Chambers & Partners ranks TAGLaw among the top legal alliances in the world. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA / Helsinki, Finland (March 20, 2015) – HH Partners’ international alliance, TAGLaw®, was recently ranked by Chambers & Partners as an “Elite” legal alliance in the publication’s annual Global rankings guide. As an independent member of TAGLaw, HH Partners can provide its clients with access to high quality legal, accounting and financial representation around the world.
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Creative Commons 4.0 licenses translated into Finnish with the assistance of the experts at HH Partners
The official Finnish translation of the international Creative Commons 4.0 license family has been published. The translation is the first translation worldwide of the new license family. The English license texts have been translated into Finnish in the copyright advice project of the University of the Arts, Helsinki, and financed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. The Finnish translation was done by Attorney-at-law, Partner Martin von Willebrand, Associate Henri Tanskanen and Authorized Translator Liisa Laakso-Tammisto / IDE Oy Translation Agency. The translation work has been directed by Copyright Attorney Maria Rehbinder of the University of the Arts, Helsinki, and cooperation with the Creative Commons organization has been coordinated by Researcher Tarmo Toikkanen of Aalto University. From the left: Maria Rehbinder, Martin von Willebrand, Tarmo Toikkanen, Henri Tanskanen and Liisa Laakso-Tammisto. Photo by Mikko Säteri, CC BY 4.0
Read MoreExpertise in open technologies at HH Partners
In its communication, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-law, now distinguishes open technologies as a specific area of expertise. The open technologies practice forms a part of the wider technology practice of HH Partners. “For some time now, we have been receiving a clear message from our clients: it is hard to find high-quality legal expertise in questions related to open technologies, and the know-how of HH Partners in the field is highly valued,” says Martin von Willebrand…
Read MoreHH Partners attends TAGLaw international conference in Hong Kong
HH Partners recently attended TAGLaw’s 31st international conference in Hong Kong. The conference, which took place on October 20 through 22nd, provided TAGLaw® members with the opportunity to strengthen the relationships they create within the alliance of more than 150 law firms from around the world. “This was an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues around the world and to present our firm…
Read MoreHH Partners as seller’s counsel the sale of Checkout Finland Oy to OP Group
HH Partners acted as counsel to the owners of Checkout Finland Oy when the shares of the company were sold to OP Group. The sellers were advised by attorney-at-law Martin von Willebrand who is a partner at HH Partners. Founded in 2008, Checkout Finland is an online payment service provider offering various bank, card, and […]
Read MoreHH Partners joins TAGLaw
HH Partners has joined TAGLaw – a worldwide alliance of independent law firms. TAGLaw members are selected carefully based on professional competence, reputation and recommendations from existing members. In Chambers Global 2013 TAGLaw achieved the ”Elite Law Firm Network” -status , a status only attained by few networks world-wide.
Read MoreHH Partners supporting Checkout Finland Oy with payment services regulation
HH Partners is supporting Checkout Finland Oy in the regulatory aspects of payment services. Checkout Finland is advised by attorneys-at-law Martin von Willebrand and Henri Tanskanen. Founded in 2008, Checkout Finland is an online payment service provider offering various bank, card, and mobile payment methods as well as a range of invoice and instalment services.
Read MoreArticle: Legal tools in creation of an open source business
The legal rules often play a key role when it comes to business models in software businesses and notably in free and open source software projects. This is particularly true when the project owner wants to maintain some level of control over the software and the project itself. The balance between control and freedom is achieved by legal tools and policies, such as licenses, compliance policies, contracts, trademarks, organization rules, contribution policies, only to name a few.
Read MoreWho’s Who Legal praises the expertise at HH Partners
Who’s is Who Legal has published its 2013 rankings in the Information Technology category. According to Who’s Who Legal ”Our research has revealed 629 experts in 56 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders…"
Read MoreHH Partners’ lawyers selected repeatedly by Best Lawyers
The expertise of HH Partners was again noted in the research by Best Lawyers. Partner Esa Korkeamäki was quoted in the fields of Intellectual Property Law and Copyright, Trademark and Media Law, Partner Arto Kukkonen in the fields of Arbitration, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, as well as Litigation and Tax Law, Senior Advisor Jari Nikupaavola in the field of Litigation and Partner Martin von Willebrand and Senior Advisor Alf-Ole Wanamo were quoted as experts in the fields of Information Technology…
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