Partner at Vinge, stands out as one of the few lawyers on the list when Dag…

Vinge – Best law firm for female business lawyers
News September 10, 2020

Vinge – Best law firm for female business lawyers

Vinge has been awarded “Best Nordic Business Law Firm for Women” at the European Women in Business L…

Vinge awarded ”Swedish Law Firm of the Year 2020” by IFLR
News April 24, 2020

Vinge awarded ”Swedish Law Firm of the Year 2020” by IFLR

Vinge has won the award ”Swedish Law Firm of the Year 2020” from the International Financial Law Rev…

Vinge is M&A law firm of the year for the 6th consecutive year
Press Release December 05, 2019

Vinge is M&A law firm of the year for the 6th consecutive year

Mergermarket has awarded Vinge the title of 2019 M&A Legal Advisor of the Year amongst business law…

Maria-Pia Hope wins the Swedish Bar Association’s award for outstanding work within the legal profession
News October 25, 2019

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 achie…

Maria-Pia Hope among Sweden’s most powerful businesswomen 2019.
News March 08, 2019

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 turnov…

Fifth year in a row: Vinge – Sweden M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
Press Release December 07, 2018

Fifth year in a row: Vinge – Sweden M&A Legal Adviser of the Year

Vinge has won Mergermarket’s award Sweden M&A Legal Adviser of the Year.

Vinge tops IFLR’s rankings
News November 08, 2018

Vinge tops IFLR’s rankings

Vinge has distinguished itself this year once again in the IFLR’s “Guide to the World’s Leading Fina…

Vinge strengthens its board of directors and management
Press Release November 07, 2018

Vinge strengthens its board of directors and management

Advokatfirman Vinge has developed the organization in order to strengthen and render the operations…

Vinge – Best law firm for female business lawyers
News June 15, 2018

Vinge – Best law firm for female business lawyers

For the sixth time – and the fifth time in a row – Vinge won the award as the law firm in Sweden whi…

Record year for Vinge
Press Release March 22, 2018

Record year for Vinge

After a strong 2016, 2017 became Vinge’s best year ever with an increase in turnover of 15%.

Maria‑Pia Hope one of Swedish commerce’s most powerful women 2018
News March 08, 2018

Maria‑Pia Hope one of Swedish commerce’s most powerful women 2018

On 7 March 2018, Vinge’s CEO Maria‑Pia Hope was named by Veckans Affärer as one of Sweden’s most pow…

Vinge named Sweden Law Firm of the Year
Press Release April 11, 2017

Vinge named Sweden Law Firm of the Year

Vinge has been awarded the prize of best Swedish law firm 2017. The award, the Chambers Europe Award…

Vinge receives M&A Award for third consecutive year
News December 09, 2016

Vinge receives M&A Award for third consecutive year

For the third consecutive year, Mergermarket has awarded Vinge the Sweden M&A Legal Adviser of t…

Vinge - Sweden M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2015
News December 08, 2015

Vinge - Sweden M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2015

Vinge has been awarded Sweden M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2015 by the Financial Times and Merg…