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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the pharmaceuticals and biotech industries should be looked at - as much as a means for saving on legal cost and managing litigation risk -...Read more

The contemporary state-of-art procurement is a well-organized, centralized, robust machine that gains benefits through ability to issue comprehensive RFP processes aiming, inter alia, for volume discounts. Through standardization, it is...Read more

Joining forces in different ways may bring accelerating benefits for entities operating in different markets. Common forms of cooperation among others contain joint venture, distributorship and research and development arrangements....Read more

One of the most important steps of arbitration is often the process of arbitral award's recognition and enforcement, this process as such sometimes may turn out to be not less...Read more

The successful implementation of complex co-operation contracts often depends on accurate, but straightforward communication to relevant stakeholders. There are several challenges in ensuring that a contract, once signed, is...Read more

This article is a case study of a long-running trademark dispute between the two leading dairy companies in Finland, focusing on the protection of a trademark with a reputation. Initially, Valio...Read more

Mediation is not just an English issue or an American issue. The Mediation Directive (EU Directive 2008/52/EC) came into force in back May 2011, and member states are still putting...Read more

During previous years, the M&A transaction field has been less active. Nevertheless the market is starting to merge again and transactions are appearing on the desks of in-house counsels. In...Read more

In the Finnish banking industry, there are practically two different basic models to organize a compliance function: • a legal department is also responsible for a compliance function or • a compliance function...Read more