Castrén & Snellman is honoured to be shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year: Scandinavia And the Nordics by The Lawyer European Awards 2021.
16.11.2021
The Lawyer European Awards: C&S Shortlisted for the Law Firm of the Year – Scandinavia And the Nordics
The Lawyer European Awards are hosted annually to celebrate the best practice and excellence across the whole industry, including in-house legal departments, private practice and the Bar, both nationally and internationally. The winners will be announced in a virtual award ceremony on 1 December.
Most recently, our firm received the title of Scandinavian Law Firm of the year by IFLR Women in business law Awards 2021. Castrén & Snellman’s work to promote diversity and support its personnel’s work-life balance are part of the firm’s overall sustainability programme, which took some major steps forward in 2020–2021. Our firm was the first Finnish law firm to join the UN Global Compact. Our work on all fronts of corporate responsibility continues in 2021. Read the announcement and our sustainability report.
The shortlist for The Lawyer European Awards 2021 is available here.
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