Procopé & Hornborg

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Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Law

Lotta Uusitalo

Partner Lotta Uusitalo is the head of our Competition & Procurement practice. Lotta routinely advises clients in all aspects of competition law: merger control, cartel investigations, behavioral antitrust matters, abuse of dominance, vertical restrictions and damages actions. Lotta has significant experience in advising clients in co-operation with competitors and exchange of information, particularly for trade associations and on the energy & infra sector. Lotta gives advise also in state aid and public procurement matters. In addition, Lotta has significant general commercial experience particularly from automotive sector. She is also the head of our Corporate Responsibility & Sutainable Law practice and the team leader of our internal sustainability and green transition team. Lotta delivers timely, practical and commercial legal advice and has the understanding of the client’s business as a priority. Lotta is interested in legal design and has developed legal tech for compliance purposes.

Ulla von Weissenberg

Partner Ulla von Weissenberg is the head of Procopé & Hornborg’s Shipping & Logistics practice area, using her extensive knowledge of maritime and transport law to advise customers on a wide range of legal issues. Ulla advises clients on all aspects of international maritime, transport and aviation law as well as on a wide range of issues relating to international trade – including extensive trade compliance and sanctions advice. She also has broad experience in extensive logistics contracts as well as handling various demanding insurance matters, connected to maritime and transport issues as well as “non-marine” matters alike. In addition, Ulla has also strong expertise within the field of shipbuilding and ship purchases, and related disputes. Ulla is known for her litigation skills, and she is regularly involved in complex cross-border disputes both in various arbitration proceedings as well as before local courts that require both extensive legal knowledge and exceptional negotiation skills. She is praised for being easily approachable yet extremely professional at the same time.

Team Services

Legalization of corporate responsibility
The green transition and climate change, sustainable growth and human rights are themes that we and our clients participate in solving. Corporate responsibility is undergoing a fundamental change and is at a turning point. As opposed to the more voluntary nature of sustainability, the concept of corporate responsibility is increasingly becoming a legal requirement. There are already existing legal requirements whether enacted by specific regulations or set up by contractual obligations. Corporate responsibility will be more precisely regulated in the future. Sustainability and the green transition are transforming into sustainability law.
Multidisciplinary approach
Corporate responsibility affects financing and reporting, due diligence requirements, management’s responsibilities, and good governance. It has implications for contractual obligations and the company’s value chain. Among other things, it brings specifics to the interpretation of competition law. Sustainability law brings new implications to existing legal concepts.

Our experts offer a multidisciplinary approach to corporate responsibility and sustainability with a knowledge sharing purpose. We provide support to your sustainable business.