Karhu Attorneys-at-Law Ltd was established in 2006 in Helsinki as Kurki-Suonio & Karhu Attorneys-at-Law Ltd.

In addition to large international shipowners, P&I Clubs and insurance companies, our international clientele consists of small to medium size businesses.
We specialize in maritime and transport law as well as in labour and general company law related services. Several foreign companies have initiated their operations in Finland with our help.
Over the years we have represented our clients on all levels of the national court system, including general and administrative courts and the Market Court, as well as domestic and international arbitral proceedings. Several of our clients´ cases have been published as precedents.
Our office is located in the Helsinki city center in the vicinity of Esplanadi Park.
In Kotka you can find us in Pasaati Shopping Center.

Services for Companies

Maritime and transport law

Attorney Panu Karhu has over a decade of experience in matters relating to maritime, transports, transport insurances and international trade. Our law firm has active connections to Russia and Baltic Countries. We are in an equal position with our biggest competitors when it comes to language proficiency, international contacts and knowledge of our own field of law.

Insurances and claims

We handle our corporate and private clients’ matters relating to insurances and claims. We have expertise of international insurance law and we have active connections especially to Russia, Baltic Countries and Germany. We also assist insurance companies in framing the insurance conditions and represent them in claim processes.

Services for Individuals

Insurances and claims

In the case of an accident we assist our clients in claiming a compensation for damages from the party causing the damage or from the insurance company. We handle the claims for compensation for damages in criminal cases as well as in civil cases.

Law of Employment

Sometimes employer may terminate the employment relationship without proper and weighty reason or there might be some other confusion relating to the termination of the employment relationship. We assist to clarify the issue and when needed we also assist our clients in juridical process.

Family law and Law of Inheritance

We handle all kinds of assignments relating to family law and law of inheritance. For example, we handle estate inventories, distributions of an inheritance, divorces and partitions. Our attorneys have experience of making foreign detailed extracts from the population registers.

General advice and Documents

Karhu Attorneys-at-Law Ltd gives assistance also in smaller juridical matters and in situations where the need of legal aid is still unclear. We don’t charge from the preparatory negotiations or general evaluation of the situation and therefore we can be contacted without a risk of surprising costs.

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Karhu Attorneys-at-Law Ltd.
Jämsänkatu 2 C
00520 Helsinki, FINLAND

Karhu Attorneys-at-Law Ltd.
Kirkkokatu 7
48100 Kotka, FINLAND

Tel. +358-9-494-500

Bank accounts:
FI94 1228 3000 1745 24
FI52 1745 3000 3067 06 (client funds)
SWIFT/BIC NDEAFIHH
Business Id. 2727280-7
VAT number FI27272807

e-invoicing:
EDI: FI9412283000174524
NDEAFIHH

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