Finland firms find pick-me-up in healthcare and energy

• Autores: Rachel Moloney
• Localización: The Lawyer, ISSN-e 0953-7902, Vol. 30, Nº. 36 (10/19/2015), 2015
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Privatised healthcare and the push for energy diversity are likely to be big generators of legal work as Finland slowly recovers after the global crash.

    There seems to have been little consolidation in the Finnish legal market. Why is that, and do you see it changing in the coming year? Juha Pekka Katainen, managing partner, Krogerus: Eversheds' entry into the Finnish market in 2014 through its consolidation with Juridia Bützow resulted in a firm with a significant lawyer headcount in Finland. But, as is the case with other international brands in the country, such as Bird & Bird and White & Case, it remains to be seen if it will develop into a full-service firm or retain a presence in certain niche sectors