"Although smaller in size than many of its competitors, this firm is highly active in the marketplace and has been experiencing an increasing amount of instructions - particularly on IT outsourcing projects - for a list of loyal clients that includes Hewlett-Packard, CA Software Finland and Lexmark Finland. The team's best-known IT lawyer is Sakari Halonen, who is rated highly for his 'flexibility, responsiveness and round-the-clock availability'. Clients also value his ability 'to get to the core of a problem immediately'. One of Halonen's recent highlights was advising Capgemini's Finnish operations on several complex new technology and IT outsourcing projects."

(Chambers Europe, The World´s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2009)

Recent references:

D&I advised Capgemini in the global outsourcing of the financial transaction processing of Stora Enso Oyj, a Finnish global group producing integrated paper, packaging and forest products.

D&I advised Capgemini in the global outsourcing of the IT infrastructure and SAP support services of Kemira, a Finnish global group of leading chemical businesses.

D&I continuously advises a number of multinationals with Finnish law aspects in their dealings with Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks.

D&I continuously advises Specsavers in data protection and direct marketing compliance matters and has also advised the company in a number of contentious trademark and tradename matters.

D&I advised GlaxoSmithKline in global data protection and personal data policy issues.

D&I continuously advises a number of new multinationals such as Colgate-Palmolive in the Finnish aspects of its trademark portfolio management and also several Finnish multinationals on a global basis.

D&I has continuously advised Oriflame in a number of trademark matters, including a dispute regarding the "O" symbol, and a patent licensing matter.