Legal Committee Archives

Hope on the Horizon for Facilitation of Data Transfers: Guest Feature with Lindsay Dansdill

December 10, 2020

It is anticipated that President-elect Biden will immediately implement executive orders undermining President Trump’s policies related to immigration, climate change and management of Covid-19. It is also expected that the Biden-Kamala team will dedicate substantially more attention to data privacy which is significant to international data transfers, particularly in light of the July 2020 Schrems II decision invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield due to US surveillance concerns.

Expert Feature: How Legal Design Will Shape the Future of the Legal Industry

June 3, 2020

Legal Design applies design thinking to complex legal information. Its goal is to make law more usable and approachable for non-lawyers. It puts the focus on ‘users’ of the law and combines legal expertise with design thinking methods to solve legal problems.

Attracting Business Opportunity to Finland by Becoming a Seat for International Arbitration

August 21, 2019

Amcham Finland thinks the new Finnish Government should adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration during its mandate period (2019–2023). This statement is based on our Legal Committee Arbitration Roundtable discussion held on May 24th, 2019 with representatives from law firms and companies, both Finnish and international, operating in the Finnish market.

Law is a Team Sport

August 8, 2018

Dealy Silberstein & Braverman is a full-service law firm that provides high-level services in the areas of employment, litigation, general business, general business development, white collar investigations, securities and tax advice at very competitive prices with personal attention from lawyers. We met up with them in New York City.

Compliance Requirements of Market Abuse Regulation

July 23, 2018

Keith Kessel, Anti Money Laundering and Sanctions Senior Expert and Business Analyst at member company Nordea, has written a blog to make the Amcham community aware of the important EU Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”).

Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Field

June 1, 2017

Our legal committee gathered together to continue discussions about themes related to digitalization, the topic throughout the year. We had the opportunity to visit DLA Piper Finland and hear

Six Big Questions About Sanctions Answered

March 23, 2017

Get your head around global trade and the world of sanctions. Leading Finnish expert Marja Boman of Eversheds took our questions.

Fly High, Land Safely

March 20, 2017

If the authorities decide to make an unannounced inspection – is your company ready? Crisis management plans are important. They may save you your company and your career.

Digitalization: To Boldly Go Beyond the Buzzword

January 31, 2017

Digitalization, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence are the “next big thing” in technology and trade. They’re expected to fundamentally transform various industry functions and our everyday lives much like the industrial revolution once did, but a lot quicker.

Top Five Trends in Global M&A

September 28, 2016

Amcham’s most recent Executive Forum followed the story of Panu Routila, C.E.O. of Konecranes and his first 100 days managing the company.

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