Senior Partner Pekka Jaatinen and associate Ilari Mustonen together with associate Oona Fromholdt from Mentula & Väätäinen Attorneys authored the Finland chapter for Shareholders’ Rights and Obligations: A Global Guide, published by Globe Law and Business.
19.2.2018
Castrén & Snellman Contributes to Finland Chapter of Shareholders’ Rights and Obligations
Pekka Jaatinen
The book provides an overview of the relevant legal rules and issues relating to the shareholders’ position in some 25 of the most important business nations around the globe. It provides practical guidance to shareholders, directors, general counsel and their attorneys to promote a better understanding of the rights, obligations and the dispute resolution systems related to shareholding.
Read more from the extract: Shareholders Rights and Obligations_Finland_Extract.pdf
A Global Guide can be purchased here.
For further information, please contact:
Pekka Jaatinen
Ilari Mustonen
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