Het toonaangevende 'ranking' bureau Chambers & Partners [1] heeft eind mei 2010 de “Europe Guide 2010’ uitgegeven, met daarin de rankings van kantoren en advocaten in Europa. Vondst wordt aanbevolen voor Nederland aanbeloven voor zowel ‘IP’ (Intellectual Property) als voor ‘IT & IT Outsourcing’.

Over Vondst zegt Chambers:

“This boutique specialises in IP law, IT, pharmaceuticals and life sciences. It has been involved in a number of cross-border patent cases of late, mostly in the pharmaceutical and medical devices area, and also has expertise in breeders' rights. Clients include Deere & Company, Chengdu Xingraphics and Angiotech Pharmaceuticals. Sources say: "They are not afraid to challenge the status quo if it's in the interest of their client."

En over de advocaten:

"Focusing on patent litigation, Otto Swens is regularly called upon in pharmaceutical, chemistry and mechanical engineering cases. "He can make a quick assessment of the feasibility of a project and he always delivers on his promises," say clients."

"Also recommended is Silvie Wertwijn, who handles trade mark matters and patent cases, as well as providing general IP advice. Clients value her "great business sense" and professional attitude."

"Polo Van der Putt recently joined Vondst Advocaten N V to boost the firm's IT practice. He focuses on technology and IT, and is a well-known name in the market who enjoys a loyal following from a number of high-end clients."

[1] Independent survey shows Chambers in the lead. An independent journal, International In-House Counsel, conducted a survey of over 20,000 in-house counsel from around the world. They were asked: If you use directories to identify law firms/individuals, which one/s do you use? Their answers gave Chambers an astounding lead. Chambers & Partners: 51%, LEGAL500: 22%, Martindale-Hubbell: 14%, Practical Law Company: 7%, Who’s Who Legal: 6% (These figures are reproduced from the International In-house Counsel Journal, an independent publication.)