Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution - Finland
What the Team is Known For
Castrén & Snellman has a market-leading team advising on a range of complex and high-value disputes. The law firm has strong expertise in both litigation and arbitration that includes representing clients in cases in the energy, construction, technology and banking sectors. The team has also advised government authorities and regularly acts on private enforcement cases.
Strengths
The team has a broad level of experience, knows the client's business in detail and provides practical advice.
The firm has talented individuals with a can-do attitude and willingness to adjust their style and scope to the needs of the client.
The attorneys are experienced and solution-oriented litigators who understand complex cases, and help build a strategy that allows the court to understand the case's essential factors.
The law firm has excellent knowledge in specialist fields and large teams that are able to handle challenging deadlines and large cases.
The lawyers are easy to work with, very structured and try to keep everyone in the loop.
Work Highlights
Castrén & Snellman represented Lujatalo in a dispute against the City of Espoo regarding the construction of a hospital.
Notable practitioners
Marko Hentunen is an eminent lawyer in the Finnish legal market, assisting with commercial disputes as well as criminal investigations. He also boasts a longstanding reputation as an arbitrator.
Anders Forss leads a variety of litigation matters, including construction and competition disputes, and white-collar crime cases. He has additional experience in arbitration.
He is a highly esteemed arbitrator.
Anders Forss really drives cases and makes sure you are in the best position.
Anders Forss is an excellent lawyer who is easy to work with and has good commercial awareness.
Tuomas Lehtinen is an adept lawyer who assists with construction and contractual disputes, offering additional experience in arbitration.
Tuomas Lehtinen is very experienced.
Tuomas Lehtinen has strong international arbitration skills. He is a great tactician and is sharp in court, especially in cross examination.
He is goal-focused and understands the commercial realities.
Tuomas is an exceptionally clever man with a wonderful bedside manner.
Ilona Karppinen co-heads the department and is highly regarded for her dispute resolution practice. She has notable experience handling cases in the energy sector, including arbitration proceedings and matters in the administrative courts.
She has a very good sense when taking a 360-degree view on things to understand how the other party would act and what their arguments would be.
Ilona Karppinen is an excellent lawyer who provides exhaustive advice and is able to grasp and handle large and complex cases.
She is a skillful litigator and communicates well in all circumstances. She demonstrates clear thinking in complex cases.
Up-and-coming practitioner Jerker Pitkänen is particularly well versed in domestic and international arbitration involving construction disputes.
Jerker Pitkänen is a rising star.
Jerker has excellent commercial savviness, thinks outside of the box and is never short of solutions. We also appreciate his clear communication style.