The second group of national firm rankings for this year’s edition of IFLR1000 have been published, and Castrén & Snellman’s expertise is at the top of the field in Finland. The firm’s services placed in Tier 1 in Banking and Capital Markets: Equity. IFLR1000 annually ranks leading financial and corporate law firms in different regions, markets and practice areas. The IFLR1000 is publishing this year’s national ranking tables in four groups over four months.
Merja Kivelä and Tero Tuomisto retained their positions as Market Leaders, while Sakari Lukinmaa and Janne Lauha were ‘highly regarded’.
See the rankings in detail on www.IFLR1000.com.
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