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Castrén & Snellman

Castrén & Snellman

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Finland

2

Maritime and transport

Covering the full scope of shipping and logistics matters, Castrén & Snellman represents multiple Finnish corporations across the shipping, logistics, and transport sectors. The team handle contentious and non-contentious matters. Practice head Rickard Langenskiöld advises clients on complex regulatory and commercial challenges, shipbuilding mandates, international contracts, and maritime casualties and insurance issues. Jerker Pitkänen specialises in dispute resolution, advising shipping companies, insurance companies, and marine technology solution suppliers.
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  • ‘Deep legal knowledge, service-minded and efficient. Very solution-oriented.'
  • ‘Rickard Langenskiöld and Jerker Pitkänen both combine sharp analytical skills with a pragmatic, hands-on solution-oriented approach - an excellent way to create value.’
  • ‘They are great. Our go-to firm in Finland.'
  • ‘Rickard Langenskiöld is really good. He is always calm and reassuring and on top of things. Its really great to work with him.’
  • ‘The maritime and transport team of Castrén & Snellman are very well equipped to advise on complex international maritime-related deals and transactions, for example, in negotiating acquisitions of vessels and drafting charter party agreements, as well as providing hands-on advice in transport and maritime-related matters.’
  • ‘Rickard Langenskiöld stands out with his solid background in maritime law and his ability to deliver solid advice on complex international maritime law-related matters. We have especially valued his ability to give well-balanced, proactive, and practical advice that also takes into account the business needs of his clients at a more general level.’

Key clients

  • Gasum Oy
  • Steamship Mutual P&I Club
  • NorthStandard P&I Club
  • Vantaan Energia Oy
  • Lantmännen Cerealia
  • West of England P&I

Work highlights

Advised Gasum on an arrangement where Gasum acquired a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG) bunkering vessel.

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Practice head

Rickard Langenskiöld

Other key lawyers

Jerker Pitkänen

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