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Founded in 2002, ILAF is the only organization that
brings together lawyers from all over the world who live, study or work in ILAF’s primary goal is to provide ILAF has become an established and vital part of the Finnish legal
landscape in a very short period of time by promoting ILAF members as public
speakers at local conferences and organizing seminars on matters of both
Finnish and international law, we strive to develop our group’s
professional and educational activities in order to serve our members’
interests better. ILAF members meet lawyers from all over the world, establish and
develop professional contacts, learn about working in other cultures and
jurisdictions and, most importantly, are part of a group that understands the
unique issues that expatriate lawyers and law students must face in |
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Upcoming ILAF Events |
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Recent ILAF Events |
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Date & time |
Event |
Venue |
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14.06.2005 |
ILAF
meets ELA |
Bank Bistro |
ELA is the alumni association for the European Young
Lawyers Scheme, which has existed for more than thirty years in |
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13 May
2004, 17.30 to 20.00 |
Strategy Seminar: Panel Discussion: Technology
Trends |
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This event is co-hosted by the International
Lawyers' Association of Finland and the Helsinki School of Economics MBA
Alumni Association. We have selected some of Top 10 Trends for 2004: at this
joint MBA Alumni/ILAF event, a panel of local players will discuss the impact
and importance of areas such as digital security, low-cost technology
services, intellectual property, telecommunications, venture capital, and the
Finnish impact on international markets. The expert panel includes William
Cardwell - MBA 91 - Eqvitec Partners - Helsinki University of Technology,
Paul Herring - US Attorney - Turkki & Kokko, Jukka-Pekka Joensuu -
General Counsel - Song Networks and Jeremy Otis - US Attorney - Stonesoft. The
moderator is Tim Williams - MBA 97 - Transaction Lawyer - Juridia. This event
is sponsored by Attorneys-at-law Juridia Ltd. |
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February 2004 |
Joint Event with Naisjuristit (Women Lawyers Association) |
Association of Finnish Lawyers (Lakimiesliitto),
Uudenmaankatu |
Panel Discussion on the Finnish Aliens Act |
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September 2003, 17.00 to 19.00 |
Presentation |
Nordic
Investment Bank, Fabianinkatu 34 |
Vice President & Senior Counsel Klaus Stubkjær
from Denmark will make a presentation on NIB's legal status as a multilateral
financial institution, and there will also be a presentation on NIB's
structure and business principles. |
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15 May
2003 |
Guided tour at the Eduskunta (Parliament) |
Eduskunta
(Parliament) |
Guided tour at the Eduskunta (Parliament) |
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10
April 2003 |
Data
protection rights lecture |
Roschier
Holmberg |
Data protection rights. Lectures by Craig Thompson. |
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March
2003 |
Reception with Finnish Explorer Patrick Degerman |
Castrén
& Snellman, Erottajankatu |
”How to survive in a chilly and foreign
environment” |
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19
March 2003, 12.00 to 13.30 |
Lunch reception with Leila Mustanoja |
Castrén and Snellman, Attorneys at Law, Erottajankatu 5A |
Corporate ethics and human rights expert Leila
Mustanoja, former Executive Director of Finland’s Fulbright Center,
Finland’s National Contact for Transparency International, and CEO of
Mustanoja Consulting Oy, will share her expertise and lead a discussion on
Corruption & Corporate Ethics in the Global Business Environment. A light
lunch will be served. Your R.S.V.P. by 14 March is kindly requested. To learn
more about our speaker, go to: http://www.mustanojaconsulting.fi/sivut_eng/info.htm |
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28 November 2002, 15.00 |
Reception Borenius & Kemppinen |
Yrjönkatu 13A |
Featured speaker Sari K M Laitinen, Partner in the
Minneapolis office of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, will discuss
"The Basics Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 For Non-U.S.
Companies" and share her experiences as a successful expatriate and
attorney in the US. |
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14
November 2002, 18.00 |
ILAF Registration Party Roschier Holmberg |
Keskuskatu
7A |
Let's gather to celebrate the formal establishment of the International Lawyer's Association of Finland Ry ("ILAF"). Those in attendance will have the opportunity to become official members of the new association, with the annual membership fee set at 25€ (free for law students), and discuss ideas for future events and activities. Refreshments will be served. |
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12
September 2002 |
Wine
Tasting |
Juridia,
Munkkisaarenkatu |
Finnish Expert Jukka Sinivirta presentation on how
to taste and appreciate wine, by reference to three syrah/shiraz wines |
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ILAF and ILAFers in the News |
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Publication |
Edition |
Article |
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"The Law Society's Gazette" (the magazine of the Law Society of England & Wales) |
29.092005 |
"Nordic explorations" (article which quotes Tim Williams in a discussion of the Nordic legal sector) |
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Suomen
Asianajajaliiton jäsenlehti Advokaatti (Journal of the Finnish Bar
Association) |
Edition
#1, 2003 |
"Tulimme Jäädäksemme" ("We Have Come
To Stay"), pp. 24-25 (interview with ILAF Chairman) |
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Headlines magazine (Finnish-American Chamber of
Commerce) |
Edition
#4, 2002 |
"Rising Legal Star in Minnesota"
(reference to Sari Laitinen's November 2002 seminar to ILAF members on US
Sarbanes-Oxley Act) |
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Northern
Enterprise magazine |
November/December,
2002 |
"Here to Stay", p. 41 (essay on the |
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Networking |
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LinkedIn is an online networking tool that can help
ILAFer's find connections to other lawyers and professionals in Finland and
around the world. Through LinkedIn, you can improve your network and
connections by leveraging the network you already have. LinkedIn makes it
easy to receive and seek out opportunities through your extended network
while protecting your privacy, your inbox and your existing professional
relationships. See www.linkedin.com. ILAF has a LinkedIn Group in order to bring value to our
membership. ILAF members can access extra features for networking and
strengthening interconnections between each other, including a list of all
your fellow group members, the ability to communicate directly with each
other, and to make and receive referrals from other group members. If you would like to join, simply click on the following ILAF Group
link: https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/620/54A5CA7D3914/. |
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ILAF Board |
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Chair: Tim Williams - Solicitor ( |
Deputy Chair:
Associate Lawyer -Andrei Donoghue (UK) - Nokia |
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Treasurer:
Snejana Eskelinen (BUL) |
Secretary: Mika Pöpken (GER) -
Rechtsanwalt -Asianajotoimisto Kari Lunnas Oy |
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ILAF Membership |
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If you
would like to join ILAF or receive further information on our past and upcoming
events, please contact ILAF Treasurer Snejana Eskelinen via email at snejana.eskelinen@kolumbus.fi.
Tervetuloa! Welcome!