Chambers Global once again ranked our services among the best in Finland in its annual publication, which came out on 14 February 2019. The rankings place the greatest emphasis on client feedback, supplemented by background information provided by law firms.
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Castrén & Snellman Experts Top-Ranked in Chambers Global: ‘Very Service-Minded and Target-Oriented’
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Chambers Global researched and ranked Finnish law firms in the categories of Intellectual Property (Band 2), Banking & Finance (Band 1), Dispute Resolution (Band 1) and Corporate/M&A (Band 2).
Additionally, a total of 13 of our experts received individual rankings from Chambers Global.
Tero Tuomisto (Banking & Finance): ‘Clients describe him as “a top-notch professional” who “possesses a good combination of broad experience and negotiation skills”.’
Sakari Lukinmaa (Banking & Finance): ‘Clients praise his “deep knowledge of financing”, adding: “He delivers what we agreed and usually a bit more”.’
Carola Lindholm (Corporate M&A): ‘Clients describe her as “great in M&A and at combining all the different skills that are needed”.’
Jan Örndahl (Corporate M&A): ‘Clients describe him as “very service-minded and target-oriented”, as well as “business-savvy, flexible and easy to work with”.’
Anders Forss (Dispute Resolution): ‘Clients commend his “excellent team leader qualities”, adding they “can trust that he makes the right choices and leads the case in the best possible way”.’
Niklas Langenskiöld (Dispute Resolution): ‘One client states he “was very effective in negotiations and concentrated on commercial goals. He is experienced handling disputes relating to banking, finance and insurance”.’
Sakari Salonen (Intellectual Property): Clients praise his experience in IP disputes, trade mark infringement and customs seizure matters.
Besides the Global directory, Chambers also annually publishes the Chambers Europe directory, which looks more extensively at Finnish legal experts in various fields. Both publications have for many years ranked Castrén & Snellman’s services and experts as being among the best in Finland. For a more detailed look at the rankings, please visit the Chambers Global website.
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