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HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd

MANNERHEIMINTIE 14 A, 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Tel:: Work +358 9 177 613
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Finland

Banking and finance

HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd advises domestic and regional financial institutions, and focuses on complex agreements as opposed to headline transactions; notably, the firm has a strong reputation for insolvency work. Arto Kukkonen has a wealth of experience.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd advises international companies on everyday corporate needs and transactions. It represented Basware plc on its acquisition of the e-invoicing business of TNT Post. Mikka Erkkilä and Taina Tuohino are key figures.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd successfully represented software games developer Electronic Arts in the Supreme Court, and has also represented clients in construction and employment disputes. Managing partner Markku Korvenmaa often takes the lead.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is a third tier firm,

HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd advises international clients on competition and EU matters. Taina Tuohino is advising Nortel Networks on competition aspects of its ongoing administration.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is a second tier firm,

HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd’s IP-rich technology clients include software games developer, Electronic Arts, which Martin von Willebrand is advising in an anti-piracy case in the Supreme Court. Esa Korkeamäki is an experienced and well-known IP lawyer and arbitrator.

Maritime and transport

Within Maritime and transport, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is a second tier firm,

Like other firms in this tier, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd does not have a dedicated maritime or transport practice group but has notable experience in providing corporate and disputes advice to transport sector clients.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is a third tier firm,

Eero Kajander at HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd has over 30 years’ experience of real estate work, including construction disputes and contractual matters. Markku Korvenmaa acted for YIT Kiinteistöteknikka Oy in a number of construction disputes.

TMT

Within TMT , HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is a second tier firm,

HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd has a range of significant clients for IT matters. Recommended partners Martin von Willebrand and Miika Erkkilä advise the association of Finnish cities and municipalities’ public IT working group, and private sector clients include Yahoo! and other global players in the telecoms and technology fields.

Tax

Within Tax, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is a third tier firm,

Litigator and arbitrator Arto Kukkonen at HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is known for his tax law abilities, particularly in relation to disputes, insolvency and restructuring.

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The European Commission proposes stringent rules for high-frequency traders

The European Commission has recently introduced two important regulatory packages that seek to respond to the challenges posed by rapidly developing trading technologies, particularly so-called high frequency trading. If the new regulations are adopted as drafted, considerable changes are in store for both those entities that engage in high frequency trading and the trading venues providing them access to the market.

- Krogerus
Implications of competition law on information exchange - New book published in Finland

Lotta Uusitalo, Anne Petäjäniemi-Björklund and Leea Salminen, Attorneys at Law of Procopé & Hornborg, have written a book on the implications of competition law on information exchange.

- Procopé & Hornborg
New Waste Act to enter into force on May 1, 2012 in Finland

The EC waste directive (2008/98/EC) will be implemented in Finland by the new Finnish Waste Act, which will enter into force on May 1, 2012.

- Procopé & Hornborg
Construction 2012

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Court ruling on the Finnish CFC legislation

The Finnish CFC legislation implies that a Finnish company may be subject to income tax for its share of the profit of a CFC regardless of whether these profits are distributed by the CFC to its shareholders or not. A CFC is defined as a foreign corporation owned and controlled by a Finnish tax resident that pays income tax in its domicile at a rate less than 60% of the Finnish corporate income tax rate.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
Cross-border merger case to ECJ

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court decided on 7 March 2011 (KHO 2011:21) to request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) concerning the question whether a Finnish parent company may deduct the final tax losses of its Swedish subsidiary after a cross-border merger.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
The European Commission proposes a system of common consolidated corporate tax base

The European Commission presented on 16 March 2011 a proposal that calls for a common system for calculating the tax base of business operating in the EU. At the moment, a company active within the whole EU can be forced to comply with up to 27 different national tax systems. The new Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) seeks to reduce the administrative burden, compliance costs and legal uncertainties by creating a "one-stop-shop" system where the profits and losses across the EU could be consolidated.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
Owner's obligations at acceptance inspection clarified by the Helsinki Appellate Court

By its decision 18 February 2011 (S09/3055) the Helsinki Appellate Court confirmed that an owner is entitled to rely on the quality assurance of a well-known construction company at an acceptance inspection. The court held that the owner is entitled to demand rectification of construction defects and to claim damages for deficiencies discovered during the guarantee period.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
Tax-neutral exchange of shares case to ECJ

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) decided on 31 January 2011 (KHO:2011:10) to ask for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) concerning the question whether a tax-neutral share exchange can be completed between a company residing in an EU country and a company residing in the European Economic Area (EEA) (such as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd