22.3.2016

Castrén & Snellman Shortlisted Again for the Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence

Castrén & Snellman has been nominated for the Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2016: Finland. Our firm was on the shortlist last year as well and won the award in 2014.

Chambers Europe will select law firms that stand out for the excellence of their work and expertise as the recipients of its Awards for Excellence 2016. According to Chambers, the awards signify notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.

Chambers & Partners has been surveying and ranking law firms for over twenty years. Its team of researchers conducts thousands of interviews with leading in-house counsel. Chambers selects its nominees for the Awards for Excellence on the basis of its surveys over the previous year. The award ceremony will be held in London on 22 April 2016.

Click here to see all the nominees.

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