Dispute resolution

Sorainen

Sorainen fields a large team which often appears before international courts such as the ECHR and is also instructed in complex international arbitration. The group also boasts a sanctions compliance practice, as well as being able to assist clients in defamation and reputation protection matters. In addition, the team is often engaged in patent litigation. Carri Ginter, Allar Jõks, Norman Aas, Maria Pihlak, who is dual-qualified in the USA and skilled in international arbitration, and Kadri Härginen oversee the group. Mari Agarmaa is a key name to note for insolvency disputes, and Triin Toom is a go-to name in the team for corporate and financial disputes.

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Testimonials

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'Carri Ginter and Maria Pihlak stand out for their arbitration expertise and can handle complex arbitrations very well.'
'Carri Ginter is an exceptional professional who is attentive, precise and wonderful to work with.'
'Excellent team that go beyond the traditional reactive lawyers type. Proactive.'
'Good knowledge and teamwork. It leads to very good solutions for clients. Also they are very flexible, kind and quick.'
'Perfect communication and a wide range of knowledge.'
'Maria Pihlak is a fantastic lawyer. She's clever and has excellent English drafting skills.'
'Sorainen's dispute resolution team is highly professional and pragmatic.'
'Triin Toon is a good communicator and very collaborative.'

Key clients

M.V. Wool
Elering
Enefit Power
Gasgrid Finland Oy
Marabu Airlines OÜ
Projekt Kuubis OÜ
Mustamäe Spa
Law Firm Küllike Namm
Riigi Kinnisvara Aktsiaselts
Saaremaa Laevakompanii
Mulgi Parish

Work highlights

Advised Gasgrid and Elering on securing a €35m insurance indemnity for the Balticconnector gas pipeline damage.
Represented Marabu Airlines in a €9.5m claim against Nordica for a breach of an ACMI agreement involving 500 flight delays.
Advised Elisa Eesti in a €10m dispute with the Estonian government over the forced replacement of Huawei 4G equipment, which was referred to the CJEU for EU law interpretation.

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