Who’s Who Legal has named Castrén & Snellman as Finland’s Law Firm of the Year. This is the third award we have received recognising this record-breaking year for our firm. We have also been named Law Firm of the Year in Scandinavia and the Nordics in The Lawyer European Awards, and Scandinavian Law firm of the year in the IFLR Women in Business Awards.
21.12.2021
Who’s Who Legal Awards 2021: C&S Law Firm of the Year in Finland
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Each year Who’s Who Legal presents awards to the individuals and firms in over 70 jurisdictions that have performed exceptionally well in their research. Twenty-eight of our practitioners received high individual rankings in different practice areas during this year:
Thought Leaders Global Elite
Thought Leaders are those individuals who have performed exceptionally well in WWL’s research, with only a small proportion of those considered selected. Only around 2% of all nominees are selected as Global Elite Thought Leaders.
Pekka Jaatinen, Thought Leaders Global Elite – Restructuring & Insolvency
Eija Warma-Lehtinen, Data – Data Privacy & Protection 2021
Thought Leaders 2021:
Sanna Alku, Labour & Employment
Pia Ek, Data Privacy & Protection, Information Technology
Anders Forss, Litigation
Tuomas Lehtinen, Construction
Pauliina Tenhunen, Corporate Governance
Outi Tähtinen, Labour & Employment
Eija Warma-Lehtinen, Data Security, Telecoms & Media
Future Leaders – Non-Partners 2022
Jerker Pitkänen, Arbitration
Recommended and Global Leaders
Anders Forss, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
Mikko Alakare, Tax Advisory
Pia Ek, Data Security,
Marko Hentunen, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
Pekka Jaatinen, Corporate Governance
Suvi Kettunen, Labour & Employment
Merja Kivelä, Capital Markets – Debt & Equity
Anna Kuusniemi-Laine, Government – Government Contracts
Sari Laaksonen, Tax Advisory
Niklas Langenskiöld, Transport – Shipping
Janne Lauha, Banking – Regulatory
Tuomas Lehtinen, Mediation
Johanna Lähde, Government – Government Contracts
Heidi Malmberg, Environment
Nina Mikander, IP – Trademarks
Jussi Nieminen, Future Leader – Competition
Hanna Paloheimo, IP – Patents, Life Sciences
Sakari Salonen, IP – Trademarks. IP – Patents
Samuli Tarkiainen, Energy – Power/Electricity
Pauliina Tenhunen, Restructuring & Insolvency
Uwe Uusitalo, Construction
Matias Wallgren, Environment
Jan Örndahl, M&A
See all the winners on the website of Who’s Who Legal.
Who’s Who Legal identifies the foremost legal practitioners in multiple areas of business law every year. In total, the site features over 50,000 of the world’s leading private practice lawyers and 2,500 consulting experts from over 160 national jurisdictions.
Read more about WWL’s research methodology here.
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Hanza AB – Acquisition of Leden Group
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Smarter Contracts – Registration of the first non-EU data intermediation service in Finland
We assisted Smarter Contracts Ltd in the process where the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom confirmed it to be an EU-recognised data intermediation service. Non-EU companies must have a legal representative in some EU country so that they can offer data intermediation services in accordance with the Data Governance Act. Smarter Contracts is based in Great Britain and selected Finland for the task. Smarter Contracts is the first non-EU data intermediation service registered by Traficom. Wayne Lloyd, Founder & CEO of Smarter Contracts, remarked: The support from the Castrén team was exceptional from start to finish. Pioneering new territory is never without its challenges, and as the first non-EU data intermediation service provider, we faced significant legal uncertainties. Despite these complexities, the Castrén team expertly guided us through each step with remarkable efficiency, providing the certainty we needed. Smarter Contracts leverages its proprietary Pulse Permissions Protocol® to deliver advanced consent and access rights management services. This milestone highlights Castrén & Snellman’s proficiency in navigating intricate regulatory landscapes, whilst recognising the relevance of Smarter Contracts’ innovative approach to secure, compliant data management.
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