The international independent legal market assessor Legal 500 has published its 2025 rankings, which continues to highly recognize NOVE’s lawyers and office in the following practice areas: Dispute Resolution; Real Estate and Construction; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; EU and Competition; and IP, IT and Telecoms.
The following lawyers received individual recognition:
- Partner Veikko Puolakainen as a „Leading Partner“ in Dispute Resolution
- Attorney-at-law Laura Raadik as a „Leading Associate“ in Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- Partner Mari Past as a „Next Generation Partner“ in EU and Competition
- Partner Arsi Pavelts as a „Leading Partner“ in IP, IT and Telecoms
Based on interviews with clients and colleagues from other law firms, Legal 500 highlights the following as the strengths of NOVE’s practice areas and lawyers:
- Dispute Resolution
„NOVE consists of subject matter experts with extensive litigation experience. Their focus is to find a satisfactory solution to a client’s problem through different dispute resolution methods, including litigation. However, they are also excellent in negotiations and many complex matters have been settled this way.“
„Veikko Puolakainen stands out as a experienced attorney who has a great knowledge of how to solve complex challenges such as construction, planning and administrative law matters with private and public stakeholders. Also, he has very good communication skills and negotiation skills.“
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A
„When working with NOVE it almost feels like you are working with your in-house legal department. The size of the group makes it big enough to take on the largest challenges and compact enough that you are not just another client.“
„Personal approach and ability to take on the challenges that do not have precedents. For us it was valuable that there are several professionals that speak the German language, as Estonian commercial law is mostly based on German law.“
- Real Estate And Construction
„The team is very familiar with the market. Their attitude is very professional.“
„Always helpful and focused on the best co-operation possible.“
- EU and Competition
„Mart Parind’s knowledge of EU law and local public procurement law is very great, which is why it was possible to buy his services. He also contributes to the legal literature.“
„Really customer-oriented attitude. Professional, polite and at the same time friendly.“
- IP, IT and Telecoms
„The NOVE team provides candid and straightforward opinions. Their team ensures that clients and their issues are treated as top priorities, responding promptly to their needs.“
The Legal 500 review provides an in-depth analysis of the legal markets in more than 150 jurisdictions, independently identifying the leading law firms and attorneys. The research is based on feedback from customers and colleagues, and the practice area teams providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel are highlighted.
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