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Roschier

Roschier is a Northern European law firm with offices in Finland and Sweden. The firm was founded in Helsinki 1936 by Åke Roschier-Holmberg under the name “Roschier-Holmberg Juridisk Byrå”. In 1947, the firm took on a second partner, Arne Waselius[1].

Since its early days, the firm had a focus on business law. Åke Roschier-Holmberg held the title of legal advisor to the British Embassy in Finland since the 1940s[2] and was also President of the Finnish Bar Association between 1968 and 1972[3].

Up until the 1970s, Roschier had two partners and employed anywhere from one to three associate lawyers at any given time. By the end of the 1990s, the firm had grown to approximately 60 lawyers and founded offices in Vaasa (Finland) and London (UK). The London office was closed down in 2002, but the Vaasa office remains today. The real growth spurt of the firm took place in the 2000s, when the firm recruited approximately 100 more lawyers[4].

In 2004, Roschier formed a Baltic alliance with Raidla & Partners (Estonia), Lejins, Torgans & Part-ners (Latvia) and Norcous & Partners (Lithuania)[5]. These firms changed their names to “Raidla, Lejins & Norcous in 2008[6]. The Baltic alliance was originally called RoschierRaidla, but changed its name to the RR Alliance in 2010[7]. The member firms of the alliance employ altogether 250 lawyers[8].

In 2005, Roschier established an office in Stockholm[9]. The office was headed by Axel Calissendorff, former President of the Swedish Bar Association, who today is the Senior Partner of Roschier[10]. By 2011, the Stockholm office employed some 65 lawyers[11].

In 2011, Roschier employed approximately 150 lawyers and 270 staff members in total [12]. Its annual turnover was approximately 52 million Euros[13].

Roschier is recognized in independent law firm surveys as one of the top law firms both in Finland and Sweden, servicing both domestic and international corporations that operate in the region. In 2011, the annual “Tier1 Law Firm Review” conducted by the independent research company TNS Sifo Prospera, ranked Roschier #1 in Finland, and #4 in Sweden. [14][15]. The firm is also recognized in international ranking publications, such as Chambers Europe, [16] Chambers Globa, l[17] the Legal500, [18] [19] IFLR1000, [20] and PLC Which Lawyer? [21].

In recent years, Roschier has won the following international awards:

  • International Financial Law Review - IFLR Awards, Law Firm of the Year for Finland in 2010[22], 2009[23], 2007[24], 2005[25] and 2004[26]
  • International Financial Law Review - IFLR Awards, M&A Deal of the Year 2009[27][28]
  • Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards - IP Firm of the Year for Finland in 2009[29], 2008[30] and 2007[31]
  • Who’s Who Legal Awards - Law Firm of the Year for Finland in 2011[32], 2010[33], 2009[34], 2008[35], 2007[36] and 2006[37]
  • TopLegal International – International Office of the Year 2009 (Roschier Stockholm office) [38]
  • International Tax Review - European Awards, Finnish Tax Firm of the Year in 2010[39], 2006[40] and 2005[41]
  • International Law Office, Client Choice for Finland in 2010[42] and 2006[43]

References

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  1. ^ Cogan, Vesterinen 2011:
  2. ^ Hufvudstadsbladet 1977:
  3. ^ Sainio, Nybergh 1982:
  4. ^ Cogan, Vesterinen 2011:
  5. ^ "Roschier Finland in Lex Mundi". Lex Mundi.
  6. ^ "Raidla, Lejins & Norcous". Raidla, Lejins & Norcous.
  7. ^ "Raidla, Lejins & Norcous in Roschier" (PDF). Roschier.
  8. ^ "RR Alliance in Roschier". Roschier.
  9. ^ "Roschier Stockholm". Roschier.
  10. ^ "Roschiers Senior Partner". Roschier.
  11. ^ "Roschiers lawyers". Roschier.
  12. ^ "Roschier". Roschier.
  13. ^ "Roschier Turnover" (PDF). Roschier.
  14. ^ "TNS Sifo prospera". Roschier Finland in Prospera 2011.
  15. ^ "TNS Sifo prospera". Roschier Sweden in Prospera 2011.
  16. ^ "Chambers Europe". Roschier at Chambers Europe.
  17. ^ "Chambers Global". Roschier at Chambers Global.
  18. ^ "The Legal 500". Roschier at The Legal 500 Finland.
  19. ^ "The Legal 500". Roschier at The Legal 500 Sweden.
  20. ^ "IFLR1000". Roschier at IFLR1000.
  21. ^ "PLC Which Lawyer?". Roschier at PLC Which Lawyer?.
  22. ^ International Financial Law Review - 2010 Ed. IFLR1000. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  23. ^ "Roschier". Roschier Law Firm of the Year for Finland 2009.
  24. ^ "Lex Mundi" (PDF). Roschier Law Firm of the Year for Finland 2007.
  25. ^ "Lex Mundi" (PDF). Roschier Law Firm of the Year for Finland 2005.
  26. ^ "IFLR Awards". Roschier Law Firm of the Year for Finland 2004.
  27. ^ International Financial Law Review - 2009 Ed. IFLR1000. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  28. ^ "IFLR Awards". Roschier M&A Deal of the Year 2009.
  29. ^ "Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards". Roschier IP Firm of the Year 2009.
  30. ^ "Roschier". Roschier IP Firm of the Year 2008.
  31. ^ "Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards" (PDF). Roschier IP Firm of the Year 2007.
  32. ^ "Who's Who Legal Awards". Roschier Law Firm of the Year Finland 2011.
  33. ^ "Lex Mundi". Roschier Law Firm of the Year Finland 2010.
  34. ^ "Lex Mundi" (PDF). Roschier Law Firm of the Year Finland 2009.
  35. ^ "Lex Mundi" (PDF). Roschier Law Firm of the Year Finland 2008.
  36. ^ "Lex Mundi" (PDF). Roschier Law Firm of the Year Finland 2007.
  37. ^ "European Times". Roschier in European Times.
  38. ^ "Top Legal International". Roschier International Office of the Year 2009 (Stockholm).
  39. ^ "International Tax Review". Roschier Finnish Tax Firm of the Year 2010.
  40. ^ "International Tax Review". Roschier Finnish Tax Firm of the Year 2006.
  41. ^ "International Tax Review". Roschier Finnish Tax Firm of the Year 2005.
  42. ^ "Roschier". International Law Office, Client Choice Finland 2010.
  43. ^ "Roschier". International Law Office, Client Choice Finland 2006.

Books and Newspapers

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Cogan, Ross; Vesterinen, Christine (2011). The Orange Firm: The Story of Roschier. Bookwell Oy. ISBN 978-952-92-9393-3.

"Brittiskt ordensregn". Hufvudstadsbladet. 22 September 1977.

Sainio, Toivo; Nybergh, Erik (1982). Suomen Lakimiehet. Suomen Lakimiesliiton Kustannus Oy. ISBN 951-640-153-8.


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