Castrén & Snellman is widely considered one of Finland’s leading firms in ICT and technology law matters. Many of our experts have acquired extensive practical experience working in renowned Finnish and international technology companies. By combining this experience with our understanding of our clients’ businesses and our extensive legal expertise in technology law matters, we are able to tailor solutions to our clients’ needs, ensuring that the results of their technology acquisitions meet their goals in respect of the content, timetable and budget,. We represent Finnish and international companies and entities acquiring and supplying technology and services, both in the private and public sectors.
IT PROJECTS
Our experts’ core competence consists of large IT projects, such as procurement and delivery of business-critical IT systems and services as well as IT outsourcing. In these projects we often advise our clients from the request for proposal (RFP) or proposal phase all the way through negotiating the final contracts.
OTHER IT AGREEMENTS
We advise our clients, for example, in the following IT contract matters:
- IT service agreements
- license agreements
- maintenance agreements
- software project agreements
- consulting agreements
- escrow agreements
- body shopping agreements
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
We represent our clients in disputes relating to IT agreements and product liability, both before general courts and arbitral tribunals. We are also recognised for our ability to find alternative, negotiated solutions to disputes, enabling our clients to avoid traditional trials, which can often be unpredictable. We are also well-versed in public procurement and competition regulations, and by taking these issues into account when drafting agreements, we can shield our clients from later disputes.
E-COMMERCE AND INTERNET SERVICES
We assist our clients in e-commerce and internet service matters, such as advising companies providing online services in liability issues and regarding consumer protection and distance selling regulations. Our expertise also covers questions relating to handling personal data and the protection of privacy, such as
- internal guidelines and data protection in working life;
- transfer and handling of personal data and related notification duties;
- electronic communications and maintenance of personal data files.
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