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Agile Attorneys with Legal Excellence

ALFA is a Finnish boutique law firm specialized in complex business law and legal matters of private individuals.

We assist our clients by drafting commercial agreements and by consulting the clients in their daily businesses. We also act as counsel to our clients in trial proceedings before public courts and arbitral tribunals.

Our lawyers possess high-level professional expertise. We undertake only assignments that we are confident in handling with excellence.

The quality of our services and long-lasting client relationships are ensured through in-depth preparation and effective communication.

Do you need attorney services? We provide tailored straightforward solutions. Our office is based in Tampere, but we serve our Finnish and international clients throughout Finland.

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Our Expertise

We provide the legal expertise of our lawyers to SMEs, public entities, and private individuals. Our focus is on the following areas.

For Corporate Clients

We provide practical legal advice to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for their everyday challenges. Our consultancy is efficient and solution oriented.

A contract is the most important document through which businesses can regulate their mutual legal relationships. Our lawyers have extensive experience in various types of agreements, including shareholder, agency, distribution, licensing, and cooperation agreements, as well as international supply contracts.

We assist our clients in litigation (general courts and administrative courts) as well as in arbitration proceedings. We achieve the best outcome for our clients through collaboration and thorough preparation. Additionally, we have extensive experience in settling contentious matters in a way that aligns with our clients’ interests. We handle litigation throughout Finland. Our expertise in business dispute resolution is among the best in the country.

 

Our lawyers assist our client companies daily with various employment law matters. We have a deep understanding of both labor legislation and national collective agreements. We draft employment-related documents, non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, and termination agreements. We assist in restructuring negotiations and have extensive experience in dispute resolution related to the termination of employment and office relationships. We are also familiar with executive contracts and the buyout situations of minority shares often associated with their termination. We have represented parties in numerous legal proceedings related to occupational safety offenses, where the prosecutor typically seeks a corporate fine for the company.
 

We serve as legal advisors to several construction companies, handling legal matters related to land use and construction, such as ownership arrangements for real estate and real estate companies, construction contracts, and complex construction disputes. We also draft various documents, including real estate sales and donation deeds, as well as land lease agreements. Additionally, we are well-versed in administrative matters closely related to zoning and construction.

We have extensive experience in M&A processes. We act as the legal partner for our clients in mergers and acquisitions, as well as in business reorganizations, representing both buyers and sellers. We assist in drafting NDAs and transaction documents, as well as conducting due diligence investigations. We also have international contacts to assist with cross-border transactions when needed.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in matters related to industrial and intellectual property rights. We draft various agreements for our clients, including technology cooperation agreements, licensing agreements, confidentiality agreements, manufacturing agreements, consultancy agreements, and software agreements, where IPR issues play a significant role. We are highly knowledgeable in business secrets and the legal aspects of unfair competition in business practices. We have represented SMEs in the Market Court in numerous disputes concerning patent and trademark infringements and have also assisted parties in criminal cases related to industrial espionage, breach and misuse of trade secrets, and insider trading.

We advise our client companies on personal data processing and compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), focusing on processes and practices. We draft privacy policies, data processing agreements, and data protection and transfer impact assessments (DPIA and TIA) for our clients.

We have extensive experience in handling various public procurement assignments. We have successfully assisted SMEs with tasks ranging from drafting procurement appeals to representing clients in Market Court proceedings, in matters related to the Public Procurement Act and the Act on Procurement Procedures for Certain Utilities. We provide support to our clients throughout all stages of the procurement process.

Our lawyers assist you in matters related to economic crimes. Attorneys specializing in business law have successfully represented our clients in large and significant economic crime cases.

For Private Individuals

Our lawyers are among the leading experts in Finland when it comes to legal matters related to real estate and housing transactions. We assist property and apartment buyers and sellers in resolving issues related to defects and liability in the subject of the transaction. We support our clients in drafting claims and responding to claims. We act as legal representatives in litigation and mediation procedures.

We assist individuals not only in disputes but also in the drafting of agreements related to housing and real estate transactions, such as purchase contracts and gift deeds. We have a deep understanding of the legislation governing room rentals as well as the legal framework related to housing companies.

We assist our private clients in various disputes related to contract law, corporate law, and general tort law. We have supported our clients in disputes concerning shareholder agreements, debt collection matters, tenancy disputes, challenges to decisions made by limited liability companies and housing companies, testamentary disputes, and various compensation claims. When necessary, we represent our clients in criminal proceedings by presenting victim claims based on criminal offenses in criminal trials.

We have in-depth expertise in employment law and public service law. We provide consultation to our clients during the drafting stage of employment contracts, ensuring the reasonableness of non-compete and confidentiality clauses presented by the employer. We assist our clients in drafting claims related to the termination of employment and public service relationships. We represent our clients in disputes regarding the termination of employment in district courts and courts of appeal, as well as in public service termination cases in administrative courts.

We regularly draft prenuptial agreements, powers of attorney, and wills for our private clients. All of these documents are closely connected to the shareholder agreements of limited liability companies, which are often essential for business owners.

We assist our clients with matters related to inheritance law. We prepare estate inventories and agreements related to the division of inheritance.

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