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June 2, 2021June 9, 2021International Business, investment

Overcoming the Fears of Global Investment

By Peter Pang, Partner, Aliant Shanghai and Oliver Laurence, Director, I-OnAsia London. Everyday thousands of business transactions take place worldwide. People are buying, selling, investing, and sponsoring different size companies in every known sector. From the technology sector, to automotive, clothing and manufacturing sectors, to name just a few. Each for various sums of money, which can amount into the billions, and all contain varying levels of risk associated with each of them. […]

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021Dispute Resolution, International Business

Compulsory Mediation – A way forward during the pandemic

By Muthupandi Ganesan, Partner, Aliant London. The benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) continue to be recognised by English Courts as well as internationally. The current ongoing pandemic has increased the speed and use of ADR and in particular mediation as an effective method in resolving a variety of disputes. […]

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021News

Press Release: Panamanian Law Firm Joins Aliant

ADDITION REPRESENTS THE 17 GLOBAL LOCATION FOR ALIANT. May 4, 2021: Aliant, an international law firm with operations on five continents and in 17 countries, announced today the opening of Aliant Panama. The new office was formed through a partnership with Officium Lex Lau Abogados Panama […]

April 28, 2021April 29, 2021News

Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel promotion MoU signed

On April 26, 2021, Finland and Estonia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the transport sector and exchange of information. This promotes transport projects, such as the Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel, Rail Baltica, Trans-European Transport Networks, and North Sea–Baltic … Read the rest

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021News

Martha Cusick appointed CEO of Aliant®

We are very pleased to welcome Martha Cusick to Aliant as Chief Executive Officer and member of executive team. She started her role at Aliant headquarters, Los Angeles, in January this year. Martha comes to us with 20 years of experience in legal and professional services. Her background is focused on legal operations, strategy, marketing,

March 17, 2021March 31, 2021Corporate Law

SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM: A DRIVER OR AN OBSTACLE?

By Jukka Mähönen, Professor dr. juris, University of Oslo – Faculty of Law; University of Helsinki – Faculty of Law. Shareholder activism: a driver or an obstacle to sustainable value creation?

Shareholder activism has a controversial history. During the last … Read the rest

March 11, 2021March 31, 2021International Business, IPR

ALIANT TEAMS HELP FILM INDUSTY

By Socrates Parparinos, Partner, Aliant Cyprus. Aliant Law’s commercial and creative law teams help filmmakers, production companies, and creative businesses make their vision a reality. Our global team of cross-functional attorneys – corporate and transactional, dispute resolution, regulatory, and business … Read the rest

February 22, 2021March 31, 2021Court Decisions, IPR, News

IMPORTANT ENGLISH JUDGEMENT ON IPR

By Sandip Patel, Managing Partner, Aliant London. IMPORTANT ENGLISH JUDGEMENT ON IP RIGHTS IN XML FORMATS

(Software Solutions Ltd and others v 365 Health and Wellbeing Ltd and another [2021] EWHC 237 (IPEC))

This decision is important for lawyers advising … Read the rest

January 28, 2021March 31, 2021General, Legislation, News

COVID-19 HYBRID STRATEGY

Finland will adopt a three-tier hybrid plan. Under this strategy, restrictions will be tightened tier by tier depending on the development of the pandemic.

At tier 1, travel restrictions will be tightened. In fact, this means that non-residents’ arrival to … Read the rest

November 10, 2020March 31, 2021Corporate Law, Legislation

Beneficial Owners Registration

By Pekka Valo, Senior Counsel, Aliant Finland.

The European Union 5^th Anti-Money Laundering Directive requires that EU member states should set up beneficial ownership registers for corporate and other legal entities by 10 January 2020 and for trusts … Read the rest

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