Castrén & Snellman’s dispute resolution team is thrilled to be ranked as one of the world’s best law firms in international arbitration in the GAR 100 list published by the Global Arbitration Review.
15.5.2020
C&S Ranked Among Finest International Arbitration Law Firms
Anders Forss, Marko Hentunen & Tuomas Lehtinen
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The GAR 100 is a guide to international arbitration that lists the world’s leading international arbitration practices every year. The criteria used in the GAR 100 survey are reputation, amount of work undertaken as well as experience. Castrén & Snellman is one of only two Finnish law firms recognised as specialists in international arbitration by the GAR 100.
Now in its 13th edition, the GAR 100 focuses on confirming the genuine international arbitration capabilities and track record of the firms it lists.
The GAR 100 highlighted our extensive roster of successful cases, particularly mentioning how ‘C&S has wrapped up an ICC arbitration seated in Estonia and continues to act in a Belgian-seated ICC dispute worth US$800 million. It also concluded a US$800 million arbitration at the Finnish Arbitration Institution, in which it represented a well-known Asian conglomerate’.
The publication singles out partners Marko Hentunen, Anders Forss, Tuomas Lehtinen and Niklas Langenskiöld for praise.
The GAR 100 offers reviews on practices of all sizes from all parts of the world.
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