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In the recently released Chambers Europe 2024 rankings, Sorainen improved its rankings in two categories and secured top-category rankings for all our teams in the Baltics. As a law firm, we are praised by clients for our client-focused approach, top-notch expertise, and excellent teamwork. Says a client: “The team has exceptional know-how in the specific […]
Our Dispute Resolution team successfully represented a client in a court case concerning the recognition and enforcement of a GAFTA (The Grain and Feed Trade Association of London) arbitration award in Latvia. Arbitral award The client had delivered goods under a contract, but the defendant had only partially settled the payment, remaining in debt for […]
Our dispute resolution team provided defence for clients who were involved in employer-initiated criminal proceedings for defamation and extortion, and who were seeking to end psychological violence in the workplace. Our team was actively involved in the pre-trial criminal proceedings, providing detailed, evidence-based presentation of the factual circumstances and an explanation of the assessment they […]
We advised the Finnish forest industry company Metsä Group on selling its Estonian subsidiary Metsä Forest Eesti’s wood supply business to Combiforest, an Estonian woodworking company owned by Combiwood Grupp. The parties have also agreed on long-term deliveries of pulpwood and chips to Metsä Group. Among the largest forest industry companies in the region Metsä […]
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, has gone down in history as the man who led Iceland to become the first nation to recognize the independent Baltic states in 1991. Jón turned 85 this in February 2024, and his daughter took him to Estonia to celebrate his birthday with his […]