OREANDA-NEWS. On March 23, 2009 Sorainen received the Baltic Law Firm of the Year 2009 award at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) European Awards 2009 held in London, reported the press-centre of Sorainen.

Having received the third prestigious international award during the last months, Sorainen is one of only two law firms in the whole Europe which have received all of these three awards in one regional/national category.

The annual IFLR European Awards reward the leading law firms in Europe for advising on the most complex and innovative international transactions in the areas of debt, equity and capital markets, project financing, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This year national awards were granted to law firms in 23 European jurisdictions. Award winners were selected following an extensive research by IFLR experts based on submissions of the firms as well as feedback from clients, in-house counsel and financing specialists at international financial institutions.

Following the recognition at the IFLR European Awards, Sorainen is the most awarded and internationally recognised law firm in the Baltics. Sorainen was awarded as the Baltic Legal Advisor of the Year by The Financial Times and Mergermarket in December 2008 and as the Baltic Law Firm of the Year in the international PLC Which Lawyer? Law Firm Awards 2009 this January. Furthermore, Sorainen is the only one of two law firms in whole Europe which have received all these three international awards in one regional/national category.

“Receiving these three prestigious international awards is an outstanding achievement for us. It is another proof that clients do appreciate integrated regional services. This international recognition also inspires us to continue pursuing our vision – building a dream team to service dream clients.” – comments Aku Sorainen, the managing partner of the firm.

IFLR is the world’s leading magazine published for more than 20 years for in-house counsels and practitioners in the financial markets. IFLR is a part of Euromoney Legal Media Group with offices in London, New York and Hong Kong, which issues a wide range of legal publications.