25.1.2019

Benchmark Litigation: Castrén & Snellman among Finland’s Top Dispute Resolution Firms

Castrén & Snellman’s Dispute Resolution team is highly regarded in the 2019 Benchmark Litigation rankings. Partners Anders Forss and Marko Hentunen were named Dispute Resolution Stars by the publication. Benchmark Litigation Europe is a guide to the leading dispute resolution law firms and lawyers in the region.

‘Castrén & Snellman is highly regarded in the Finnish market and the team handles the full spectrum of litigation matters with a particular focus on competition, banking, technology, media, IP and employment. Marko Hentunen heads the dispute resolution team. In the competition space, the firm advised Valio on damages claims worth more than €100 million, arising from alleged infringement of competition law.’

Client feedback:

‘Castrén & Snellman has a very pragmatic and business orientated approach to litigation work.’ – Commerical and transactions

‘Castrén & Snellman provides services with the extreme quality and profession.’ – Competition/antitrust

‘Uwe Uusitalo keeps the client informed of the case and is always reachable to discuss the case.’ – Commercial and transactions

‘Jerker Pitkänen has an ability to handle very complicated litigation cases, structure them logically and to argue them orally before the judge, thus making the judge’s work very easy.’

Latest references

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