The international shipping and logistics industry is undergoing rapid digital transformation. Projects related to industry digitalization can impact competitiveness and create new business opportunities, but also present legal challenges. Castrén & Snellman's maritime digitalization service combines shipping expertise with IT, intellectual property, data protection, and competition law specialists. The team supports clients throughout projects, from concept development to execution, to help them succeed in a changing world.

1. MARITIME DIGITALIZATION

2. The international shipping and logistics community is
undergoing ever faster digitalisation.

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Projects dealing with industry digitalisation can have a decisive
impact on your competitive setting, provide new integration and
co-operation opportunities, and even help create new business
models, but will also create a variety of new legal challenges.

4. Castrén & Snellman’s maritime digitalisation service is a dedicated
cross-expertise team that combines a leading shipping and
logistics service with Finland’s number one talents in IT, intellectual
property, data protection, privacy and competition law.

5. Our approach is to combine knowledge of shipping, the maritime
industry, technology markets and tendering processes with the
right legal expertise.

6. We support our clients throughout the project lifecycle,
from concept development to project execution.
Our job is to help you succeed in a rapidly changing world.

8. ARTO LINNERVUO
Arto Linnervuo is the head of the firm’s Digital & TMT and
Outsourcing services. He is a technology law all-rounder
and digitalisation expert with more than 15 years of work
experience in the field.
Arto is a former President of the International Federation of
Computer Law Associations (IFCLA) and former Chairman
of the Finnish IT Law Association. The Legal 500, Chambers
Europe, Best Lawyers and PLC Which Lawyer rank him
repeatedly among Finland’s leading (Tier 1) legal experts.
YHTEYSTIEDOT
PARTNER, MEMBER OF THE FINNISH BAR
He is an outstanding specialist. He
really understands business and is
able to quickly get a comprehensive
picture of the case.
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9. YHTEYSTIEDOT
RICKARD LANGENSKIÖLD
Rickard is a member of our firm’s shipping, transport and
logistics team, a leading practice in its field in Finland. He
assists ship owners as well as other Finnish and foreign
clients active in the logistics sector in matters ranging from
shipping and transport law to commercial law.
Rickard is an LLM graduate from the University of Helsinki,
holds an LLM in EU Business Law from the University of
Amsterdam and an exam in maritime law from the University
of Oslo. He is continuously ranked as a leading expert in
Finland by The Legal 500 and Chambers Europe.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MASTER OF LAWS

10. YHTEYSTIEDOT
MIIKKA KONTTINEN
Miikka Konttinen advises our clients on various legal issues
relating to technology, media and telecommunications,
outsourcing as well as international construction and
projects. Miikka has extensive experience in successfully
managing complex and large contractual arrangements, both
in traditional industries as well as in information technology.
Miikka joined our firm from an in-house legal counsel position
in Neste Oil, a major Finnish high-quality fuels corporation.
In his previous position, Miikka was responsible for the
corporation’s legal services in relation to his expertise areas
as well as indirect procurement and production in general.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MASTER OF LAWS